Archive for June, 2008

There’s still time to sign up for the 28th Annual Alumni Association Scholarship Golf Outing on Friday, June 13. (more…)

Grandparent’s University (GPU) begins its junior (third) year this summer, July 24 and 25. Grandparents and grandchildren can register online or download a printable form to send in with payment. Deadline is July 1 but classes fill very early. Classes include Fiber Arts, Fantasy Maps, Furs, Feathers and Scales, and more! Direct registration questions to (920) 465-2775. And for all things camps: http://www.uwgb.edu/camps/.

Save the date for what is sure to be a great event! From 4 to 7 p.m., Sunday, August 24, your Alumni Association welcomes you to Trout Springs Winery for wine tasting, hors d’oeuvres, tours of the winery, and music by members of the Dave Steffen’s Band. Cost is only $25 per person. Pre-registration by Monday August 18 is required. Contact the Alumni Office at alumni@uwgb.edu or (920) 465-2586 for more information.

Let’s celebrate! The University Union expansion and renovation is nearing completion and you are invited to celebrate with us, Wednesday, September 10, 2008. Watch the alumni website for more details. Remember, this is YOUR University Union.

Check out the latest updates to the Alumni Photo Gallery.

You’ve probably heard by now, it’s official — Chancellor Bruce Shepard is Western Washington’s next president. Read more.

Dr. David J. Ward was named interim chancellor beginning June 23. He knows campus and the UW System well. Read more.

Prof. William Laatsch (Urban and Regional Studies), the University’s longest-serving faculty member, has been named interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs. Laatsch, steps in upon the departure of Sue K. Hammersmith, who will assume the presidency of Metropolitan State University in Minnesota on July 1. Read more.

Please join other alumni, friends, and accounting firms that have paid tribute to the man who masterfully and intensively instructed and mentored accounting and business students at UW-Green Bay. Earnings generated from the scholarship endowment fund will provide annual scholarships of at least $1,500 to be awarded by the scholarship selection committee of the accounting program. Read more about the Karl Zehms Accounting Scholarship Endowment. For more information or to donate, contact Dan Spielmann at spielmad@uwgb.edu.