Category: Building & Innovation
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Rennes Group Champions Lifelong Learning at UW-Green Bay
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The Rennes Group has partnered with the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay to expand and enhance the Lifelong Learning Institute (LLI), a cornerstone of education and engagement for older individuals in Northeast Wisconsin. This collaboration reflects a shared commitment to enriching seniors’ lives through accessible educational programming. Founded in Peshtigo in 1973, the Rennes Group has…
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The Teaching Press: Empowering Students and Community Through Publishing
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The Teaching Press at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay merges education with hands-on experience. It offers students a unique opportunity to immerse themselves in the entire publishing process. This press, which is significantly supported by donor contributions, has become an extraordinary tool for student professional development and community engagement. The primary goal of the Teaching…
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First Nations Studies Outdoor Classroom Will Embrace Indigenous Ways of Teaching and Learning
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In an oral history teaching, a Menominee elder, Napos, explains the concept of the Medicine Wheel. The Wheel is a circle with four quadrants and four spokes. “Four is a sacred number to the Menominee people,” says Napos. The spokes represent key concepts such as the four directions; the four aspects of people—spiritual, emotional, physical…
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Shorewood Restoration: Wildflowers and Runners Find a Home on Former Golf Course
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If you walk through UW-Green Bay’s former golf course this summer, you might see runners on the fairway, wildflowers on the green or a cactus in a sand trap. With the golf course repurposed in 2021, the space is taking on a new life as an ecological restoration area, cross-country course and university recreation hub,…
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Academic Programs, Building & Innovation, Donation Story, People who make a difference, Students who’ve been impactedMary Ann Cofrin bequest invests deeper in students’ business mastery
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The son of an entrepreneur and successful business owner, Dr. David Cofrin and his wife, Mary Ann, saw that Northeast Wisconsin would benefit from access to higher education, and specifically, development of business-minded leaders at UW-Green Bay. A generous gift to establish the Austin E. Cofrin School of Business in 2010 received a major boost…
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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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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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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: 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…
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Research on the Rise: SBDC Helps Businesses Survive, Thrive
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It’s been a busy year for Reynolds Packaging: Growing its employment count from four to 15 workers, hosting a visit from the Small Business Administration director, launching new products and winning the 2020 Marketplace Governor’s Award in the woman-owned business category. The Ashwaubenon business couldn’t have done it without the support of the Small Business…
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Academic Programs, Building & Innovation, People who make a difference, Student Stories, Students who’ve been impactedResearch on the Rise: Students Shine in Water Research Projects
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From the Menominee River to Lake Winnebago and many locations in between, Patrick Forsythe and his University of Wisconsin-Green Bay students are out in the field gathering data and specimens for water research projects before heading back to the lab to study their findings and share the vital information they’ve collected. “There’s a lot going…
