Tag: Writing and Applied Arts BFA
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Join the Virtual Book Launch, Friday, May 6, for Call Me Morgue, a collection of ‘death snacks’ by Morgan Moran
Green Bay, Wis.—In a sometimes wrenching, often irreverent collection of “death snacks,” debut author Morgan Moran captures her fascination with death and its inner workings in her book, Call Me Morgue. The book is based on the author’s blog, which chronicles her journey into death work as a mortician’s apprentice after a 12-year career in…
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Two student-run publication launches next week, via Zoom
On Wednesday, May 4 at 2:30 pm CST via Zoom, join Sheepshead Review‘s Spring 2022 issue launch. Graduating seniors Jou Lee Yang (Editor-in-Chief), Lydia Downey (Managing Editor), and Sam Vondrum (Layout Editor) and their staff have cultivated an issue that blooms with words and art from around the world. RSVP to the SHR virtual launch here. And check…
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UW-Green Bay alumna pens deep thoughts on death with a book launch, Friday, May 6
The latest book from The Teaching Press at UW-Green Bay, Call Me Morgue, features uncanny and life-giving observations about death work Combine a clever sense of humor, a steady stream of dead bodies, a printing press and a creative group of student editors and designers, and what do you get? It’s hard to imagine. But…
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State-of-the-art Teaching Press moves into the Brown County STEM Innovation Center
Increased visibility, community collaboration and the merging of arts and technology highlight the move Green Bay, Wis.—The UW-Green Bay Teaching Press, the University’s unique teaching printing press, recently moved its full operation into the Brown County STEM Innovation Center. The move increases the program’s visibility and creates a unique collaboration between the arts and technology—a…
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Fall/Winter 2021 Commencement Student Speaker Kimberly Davis finds her path and poetry at UW-Green Bay
It’s entirely logical to assume that Kimberly Davis, having been selected as the student speaker for a graduating class, has an outstanding record of achievement. She does. And that the praises of her instructors and achievements will follow. But beyond that, and perhaps more importantly, it’s the recognition of her own personal journey that makes…
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English program presents, ‘How to Land Your Dream Job in Technical Writing’ Nov. 9
On Tuesday, Nov. 9, 2021, from 7 to 8 p.m., the UW-Green Bay English department will present “How to Land Your Dream Job in Technical Writing” with Kristin Schlorf (’20 B.F.A., Writing & Applied Arts). As a student, Kristin Schlorf pursued a technical writing path through the BFA in Writing & Applied Arts, which will soon be…
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No Reservations: Beyond Funny presentation by Jennie Young is now recorded
The College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences’ No Reservations series started with a presentation by UW-Green Bay Associate Prof. Jennie Young (Writing). The “Beyond Funny” presentation is now on YouTube. Be prepared to laugh.
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Pandemic or not, The Teaching Press publishes second book—The Green Bay Way
The Teaching Press at UW-Green Bay published its second book, recently—The Green Bay Way, a 194-page, non-fiction historical perspective of UW-Green Bay women’s basketball. Written by Peter Kraker, a father of a Phoenix (Mehryn Kraker) the book chronicles the story and stories (with nearly 100 players, staff, family and fans interviewed) of one of the…
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Future Phoenix Kraniak is outstanding Arts & Letters Division grad | News, Sports, Jobs – Daily Press
Grace Kraniak was selected as the 2021 Outstanding Graduate for the Arts & Letters Division, with the award being sponsored by Bink’s Coca-Cola Bottling Company, the Bay Faculty Association and the Bay College Foundation. Kraniak started her journey at Bay College in the summer of 2018 and stated, “I wasn’t sure if I wanted to…
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Q&A: Comics writer Michael Moreci discusses his original work and lessons from the industry
The Daily Northwestern interviewed writer Michael Moreci, including a question about his experience teaching at UW-Green Bay. At the beginning of the pandemic, you published instructional writing tutorials on your website and you taught a Novel Writing course at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay… “If you can demystify the process of writing as not some…