Tag: Vets 4 Vets
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A 9/11 remembrance: walking the Cofrin Library stairs
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Here’s a reminder that the campus Wellness Committee, in cooperation with the campus Vets4Vets club, will host “Walk the Stairs” this Wednesday (Sept. 11) in the Cofrin Library. Any time between 11:30 a.m. and 1 p.m., participants will be able to walk the main stairs between the second-floor plaza and the eighth floor. It is…
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In the news: Campus Vets for Vets president is Channel 5 ‘Hometown Hero’
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The president of UW-Green Bay’s Vets 4 Vets student organization recently was honored as a WFRV, Channel 5 “Hometown Hero” for his efforts to help fellow veterans on campus and in the community. In a report that aired last week, Ken Corry speaks with reporter Terry Kovarik about his experiences being deployed and attempting to…
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Video: Vets 4 Vets group goes polar
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If you have 90 seconds, members of the UW-Green Bay student Vets 4 Vets club put on a good show at the recent Polar Plunge fundraiser in Green Bay and posted it to the web. See video.
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In the news: Vets story quotes Koltz, touches on how we serve veterans
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The front page of Monday’s (Jan. 14) Press-Gazette carries a story to which many at UW-Green Bay can relate — it describes the challenges and opportunities for veterans returning to the classroom. And while the story focused on Northeast Wisconsin Technical College across town, it also mentioned UW-Green Bay’s role in making sure student veterans…
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Reminder on military care packages
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Just a reminder to those who would like to donate items to the Military “Care Packages” project coordinated by staff member Elaina Koltz and the student Vets 4 Vets Club: They will continue to be collecting items up thru Friday, Dec. 7. Koltz extends a “thank-you” to those who have already dropped off donations and…
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Items needed for soldier ‘care packages’
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In conjunction with the annual Chancellor’s Veterans Reception to be held on campus Friday, Nov. 9, beginning at 4 p.m. in the Phoenix Room of the University Union, the UW-Green Bay Vets 4 Vets Club will be collecting donated items to be forwarded to active-duty military personnel. Following the reception on Friday, there will be…
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A reminder and additional detail: Chancellors Veteran Reception Nov. 9
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We’ve got more details to offer on the Chancellor’s Veteran Reception, which, as we mentioned here earlier, will be held at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 9 in the Union’s Phoenix Room. The event will feature remarks from Chancellor Tom Harden as well as our own Jeremy Wildenberg, a UW-Green Bay graduate student, instructor and Institute…
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Lawton Gallery to present artists’ books exhibition beginning Oct. 11
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Lawton Gallery will present the exhibition “How to Read a Book: An Artists’ Books Reading Room,” from Oct. 11 through Nov. 1 at the gallery in the University’s Theatre Hall. An opening reception will be held from 4:30-6:30 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 11, with a curator’s talk scheduled for 5 p.m.…
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Reminder: “You Served — We care!” vets event Thursday
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We told you recently that the Vets 4 Vets student organization is among the hosts of a special veterans event scheduled for 9:30 a.m. Thursday (April 19) in the Union’s Christie Theatre. Just a reminder that “You Served — We Care!”, featuring military mental health expert LTC (Ret.) Cynthia Rasmussen, is free and open to…
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UW-Green Bay veterans event to feature military mental health expert
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Vets 4 Vets student organization is among the hosts of a special veterans event scheduled for 9:30-11 a.m. Thursday, April 19 in the Christie Theatre of the University Union on campus, 2420 Nicolet Drive. “You Served — We Care!” will feature a presentation from LTC (Ret.) Cynthia Rasmussen, an adult…