Tag: veterans
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Today (Nov. 15)! You are invited to a (BYO) Lunch ‘n Learn session on hiring veterans
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Bring your lunch and join Elaina Koltz, Financial Aid advisor/Veteran Services, and the Office of Human Resources and Workforce Diversity as they welcome Derek Jablonicky from the Department of Workforce Development, to discuss the unique traits veterans have and why their training and experience make them great employees. He will also talk about some of…
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Veterans Reception features Police Chief Jones; honors vets and active military
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UW-Green Bay Chief of Police Dave Jones took a different approach to his speech as the guest presenter for UW-Green Bay’s Veteran Appreciation Reception, Nov. 10 in the University Union, Green Bay Campus. Touching on his family history and the many places he has served, Jones focused his presentation on the family members back home…
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Reminder: Veteran Week includes Vietnam Vet display, Chancellor’s reception and more, Nov. 8-12
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A full week of events for UW-Green Bay Veterans and dependents, and active military, will be held in November, including a Vietnam Veteran Display. It will be available for walk thru in the Phoenix Rooms during the day Nov. 10, 2021 between Noon and 4 p.m. followed by the Chancellor’s Veteran Reception. This year, members of…
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Phi Eta Sigma working with VFW and American Legion for proper disposal of flags
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The National Honor Society of Phi Eta Sigma, UW-Green Bay chapter, is collecting old, worn out, faded American flags for a 2021-22 Community Service Project. Flags collected throughout the academic year will be taken to area VFW and American Legion Posts for proper disposal. Please help with this project by placing your flags in designated bins…
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Veteran-led documentary showing of Project 22 and Almost Sunrise
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Save the date(s). The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Sheboygan and Manitowoc Campuses will be addressing the issue of military and veteran mental health this fall. Twenty-two veterans take their own lives every day in America. On Wednesday, October 27, 2021 going with Sheboygan Campus faculty and staff at the Fine Arts Theater at 6 p.m.…
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FVTC business program changing lives for veterans (featuring a UW-Green Bay graduate student)
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APPLETON, Wis. — The girl with the big ideas and insatiable curiosity was trapped.The direction Fanni Xie saw her life going and what the Chinese government had in store for her were a couple of galaxies apart. Xie wanted to explore, see different places, experience new things.But she was locked in her middle-school classroom in…
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Processing America’s Withdrawal from Afghanistan – Door County Pulse -with UWGB alumnus Jared Spude
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Many veterans are having a hard time processing America’s withdrawal from Afghanistan, and Jared Spude ’15, (Political Science and Public Administration) is no exception. The 2008 Southern Door graduate spent a year with the U.S. Army’s 101st Airborne Division in the Nangarhar Province bordering Pakistan. “I struggle kind of grasping everything,” he said. “I’m a realist.…
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2021 Great Lakes Challenge: Chad Robert Brownell – Project Hero
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Chad Brownell is a UW-Green Bay Business Administration student and a member of the Army National Guard. “I have been off my bike for too long, but this event is what I need to focus on to help me and provide me the drive I have temporarily lost. Although this year’s route will vary, I did…
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Local college students ruck for a cause – The Press
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ASHWAUBENON – A group of area college students hit the pavement over the holiday week for a 140-mile ruck – from Green Bay to Milwaukee – pushing through rain, heat and blisters to raise awareness about veterans’ suicide.“It’s a challenging seven days, but it’s definitely a good cause,” ruck team leader and St. Norbert College…
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Area College Students to Ruck March 140 Miles in Support of Veterans with PTSD | Seehafer News
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Four students from UW Green Bay and St. Norbert College will be marching their way along Lake Michigan starting on Sunday as they aim to raise awareness for veterans suffering from PTSD.PTSD, or Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, affects many veterans who return from a tour overseas, whether they saw combat or not. We spoke with Lydia…