Victoria Goff, associate professor, Communication and history, led two workshops at the 88th annual National College Media Convention, Oct. 28 to Nov. 1, in Austin, Texas. Her first workshop “What You Don’t Know About Convergence May Hurt You,” discussed convergence journalism and helped journalism students realize the importance of learning how to write across platforms [...]
More...Posted by Christopher Sampson | November 3, 2009 - 4:27 pm | faculty/staff |
One of UW-Green Bay’s founding professors, Dr. Robert Ditton of College Station, Texas, died Oct. 30 following a two-year battle with cancer. A native New Yorker, Ditton joined the UW-Green Bay faculty in Leisure Sciences/Recreation following his graduation from the University of Illinois in 1969. While he left Green Bay in 1974 to join the [...]
More...Posted by Christopher Sampson | November 2, 2009 - 4:36 pm | News, faculty/staff |
After 38 years of dedicated service, Diane Eastman of the Controller’s Office is preparing for retirement. Her colleagues ask that the campus community “please join us to wish her well in her next exciting phase of life.” The on-campus reception takes place between 1 and 3 p.m. this Friday (Oct. 23) in the Controller’s suite, [...]
More...Posted by Christopher Sampson | October 19, 2009 - 4:09 pm | Announcements, faculty/staff |
Prof. Victoria Goff, Communication and history, presented a paper at the American Journalism Historians Association’s annual conference, which was held Oct. 7-10 in Birmingham. Goff’s paper covered her research on how media moguls in Havana, Caracas, Madrid, and Mexico City have played a pivotal role in converting Miami into the epicenter of publishing and distribution [...]
More...Posted by Christopher Sampson | October 19, 2009 - 4:00 pm | faculty/staff |
The Appleton Post-Crescent reported Friday that the Community Foundation for the Fox Valley Region Inc. is working with youth arts programs to evaluate operations, using a step-by-step guide from a project spearheaded by Lora Warner, UW-Green Bay professor of Public Administration. Read the entire story.
More...Posted by Christopher Sampson | October 16, 2009 - 4:06 pm | faculty/staff |
Prof. Craig Lockard, history and Social Change and Development, presented a paper at the Northwest World History conference in Seattle on Oct. 9 and 10. The paper was titled “’Get Up, Stand Up’: Popular Music and Politics in the Later Twentieth Century.”
More...Posted by Christopher Sampson | October 16, 2009 - 4:00 pm | faculty/staff |
UW-Green Bay Prof. Ellen Rosewall will serve as an Arts in Crisis Mentor for the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. Kennedy Center Executive Director Michael Kaiser developed the Arts in Crisis program in response to the growing list of arts and cultural organizations that are being hurt by the struggling economy. Open [...]
More...Posted by Christopher Sampson | October 15, 2009 - 4:11 pm | faculty/staff |
What better way to enjoy the Baird Creek Greenway than with a guided autumn hike? On Saturday afternoon (Oct. 17) local educator Charlie Frisk will lead the Autumn Colors and Champion Tree Hike. Frisk will not only discuss the trees, but also the history of the area. On Nov. 21, UW-Green Bay geology Prof. John [...]
More...Posted by Christopher Sampson | October 15, 2009 - 4:02 pm | faculty/staff |
Profs. Linda Tabers-Kwak and Timothy Kaufman of the Education faculty have been invited to serve on the Editorial Board of the Wisconsin English Journal. Published since 1959 by WCTE, Wisconsin English Journal has provided members with thoughtful and timely articles on a variety of topics related to the improvement of instruction in all the English [...]
More...Posted by Christopher Sampson | October 15, 2009 - 4:00 pm | faculty/staff |
Associate Provost for Outreach and Adult Access Jan Thornton has announced her retirement effective Dec. 30, 2009, after 37 years of working for the University of Wisconsin, 32-1/2 at UW-Green Bay. Among her major accomplishments are leading the revitalization of the Adult Degree Programs (formerly Extended Degree), founding the Learning in Retirement Institute and [...]
More...Posted by Christopher Sampson | October 12, 2009 - 3:12 pm | News, faculty/staff |
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