Posts Tagged ‘ Alumni Relations ’

Scholarships often provide students the opportunity to attend UW-Green Bay and eventually, realize their dreams. Thank you to our alumni who have created scholarships to support these dreams. Below is a list of alumni who have created scholarships at UW-Green Bay (listed in no particular order).

• John ’88, ’12 and Lucy ’87, ’90 Arendt – John D. and Lucy A. Arendt Travel Abroad Endowed Scholarship
• Dr. Kay M. Nelson ’78 – Kay and Jim Nelson Annual Scholarship
• Thomas Remondini ’87 – Sergeant Leo A. Remondini, Jr. Memorial Annual Scholarship
• Doug Landwehr ’02 and Nanette Nelson – Nanette M. Nelson and Douglas P. Landwehr Annual Scholarship
• Carol De Groot ’79 – Carol R. De Groot Endowed Scholarship in Environmental Science
• Wayne ’74 and Ginger Micksch – Micksch Family Scholarship
• Laura Hollingsworth ’89 – Laura Hollingsworth Scholarship in Communications
• Alison Walker ’89 – Alison Van Duyse Scholarship in Music
• Daniel Schulz ’05 and Casie Rindfleisch-Schulz ‘06 – Casie Rindfleisch-Schulz Scholarship in Psychology and Human Development, Daniel Schulz Scholarship in Accounting, Daniel Schulz Scholarship in Business
• Sherri Underwood ’06 – Ruby Wolverton, RN, Scholarship
• Katharine Olski ’77, ’79 – Katharine Olski Scholarship
• Mike and Kate ’76 Meeuwsen – Kate R. Meeuwsen Endowed Scholarship
• Mark King ’81 - Mark King Endowed Golf Scholarship
• Barth ’79 and Mary Jo ’81 Wolf - Barth and Mary Jo Wolf Family Endowed Scholarship
• Mike ’76 and Debi Jackson - Mike and Debi Jackson Endowed Scholarship
• Diane ’75 and Patrick ’90 Ford - Diane and Patrick Ford Family Scholarship
• Janet ’93 and Charlie Lieb - Janet & Charles Lieb Phuture Phoenix Scholarship
• Cecilia Hintz ’86 - Alvina Hintz Memorial Scholarship Fund
• Rick Chernick ’74  - UWGB Alumni Scholarship
• Joel Halverson ’77 – Veterans Scholarship

Jump on the bus and join fans and fellow alumni in supporting our Phoenix Women’s Basketball Team! One bus is already full and another is filling fast for the UW-Green Bay Women’s Basketball game against UW-Milwaukee, played at the Klotsche Center in Milwaukee.

Date: Saturday, March 9
Time: Buses depart from the Baird Foundation Parking Lot at 11:30 a.m.
Cost: $15 cash, includes your game ticket and transportation with drop-off right in front of the center

Feel free to bring lunch, snacks, jokes, book reviews, etc. along as the buses will not be stopping for food. 

To join the fun, please contact Pat Duescher at pattydish@aol.com or 920.845.2448.

The Inclusivity Health Fair organized by the UW-Green Bay LGBTQ Resource Center will  focus on leadership, social justice, education and health in the realm of inclusivity and healthy and safe choices.

This year’s Inclusivity Health Fair will be held on Friday, March 8, 2013 and Saturday, March 9, 2013 from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. in UW-Green Bay’s University Union. The particular focus of Friday is for students, faculty and staff to have a greater understanding of the options available at UWGB. Saturday focuses on the connection UWGB has with the community.

The fun begins Friday at 10 a.m. with a one-mile walk and scavenger hunt. There will also be interactive tables sponsored by vendors, university classes and student groups, and games and prizes, and more. Friday evening, there will be a silent auction taking place. In addition, a fundraiser dinner buffet benefiting the LGBTQ Resource Center will be served with a vegetarian option, at 6:00 p.m. Mike Fitzpatrick, “GBLT in Wisconsin” will be the keynote speaker at that time. Tickets for the dinner events are $30 and available for purchase at the LGBTQ Resource Center in the University Union.

On Saturday, the focus will be on vendors from Wisconsin and will be open to students and the public.  Activities for Saturday include main stage speakers, interactive vendors and workshops. Both days will offer information and interaction on many topics including personal defense and safety, drug and alcohol assessments, personal leadership skills, and much more.

If you would like to be a vendor/volunteer or need more information, please contact the LGBTQ Resource Center at 920-465-2167.

Because it feels good to give back, the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association is again doing a food drive on Saturday, March 16. Are you interested in volunteering? We need help at Festival Foods Suamico from 11:30 a.m. - 1 p.m. Please contact Alumni Association Board Member, Ken Eggen at keneggen@deandist.com to volunteer.

UW-Green Bay’s Language Learning Lab is once again looking for local parents interested in having their children ages 18 months through 4 years participate in a major study of toddlers’ skill and language development.

Prof. Jennifer Lanter of Human Development is asking alumni, University employees and returning adult students with young children to consider volunteering for a visit. Participation is easy, with only a single 30- to 45-minute session in which the parent gently guides his or her child through a few simple play exercises. Participants (the children, anyway) get a free book or toy as a parting gift. Lanter and/or one of her student research assistants will observe.

If you have a child between the ages of 1 and 4 and a willingness to play games for science, contact Lanter at MAC Hall C322; email Lanterj@uwgb.ed, or sign up online at the project website, http://www.uwgb.edu/learnlab.

Your Alumni Association is actively planning the annual Alumni Scholarship Golf Outing and is seeking volunteers to sit on the planning committee. If interested, please contact your Alumni Director, Kari Moody at moodyk@uwgb.edu or by calling 920-465-2226. For more information on the outing, read on…

Save the date for the 2013 Alumni Scholarship Golf Outing! Let this be the great excuse you need to get out of the office to swing your clubs for a great cause…scholarships for deserving students attending UW-Green Bay! This event is hosted by your Alumni Association and its purpose is to raise funds for the scholarships the Association awards each year. So get a group of friends together and join us! If you are interested in more information on registration or sponsorship opportunities, please contact the Alumni Relations Office at alumni@uwgb.edu or 920-465-2226.

Date: Friday, June 7, 2013
Time: 8:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Location: Royal Scot golf course in New Franken

Our alumni continue to be hard at work making their way in the world and making an impact as they do. Meet recent alumnus, Nick Skeen. He’s newly married and working for a great recruiting partner of UW-Green Bay, Schneider National.

Name and Grad Year: Nick Skeen, ’08
Major: Business Administration- Human Resource Emphasis
Major: Corporate Communications
Favorite Professor(s): Tim Meyer, Lucy Arndt, Phil Clampit
Employment: Schneider National-Product Manager
Family: Married February of 2012. No kids…yet
Hobbies: Golf in the summer, city league basketball and indoor volleyball in the winter
Volunteer Interests: He is working to determine what his volunteer interests are and is hoping to find time to volunteer in the near future.
Something you don’t know about Nick: He once went skydiving and will NEVER do it again!
Ways to connect with Nick: You can find him on Facebook

The UW-Green Bay Alumni Association is hosting a reception event this upcoming Saturday, February 2 at the Green Bay Women’s Basketball game against UIC. 

Cost is $7 for alumni and $10 for non alumni guests and includes your ticket to the game. There will be great food and drink along with other cool stuff to cheer on the Green Bay Phoenix. The game begins at 2 p.m. There will also be chances to win fantastic prizes.

Date: Saturday, February 2, 2013
Time: 1:15 p.m. – Reception, 2 p.m. – Game
Location: Kress Events Center, reception in the Phoenix Fund Events Room

Please RSVP to the Alumni Relations Office by Friday, February 1, 2013 at alumni@uwgb.edu or by calling 920-465-2226. You can also visit http://womensbballevent.eventbrite.com to buy tickets for this fun alumni event online!

We thought you might want to know some of the exciting things your Alumni Association Board accomplished in 2012. The alumni who serve on your board share a substantial amount of time and talent to move initiatives forward. They are doing a great job on your behalf. Here are some highlights of 2012:

• $6,000 in scholarships were awarded to very deserving students. The awards committee selects two Annual Scholarship recipients, a Legacy Scholarship recipient and an Outstanding Student Award recipient in December and May. Much work goes into reviewing applications, interviewing students and awarding the students.
• Annual Alumni Awards—The awards committee hosted another successful Annual Alumni Awards event which recognizes Outstanding Recent Alumni as well as Distinguished Alumni.
• The board recruitment process was restructured. The board development committee put a very organized and strategic process in place to ensure the board is diverse and represents all of our alumni. This change will benefit all of us!
• Alumni Golf Outing—The fundraising committee hosted a successful golf outing and is working to take it up a notch again this year. See photos of the 2012 Alumni Scholarship Golf Outing.
• Commencement Reception—The board hosted a well attended Commencement reception in spring and welcomed new graduates in December. After the December Commencement Ceremony, graduates were congratulated and welcomed to the Alumni Association by a large group of alumni. It was a great way to meet our newest alumni.
• Volunteer Events—The board coordinated several volunteer events benefiting the community. Our alumni were fantastic bell ringers, Cellcom Marathon water station volunteers and Festival Foods food drive volunteers.
• Hoops Receptions—Your board hosted basketball receptions for both men’s and women’s basketball here in Green Bay and in Milwaukee.
• Backyard Bash—Your board welcomed students to campus at the Backyard Bash by serving up great food for over 500 students!