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  • A celebration of life for Rolfe E. White will be held Sunday, August 8, Noon to 3 p.m.

    A celebration of life for Rolfe E. White will be held Sunday, August 8, Noon to 3 p.m.

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    Sue Bodilly

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    An informal celebration of life for Rolfe E. White will be held on Sunday, August 8, from Noon to 3 p.m. at Baird Park, Triangle Sports Area, TSA Chalet. There will be light refreshments and sharing of memories. All are welcome. The former UW-Green Bay Associate Professor of Social Work, who retired from UW-Green Bay…

  • UW-Green Bay mourns passing of Rolfe White

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay mourns the passing of Rolfe White, a former Associate Professor of Social Work who retired from UW-Green Bay in 1999. He passed away on June 9, 2021. A peer and long-time friend called him a “gentle soul… Kind, thoughtful and beloved by students and colleagues alike. He always went the extra mile.” According…

  • UW-Green Bay’s Cheri Branham takes third in Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay student Cheri Branham (Social Work) took third place in the Wisconsin Big Idea Tournament, presented by WiSys, on May 20. The tournament brings together teams of university students from across the state to pitch innovative business ideas. Branham’s idea “Technology Literacy Training for Older Adults,” aimed at pairing tech-savvy young adults with older…

  • Suring valedictorian to study Social Work at UW-Green Bay

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Valedictorian: Grace Fischer, daughter of Philip and Tricia Fischer. She’s been involved in volleyball, track, band, choir, FBLA, FFA, forensics, Hi-Q, National Honor Society, student council, math league, and the Environmental Club, and has served as class vice president all four years. Grace also volunteered for Ruby’s Pantry and plays the organ for St. Michael’s…

  • Social Work student wins Spring 2021 UWGB Student Business Idea Virtual Pitch Contest

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Cheri Branham (Social Work) and her project Technology Literacy Training for Older Adults has won the Spring 2021 UWGB Student Business Idea Virtual Pitch Contest. Branham pitched her idea in a 90-second video. First prize is $500 cash. Her project, influenced by her grandmother, provides free technology help to older adults at locations such as the…

  • UW-Green Bay students create podcast highlighting members of the Latino community

    UW-Green Bay students create podcast highlighting members of the Latino community

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    Sue Bodilly

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    See a problem. Solve the problem. See a need. Fill the need. That’s part of the Wisconsin Idea. It’s also what drove three compassionate, UW–Green Bay students to start a podcast highlighting members of Northeast Wisconsin’s Latino community. Kelly Lamas (Spanish, Social Work), Mario Huarota (Spanish Education) and Kory Brunette (Spanish) told an NBC26 reporter…

  • UW-Green Bay Social Work Students Attend Anti-Racism Virtual Summit

    UW-Green Bay Social Work Students Attend Anti-Racism Virtual Summit

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    Sue Bodilly

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    The Social Work Professional Programs became a bronze sponsor of SW Helper’s Anti-Racism Virtual Summit held during spring break. Forty social work students and additional faculty members spent the three days during spring break attending a series of sessions focused on anti-racism, advocacy, and support for communities of people of color. As a program, Social…

  • BSW application deadline approaching

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    Editorial Student

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    Interested in majoring in social work? Apply now. The social work major, which results in a Bachelor of Social Work (BSW) degree, operates in a cohort model. Each fall a new group of students starts the major. The application deadline for the Fall 2021 cohort is 4 p.m. on Monday, March 22, 2021. To guarantee…

  • UW-Stevens Point at Wausau, the new university hub

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    Sue Bodilly

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    Starting in the fall, in a collaboration with UW-Green Bay, the Wausau campus will be the host campus for a UW-Green Bay Master’s Degree in Social Work (an MSW), serving practicing social workers in the entire region. Source: UW-Stevens Point at Wausau, the new university hub – Wausau Pilot & Review

  • UW-Green Bay graduate Josh Andreini featured as ‘Hometown Hero’

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    Sue Bodilly

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    UW-Green Bay alumnus Josh Andreini ’17 (Master’s of Social Work) was recently featured as a Hometown Hero by WFRV-TV. “Appleton’s Josh Andreini needed a sense of purpose when he decided to join the U.S. Army in 2007. “I didn’t have a lot of direction or discipline in my life, and that’s where I really turned…