Tag: Rise Story
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Professor Cristina Ortiz: From sneaking banned books during the Spanish dictatorship to chair of Humanities
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Born in San Sebastian, Spain, a northern coastal town in the Basque Country, UW-Green Bay Professor of Humanities and Global Studies Cristina Ortiz grew up during the last 12 years of the oppressive Franco dictatorship. During the dictatorship, she learned about the importance of the humanities and artistic expression: “Because of the censorship during the…
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UW-Green Bay graduate student works at sustaining the ‘family trees’
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Patrick Brodhagen admits to being a hard worker. In fact, his to-do list would make young Abe Lincoln appear to be something of a slacker—attending graduate school, keeping up the family farm and launching a personal business. “As soon as the frost goes out of the ground, I’ll be ramping up to 70 to 80…
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Packers President Mark Murphy says education is the key
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“Natural leaders” may indeed exist, but for Mark Murphy, leadership is a lifelong pursuit. And as president of the Green Bay Packers, not a pursuit for the faint of heart or thin of skin. Beyond the confines of legendary Lambeau Field, Murphy has demonstrated a consistent ability to grasp a situation from multiple points of…
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Together, We Rise – Alumnus Cordero Barkley Owns His Space
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If UW-Green Bay alumnus Cordero Barkley ’09, ’16 (Business Administration, Master’s in Management) had mapped out his life, the one route missing would be the easy path. After all, a local basketball hero shouldn’t find the going that rough after graduation. But Barkley has never been one to take it easy. As a forward for…



