Author: Joy Wick
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Alumna: ‘I Wanted to Pay it Back, and Pay it Forward’
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Abigail Kiefer’s link to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay began as a toddler. While both of her parents were students, she attended the campus daycare. When she was 5, Kiefer’s family moved to Madison, but she didn’t forget about UW-Green Bay. As she finished high school, an interest in urban planning drew her back to…
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Community Support Fuels Student Athletes’ Competitive Edge
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Being a Phoenix athlete means rising to the challenge of juggling many demands: workouts, practices, travel to competitions, and social and family time. For softball player Hailey Heckenlaible, it was not always possible to pack a whole days’ worth of meals and snacks. Festival Foods has come to the rescue of UW-Green Bay’s athletes. Recognizing…
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Women’s Institute Educates, Inspires and Builds Future Leaders
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History hasn’t been kind to China’s Chairman Mao, but his famous quote “Women hold up half the sky” resonates even in 21st-century America. If the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Institute for Women’s Leadership (IWL) has anything to do with it, women will be holding up even more leadership roles. For Janet Bonkowski, the Institute’s Executive…
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Student Photographer: Osvaldo Lopez ’23, Bachelor of Arts
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Osvaldo Lopez is a Mexican-American design student who has worked hard for his family and future. From early childhood, Osvaldo has loved learning and his family above everything. He has taken his life experiences from growing up in a first-generation household and applied them to his photography. After picking up a used camera off of…
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New Facilities Help Comm Program Prioritize In-demand Skills
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s new Media Hub provides students with authentic learning experiences that will better prepare them when entering the workforce. The hub includes updated radio and television equipment along with the Frank Wood Media Newsroom, which provides a new space for students to collaborate, develop ideas and work together. Wood, a 2011…
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First Nations Doctoral Students Support Communities, Futures
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History was made last May when Crystal Lepscier and her fellow students in the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s First Nations Education Doctorate Program crossed the commencement stage. The moment not only marked the first graduates of the program, but also the first-ever doctorates awarded by the University. “Our classes were not always subjects you would…
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Rotary Scholarship Paves Teacher Prep Pathway for UW-Green Bay Student
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Senior Ashley Brosig is your typical savvy, hard-working Phoenix whose journey to achieving her dreams of becoming a teacher are close to becoming reality. She shared her story with members of Rotary Club of Green Bay on March 13 in gratitude for the club’s generous scholarships. Brosig along with senior elementary education major Megan Gomez…
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New Age for Media and Engineering Launched with Renovated IS Space, Now TEAM Laboratories
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At a time of unprecedented demand for news, information, and entertainment content, the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Communication program is uniquely positioned for growth. Two years ago, the College of Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences set out to revitalize the student media infrastructure and create a vibrant hub where students will develop skills in radio,…
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Renovated TV Studio Named in Honor of ’75 Alumnus Harvey Arnold
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Through generous recognition by Sinclair Broadcast Group, UW-Green Bay’s remodeled TV Studio has been named Arnold Broadcast Studio in honor of Harvey Arnold ’75. The slightly reconfigured space features new lighting, staging and sets, new equipment and a level of visibility not available in its previous configuration. With the naming, Sinclair sought to recognize Arnold’s…
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Newsroom Named in Honor of Late Frank Wood, Publisher of Green Bay News Chronicle
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Through generous recognition by The Press Times and Multi Media Channels, UW-Green Bay’s new space for media production has been named the Frank Wood Media Newsroom in honor of the late Frank Wood, publisher of the Green Bay News Chronicle. The space is located the center of media production rooms on the campus, and features…
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Gary Mach Excellence in Media Fund Supports Future Media Leaders
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Harvey Arnold is celebrated for his career accomplishments as a UW-Green Bay alum and leader for Sinclair Broadcast Group, as well as his efforts to inspire the next generation of emerging leaders in media and broadcasting. Arnold is sure to give credit where credit is due, including to his mentor, the late Gary Mach. “Gary…
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Craig A. Mueller Scholarship recipients recognized
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Recipients of the Craig A. Mueller scholarships gathered for a recognition event Tuesday, Nov. 1, 2022, in the University Union 1965 Room. Craig A. Mueller ’71 (Humanism in Cultural Change) passed away in 2006, leaving more than $1 million to the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay providing need-based aid through the Craig A. Mueller Phuture Phoenix…
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Future Nurses Recognized by Aurora BayCare Medical Center
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Thanks to generous support from Aurora BayCare Medical Center, aspiring nurses selected to receive Aurora BayCare Medical Center scholarships this Fall were recognized at a reception on Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the STEM Innovation Center on the Green Bay campus. “Something that inspired me to be a nurse is I know that the Hispanic community…
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UW-Green Bay Research and Sponsored Projects Making an Impact on our Region
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To our friends, supporters and community members: As the state’s youngest regional comprehensive university, UW-Green Bay has made an enormous impact on our region, state and beyond. That has been driven in no small part by the amazing research that is happening here. The breadth of research at the University has grown tremendously in recent…
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Research on Rise: NERR Designation May Leverage Resources for Research Partnerships
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Many people may not realize it, but Green Bay is the world’s largest freshwater estuary, a semi-enclosed area in the Great Lakes where lake water and water from rivers and streams meet. The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay hopes its unique location will help it secure a National Estuarine Research Reserve (NERR) designation. Becoming a NERR…
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Research on the Rise: Behavioral Health Training Partnership Offers Life-saving Training
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It’s safe to say everything changed for the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay’s Behavioral Health Training Partnership during the past 18 months. Not only did the program completely change how it operated, it also dealt with growing demand for its services from behavioral health providers who sought increased assistance as their workloads increased. The Behavioral Health…
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Research on the Rise: NIH-funded Study Looks at how Children Learn Right from Wrong
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Everyone has a moral compass, but at what age does it develop? Is it elementary school, preschool or even earlier? And what role does culture play? That’s the question two University of Wisconsin-Green Bay professors are trying to answer. UW-Green Bay psychology and human development professors Sawa Senzaki and Jason Cowell are working with groups…
