Author: Laura Jarosz
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UW-Green Bay awards more than $1.6 million in endowed and annual scholarship funds for 2023-24
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: May 8, 2023 Green Bay, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay announced the release of more than $1.6 million in endowed and annual scholarship funds to awarded students for the 2023-2024 academic year. Increasing access to higher education at UW-Green Bay remains at the core of the University’s mission across its 16-county footprint.…
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Student Profile: Justice Saxby, ’23, Receives Carol R. DeGroot Scholarship in Environmental Science
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Justice Saxby has always been conscious of sustainability. Once she realized that she could pursue higher education with a focus on environmental protection, she knew it was the right path for her. When considering attending UW-Green Bay, Saxby felt a strong connection to the Eco U™. “Once I found out they had a really good…
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Student Profile: Jordyn Ossmann, ’24, Received Ron C. and Pauline P. Heim Scholarship
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Jordyn Ossmann sees her pursuit of higher education as a way to open doors for her career. It was important for her to choose a college with a myriad of educational and professional opportunities. Ossmann’s love of learning and strong work ethic made UW-Green Bay the right choice for her. Hailing from Reedsville, Wis., Ossmann…
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Scholarship Inspires Ryan Thieme’s Passions, Big Dreams
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Ryan Thieme said it best when he shared “the people and the culture at UW-Green Bay make it a place that feels like home.” When searching for colleges, Thieme wanted to attend a school with strong academic programs and valuable skiing opportunities. During a visit to UW-Green Bay, he found exactly what he was looking…
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Chicago Area Native Rogers Rises in Phoenix Community
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For Aisa Rogers, UW-Green Bay has been the perfect place for her to branch out and grow. “Coming from a sort of a dead-end suburban area south of Chicago, I wanted to get out and make something of myself where I could be proud of myself, who I am becoming, and make my mom proud…
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Q&A with Alumus Barry Melotte on Support for Phoenix Athletics
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Barry Melotte is sales director at Melotte Distributing and a 1995 graduate in Communication from UW-Green Bay. He serves as a board member of the Phoenix Fund, which is charged with enhancing the athlete experience by assisting Athletics in external fundraising endeavors. We wanted to know more about what motivates him to help students rise…
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Master of Athletic Training Faculty, Students’ Research will Fuel Concussion Grant Project
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Although the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s master’s degree in athletic training (MAT) is only in its fourth year, the program is already involved in cutting-edge research. UW-Green Bay, along with West Point Military Academy and Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia, is part of a U.S. Department of Defense research project studying Oculogica’s EyeBOX novel algorithm and…
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Future Leaders Thrive in Natural Classrooms of Cofrin Arboretum
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Since the Cofrin Memorial Arboretum opening in the mid-1970s, thousands of students have had the opportunity to trade four walls for a forest, and pencils for open prairies. “At UW-Green Bay, we are so lucky to have this amazing resource so close to us. Being able to simply walk from an indoor classroom to the…
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Retiree One of Longest-Giving Supporters — 36 Consecutive Years, and Counting
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Charles Rhyner was one of the first faculty members to arrive at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, arriving the year before the campus was open. “Some of us needed to be there to create programs and order equipment,” he said. “It was a very interesting time. You’re starting from scratch and needed to bring it…
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Dental City Fuels Experiences That Spark Creative Solutions To Real-World Challenges
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When students attend a University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Office of Career Services activity, there’s a good chance they will see a representative from Dental City. Founded by UW-Green Bay alumni, the distributor of quality dental supplies to 16,000 dentists is an active participant in a variety of Career Services activities from mock interviews and participating…
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Support Removes Barriers for High School Researchers
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Imagine being in high school and having the ability to conduct research and contribute to a global science project. That’s what some students from Green Bay West High School had the opportunity to do earlier this school year as part of the Tiny Earth project. Tiny Earth provides students with the opportunity to help find…
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Rising Phoenix Helps Trailblazers Achieve Degrees in Half the Time
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A junior at Preble High School in Green Bay, Drew Anderson-Braun is blazing his own education path. He is taking college classes while still in high school enabling him to earn an associate’s degree at the end of his senior year. “I was extremely excited to get a head start on my future, by graduating…
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Center for Biodiversity Part of Eco-U Tradition
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay — known as Eco-U since its founding in 1965 — sits in a unique location, overlooking the bay of Green Bay. It’s home to the 290-acre Cofrin Memorial Arboretum, which provides valuable habitat and ecosystem resources for students and faculty conducting research. The hub of that research activity is the…
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Retired Educator’s Influence on Dietetics Program Longlasting
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Karen Lacey jokes she wrote herself into a job. In the early 1990s, Lacey, a dietician and adjunct faculty member at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, approached the university with an idea to create an office to coordinate internships for its dietetic students — a requirement to become a registered dietician. The move would benefit…
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Alumni Mentors Help Business Students Transform Their Futures
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As a business administration major with an emphasis in marketing, Adam Chojnacki was not sure what direction his career would take. That is, until he met Paul Lemens through the UW-Green Bay Cofrin School of Business’ mentoring program. “He helped me apply what I am passionate about,” he said. “We have touched on strengths…
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Student Profile: Emily Bernhardt ’22, Jean B. Weidner Scholarship in Social Work Recipient
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Emily Bernhardt has had a lifelong love of learning and knew college was the right path for her. Upon her first tour of the UW-Green Bay campus, she knew that this was the place for her to continue her educational journey. A proud first-generation student, Bernhardt is now a senior. As a social work and…
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New Alumni Members Join Foundation and Real Estate Boards
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Cheung, Adrians, and Lasee Join Boards Green Bay, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has announced the addition of three members to its Foundation Board, all of whom are alumni. The Foundation Board manages more than $60,000,000 in assets and distributes more than $4.5 million each year to help make higher education accessible. The newest UW-Green…