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UWGB will adapt to higher education changing landscape | WBAY
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By WBAY News Staff GREEN BAY, Wis. (WBAY) – Big changes could soon be coming to UW-Green Bay. To adapt to the rapidly changing, and financially challenging landscape of higher education, UWGB’s chancellor is set to implement forward-thinking changes He outlined his thinking in an open letter written to Northeast Wisconsin, the result of a…
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An Engineer Breaking the Mold
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Sometimes you have to first take a well-worn path before embarking on the road less traveled. For Erin Weimann, that path was a career in education. “My original interest was in teaching math.” So she began with a semester in Cardinal Stritch (in Milwaukee) and another semester in Lakeland. And came to a realization. “Then…
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Menominee teacher Ben Grignon wins national award | Post Crescent
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A Menominee Indian High School arts teacher was recognized this month by the National Education Association for helping to promote traditional crafts and culture to his students. Ben Grignon, 42, a member of the Menominee Indian Tribe of Wisconsin, accepted the National Human and Civil Rights Award via a virtual ceremony because of the ongoing…
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UW-Green Bay student discusses the benefit of Literacy Green Bay | NBC 26
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Shortly after Alondra Valle came from Mexico to Green Bay, she found a place that would help provide valuable skills in her transition. “Literacy Green Bay gave me many opportunities to function effectively in the community,” she said. At Literacy Green Bay, Valle learned language and reading skills. They are skills some of us may…
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Assistant Prof. Chu and student Alexandra Oosting publish article on reducing racial bias in team sports
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Undergraduate research assistant Alexandra (Sasha) Oosting (Pscyhology) recently worked with Assistant Prof. Alan Chu, (Sport, Exercise, and Performance Psychology) to publish an article in “Strategies: A Journal for Physical and Sport Educators.” Their work discusses strategies for coaches to reduce the subliminal bias they may have towards their players through increased contact with players, increased…
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Shawano emergency homeless shelter outgrows its space | The Compass
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In 2015, a Shawano community group organized and leased a vacant building to house and feed homeless people and families during Wisconsin’s winter nights. Today, the emergency shelter in this city of 9,000 is already too small. A real plus is that because of its previous uses, bedrooms are already in place in the building…