Tag: Rising Phoenix
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DPI notices high school’s work on career, college readiness | New Media Inc.
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By Lee Pulaski, City Editor Delegation visits SCHS to talk with students, staff Representatives from the Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction paid a visit Oct. 24 to Shawano Community High School to talk with students and staff about the flexible scheduling the school has for classes and programs. Sara Knueve, assistant deputy state superintendent, said…
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Governor Tony Evers highlights money secured for Rising Phoenix program | WBAY
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By WBAY News Staff GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Governor Tony Evers kicked off his back-to-school tour of UW campuses statewide to celebrate and welcome educators, students, staff, and administrators back to school for the 2025-26 school year. Gov. Evers visited UW-Green Bay. He got a tour of the University Union and met with students…
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State lawmakers hope to expand UWGB’s Rising Phoenix program | WBAY
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BY WBAY News Staff GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – State lawmakers are hoping to expand a program that helps high school students get a head start on their college career. The Rising Phoenix program was granted $1 million in the state budget. It lets students take college courses during their junior and senior years to…
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UW-Green Bay’s high school dual credit program gets $1 million boost to expand access | Fox 11
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By: Marlo Lundak GREEN BAY (WLUK) — A UW-Green Bay program that gives hundreds of high school students a head start on their college education is seeing a $1 million boost from the Wisconsin state budget. The Rising Phoenix program began five years ago with a pilot class of just 25 students. This year, more…
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Five Wausau School District seniors earn Associate degrees before high school graduation | Wausau Pilot & Review
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WAUSAU — Five Wausau School District seniors have earned their Associate degrees from the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay before their high school graduations, Wausau School District announced this week. The following graduates will begin their college journey as third-year students as a result of their participation in the Rising Phoenix program: Sophie Matz will attend…
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From Rising Phoenix to Golden Eagle: How Steven Concepcion Geared-Up for Success
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Like a lot of kids growing up Milwaukee, Steven Concepcion dreamed of one day running with the herd and being a Milwaukee Buck. “For a long time, I wanted to be in the NBA—until I stopped growing,” he recalls. Now, entering his final year at Marquette University with a double-major in accounting and finance, his…
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UW-Green Bay is growing by framing enrollment problem differently | Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
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Falling enrollment plagues many UW campuses. UW-Green Bay is framing the problem differently Kelly Meyerhofer Milwaukee Journal Sentinel GREEN BAY – Jen Jones remembers the meeting well, down to which chair she sat in. University of Wisconsin-Green Bay administrators huddled together in a meeting room about a decade ago, studying enrollment and financial reports. A…
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Watch them Rise: Members of the very first cohort of UW-Green Bay’s Rising Phoenix graduates receive their bachelor’s degree on Saturday, May 11, 2024.
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 10, 2024 Members include the morning ceremony student speaker and the youngest Latinx student to receive her bachelor’s degree from UW-Green Bay Green Bay, WI – A ground-breaking collaboration between local high schools and the University, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Rising Phoenix program has much to celebrate, including the first…
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay: More than 100 students receive associate degrees before their high school diploma | WFRV
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MARINETTE, Wis. (WFRV) – Officials with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay say that over 100 local students in the Rising Phoenix program will earn an associate degree before getting their high school diploma. According to a release from UWGB, the Rising Phoenix program is a ground-breaking collaboration between UWGB and various high schools throughout Wisconsin.…