UW-Green Bay’s Sampath Ranganathan is one of forty local individuals graduating from the Leadership Green Bay class of 2012 as a strong leader and contributing community member on Tuesday, May 8.

Leadership Green Bay is a community development program of the Chamber of Commerce which  provides a formalized training program for up to 40 area participants who meet one day per month, September through May, to discuss pertinent area issues, including the economy, heritage, cultural awareness, human services, government, and history. Participants organize into small groups to complete service projects designed to enhance awareness of methods to effect change, improve team skills, and make a positive difference in the community.

Assistant Professor Ranganathan was a member of the service group that made major improvements to the Ruth Helf Family Center by renovating areas inside and outside the center in need of a change. The Ruth Helf Family Center’s Crisis/Respite Program is a joint venture between Encompass Early Education and Care, Inc. and the Brown County Department of Human Services.  This center is used by families involved with the Child Protection and Foster Care Units of the Brown County Department of Human Services.  

Congratulations Sampath, and thank you for your service to the community!

The Wisconsin Institute of Certified Public Accountants (WICPA) Educational Foundation has awarded UW-Green Bay Accounting major, Brian Wanek, a $2500.00 scholarship.   WICPA awards scholarships to students in their 5th year of a qualified accounting program which leads to a degree that makes them eligible to sit for the CPA exam.   Congratulations go out to Brian, and to the supportive faculty within the Accounting program in the Austin E Cofrin School of Business.

UWGB VITA Students Reaching Out to Help with Taxes 2012

 UWGB Accounting students have been reaching out to lend a helping hand to the community through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.  Through VITA, a program sponsored by the IRS, UWGB students have been helping lower income taxpayers and fellow students prepare their income tax returns. The students are helping with taxes at one of several locations in the Green Bay area.  They are getting hands-on experience in dealing with clients and applying principles learned in the classroom to real life situations.  In addition, students are gaining a great sense of satisfaction from having provided a valuable service to the community and the taxpayers they have assisted.  Contact faculty member, Jim Loebl, for more information.

Please watch UWGB Students to Provide Tax Prep Help.  UWGB Accounting students will soon be lending a helping hand to the community through the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance Program.  Through VITA, a program sponsored by the IRS, UWGB students will help lower income taxpayers and fellow students prepare their income tax returns. The students will be helping with taxes at one of several locations in the Green Bay area for a couple of hours each week between February 15 and April 5. As a VITA volunteer, students will be getting hands-on experience in dealing with clients and applying principles learned in the classroom to real life situations.  In addition, students will gain a great sense of satisfaction from having provided a valuable service to the community and the taxpayers they have assisted. For more information on the VITA program, contact UWGB School of Business’s, Jim Loebl at loeblj@uwgb.edu.

Business Week 2012, Partnering for Success, presented by the Cofrin School of Business and UW- Green Bay’s Career Services will partner students, faculty and area business leaders for a week of events starting on February 27through March 8, 2012. The event line up will include everything from a business plan competition to the annual Job and Internship Fair to tips on job search skills, and will culminate on March 8th with a dinner with key note speaker, Mark King, President and CEO of TaylorMade-adidas Golf.   For more detailed information, go to   http://www.uwgb.edu/busadmin/business-week/.  

Student Participants in Business Week 2011