Category: Speeches & Communications

Dear UW-Green Bay Faculty and Staff, Thank you for your work this week as we continue to persevere through the opening this fall. On Wednesday, the University Committee requested that we consider some steps that we can take to support faculty and staff through this difficult period. We appreciate the thought the committee put into…

Dear UW-Green Bay Students, Faculty and Staff, Last night, UW-Madison announced that they are moving to two weeks of virtual instruction and that students in two residence halls are quarantined due to rapidly rising positive COVID-19 test rates among students. We support the difficult decision made by UW-Madison Chancellor Blank and commend her leadership in…

The UW-Green Bay Office of the Chancellor emailed the following from UW System President Tommy Thompson to the UW-Green Bay Faculty and Staff on Tuesday, September 8, 2020. With the fall semester now underway, I wanted to take this opportunity to thank you, the fantastic faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin System. You…

Dear UW-Green Bay Faculty, Staff, and Students, Thank you for everything you have done to get the fall semester started this week. As we head into the Labor Day weekend, I wanted to call your attention to a few things that will help us all stay informed and moving ahead successfully. Thousands of details were…

Students, Faculty and Staff, I am pleased to announce that Dr. Corey King will be joining UW-Green Bay as our new Vice Chancellor for Inclusivity and Student Affairs effective September 21, 2020. Dr. King is currently Vice President for Enrollment Management & Student Financial Services at Bethune-Cookman University. Dr. King was previously Vice President for…

UW-Green Bay Students, Faculty and Staff, I am happy to let you know that a new website to help you more easily find information related to COVID-19 and the University’s plan for returning to campus safely is now live: www.uwgb.edu/phoenix-forward This website highlights what students, faculty and staff can expect when returning to teaching and…

Dear UW-Green Bay Students, Our society is in need of healing. People ask me all the time why they should attend a university beyond improving their prospects for employment.  To me, a big part of the answer is to learn how to have difficult discussions, how to respect opinions different from your own, how to…

The UW-Green Bay Chancellor’s Office emailed the following from Chancellor Michael Alexander and Interim Vice-Chancellor for Student Affairs & Campus Climate Gail Sims-Aubert to the UW-Green Bay Faculty and Staff on Tuesday, August 18, 2020. Dear UW-Green Bay Students, Thank you for the questions several of you have asked regarding your Segregated Fees for the…

The UW-Green Bay Chancellor’s Office emailed the following from Chancellor Michael Alexander and Interim Provost Kate Burns to the UW-Green Bay Faculty and Staff on Monday, August 10, 2020. Dear UW-Green Bay Faculty and Staff, As we approach the fall, it is important we consider the numerous ways our work patterns and the ways our…

The UW-Green Bay Chancellor’s Office emailed the following from Chancellor Michael Alexander to the UW-Green Bay Faculty and Staff on Friday, July 24, 2020. Dear UW-Green Bay Faculty and Staff, In advance of our next Coffee Break on Monday, I would like to update you on three things. You may have read the news that…