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Wisconsin’s 20 Most Influential Asian American Leaders for 2025, Part 4 | Madison365

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Jul 1, 2025

By Henry Sanders This is the fourth of a five-part series featuring our sixth annual list of Wisconsin’s Most Influential Asian American leaders. Part one is here, part two is here and part three is here. Previous lists are here. Ker Vang is senior planner for Brown County in Northeast Wisconsin, a role in which he has served…

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Associate Prof. Marcelo Cruz kicks off inaugural Mayor’s Dialogue series

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May 13, 2021

On Monday, May 10, associate professor Marcelo Cruz (PEA) kicked off the inaugural Mayor’s Dialogue series sponsored by the Center for Civic Engagement. The Mayor’s Dialogue series was created by Green Bay Mayor Eric Genrich to bring UW-Green Bay Faculty into the discussion with city employees on important issues facing our community. Professor Cruz’s talk…

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UW-Green Bay alumna shares her story of faith and hard-work | The Compass

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Jan 27, 2020

UW-Green Bay alumna Robyn Hallet (Urban & Regional Studies, Spanish) ’98 has gone on to do great things in the community. She is the current executive director of Literacy Green Bay, spending her time helping others get accustomed to the area and learning the English language. Her time at UW-Green Bay strengthened her faith and…

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UW-Green Bay alumna announced as new president and CEO of UNICEF USA | PR Newswire

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Jan 27, 2020

UW-Green Bay alumnus Michael J. Nyenhuis (Urban and Regional Studies, Communication) ’83 was recently announced as UNICEF USA’s new president and CEO. Prior to this new appointment, Nyenhuis was president and CEO of Americares since 2014, and president and CEO of MAP International for 13 years prior. Read more via UNICEF USA Announces Michael J.…

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Faculty note: Hutchison heads-up a new book series in urban sociology

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Mar 14, 2019

If you are starting a new publishing house in the UK and want to introduce an innovative book series in urban sociology that will highlight emerging research studies from around the world — who are you going call? Look no further than UW-Green Bay! Prof. and Ray Hutchison (Sociology, Anthropology, and longtime chair of Urban…

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Photos: Student Paul Karpenko wins Business Idea Competition, next up Sheboygan Campus contest

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Nov 6, 2018

UW-Green Bay Urban Studies major Paul Karpenko took first place in the Fall 2018 UW-Green Bay Student Business Idea Contest, Monday, Oct. 22, 2018. Green Bay Campus students from several majors pitched their innovative idea in front of judges within a 90-second time frame for cash, scholarships to a summer entrepreneurial extreme accelerator travel course,…

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UW-Green Bay alumnus arranges deck concerts

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Jun 11, 2018

Joel Kroenke ’81 (Urban and Regional Studies), a UW-Green Bay alumnus (Urban and Regional Studies), recently built an outdoor deck for performers to come to his hometown. Kroenke is putting together the Summer 2018 Music Deck Concerts at Cotter Creek, and this year’s lineup includes different styles of music, such as a classical orchestra. He…

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Congratulations to UW-Green Bay alumni Golden Apple Award winners

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Feb 9, 2018

Three outstanding UW-Green Bay alumni were declared Golden Apple Award winners this year. Larry Laraby, ’98 (English and ’07 graduate in MS Applied Leadership), is a 9-12 grade teacher at Preble High School. April Moran ’97 (Elementary Education) is a kindergarten teacher at Cormier Early Education Center. Nick Rusboldt, ’04 (Urban and Regional Studies) and ’09…

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Waterfront Design: Urban and Regional Studies students asked to polish a diamond in the rough

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Jun 20, 2017

Past the Zippin Pippin and the Sea Dragon, beyond the Ferris wheel and the bumper cars, away from the crowds and squeals of delight at Bay Beach, UW-Green Bay’s Urban and Regional Studies students envisioned a waterfront diamond-in-the-rough that could become one of the city’s crown jewels. The students were part of Associate Professor Marcelo…

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National Coverage for Cruz’s waterfront project

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May 10, 2017

Under the direction of Associate Prof. Marcelo Cruz (Urban and Regional Studies) UW-Green Bay students proposed new ideas for Green Bay waterfront property from Bay Beach to the Marina, including Renard Island. Fox 11 had the original story. Associated Press picked up the story, and it was distributed with a reach in the millions. Coverage included…

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