Tag: Vets 4 Vets

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    Repeat of 9/11 “Walk the Stairs” event

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    Already distributed campuswide but repeated here for the record and for benefit of our off-campus readers: The stairs of the eight-story Cofrin Library at UW-Green Bay once again be opened all the way to the top on Sept. 11 for a 9/11 memorial event from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. Participants will walk the stairs…

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    Fore! Alumni, friends set scholarship record during annual golf outing

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    A record number of golfers (an event-maximum 144) raised a record number of dollars (15,000) during the June 13 Alumni Scholarship Golf Outing. UW-Green Bay’s Vets 4 Vets Club also raised more than $1,000 for veterans scholarships, our friends in Advancement tell us — and everyone had a blast hitting the links. Bellin Health and…

  • Alumni enjoyed golfing ‘fore’ scholarships

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    Alumni and friends raised a record $15,000 in scholarships during the annual Alumni Scholarship Golf Outing, Friday, June 13, and according to Alumni Director Kari Moody, had a blast doing it. UWGB’s Vets 4 Vets Club also raised $1,000-plus that will go toward scholarships for veterans who are enrolled at UWGB. A record number of…

  • Today’s Memorial Garden reminder

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    Here’s one final invitation to attend the annual planting of the Campus Memorial Garden from 3-5 p.m. Thursday (May 8) at the garden just outside the University Union. The garden was created for students, faculty, alumni and staff to plant a flower in remembrance of deceased loved ones. It is promoted by the Students of…

  • At Ease: UW-Green Bay dedicates new veteran service lounge

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    UW-Green Bay’s student veterans and military service members now have their own space to be “at ease,” thanks to a new dedicated space bearing the military-inspired moniker. The At Ease Veteran & Service Member Student Lounge was dedicated Friday, Feb. 14 before a standing room-only crowd on the lower concourse of Mary Ann Cofrin Hall.

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    At ease: University to dedicate new veteran center Friday

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    UW-Green Bay’s student veterans have a new space to call their own, and will celebrate its grand opening Friday (Feb. 14) with an afternoon dedication event. The “At Ease: Veteran & Service Member Student Lounge,” located in MAC 124 (the former Grad Pad) is a space designed to help build camaraderie and facilitate and enhance…

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    UW-Green Bay to unveil Veteran & Service Member Lounge during dedication event

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    The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will celebrate a brand-new space for student veterans with a dedication event at 3:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 14. The “At Ease: Veteran & Service Member Student Lounge” recently has opened in Mary Ann Cofrin Hall, Room 124, as a space for veterans to gather for support, socialization, studying and more.…

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    Vets week continues: Reception coverage, media, ongoing events

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    The newly expanded Veterans Week is continuing at UW-Green Bay, with Thursday’s guest speaker and Friday’s picnic still on tap. As we told you here previously, the week’s events kicked off Monday (Nov. 11) with the Chancellor’s Veteran Reception — we’ve got a story, photos and local news coverage from that event, below. Tuesday (Nov.…

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    Veterans Week kicks off with live TV spots, reception

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    As we told you here recently, today’s Chancellor’s Veteran Reception kicks off an entire week of UW-Green Bay activities designed to honor and thank those who serve and those who have served. Today’s event begins at 4 p.m. in the Phoenix Room, with campus and community alike welcome to join in thanking members of the…

  • Reminder: Walk the stairs

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    It is both a wellness event and a 9/11 remembrance. “Walk the Stairs” takes place today (Wednesday, Sept. 11) between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m. in the Cofrin Library. (It’s the first time in our memory the security gate on the main Cofrin Library stairwell will be opened to allow those starting on the plaza…