Impact of Gifts
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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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Student Profile: Samira Bare, ’24 Received Ferguson Phuture Phoenix Scholarship
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Dreaming big was easy for Samira Bare. Choosing to pursue college was complicated. She knew it was the next stop on the path to her dream career. Additionally, she aspired to be a role model for others in her family. Having received a scholarship made it easier. It was a Phuture Phoenix field trip…
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Renovated Space Cultivates Problem Solvers in Electrical Engineering
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Northeast Wisconsin is home to some of the state’s largest manufacturers who – in order to maintain a competitive advantage – are hiring future focused engineers who can solve real world problems. One manufacturer says UW-Green Bay’s newly remodeled engineering labs and programs are an incredible boon to the local economy. “UW-Green Bay’s engineering programs…
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Finance Students up to Challenge of Riding Market’s Waves
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UW-Green Bay’s high impact learning experiences will level up this fall when students studying finance in the Austin E. Cofrin School of Business use real money to manage an investment fund. The immersive experience, powered by charitable gifts to the Student Managed Investment Fund, is designed to replicate a professional firm and the variety of…
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Institute of Music Transcends Barriers, Deepens Commitment to Community
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Inspired musicians are not only invited to play and find their voice through UW-Green Bay’s music program, but will do it with help from a community philanthropist. “Life changing” is how Randy Meder, director of UW-Green Bay’s Sharon J. Resch Institute of Music, describes the 2022 gift creating the Institute. “The gift is really helpful…
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Leaders Share Goal of Sparking a Brighter Future for our Community
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Schreiber and other Greater Green Bay area businesses benefit from their close proximity to UW-Green Bay. “As an employer, having the campus here provides us access to good, talented people,” said Ron Dunford, president and CEO of Schreiber, a Green Bay-based dairy company which produces and distributes natural cheese, processed cheese, cream cheese and yogurt.…
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Changemaker Grant Fuels Wireless Tools for Students, Water Researchers
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That enterprising spirit that has made UW-Green Bay the fastest growing UW school in the state is also deepening learning experiences for students, researchers and the world in water science. UW-Green Bay will soon reap the advantages of new insights provided by a real-time look at water quality in the Bay of Green Bay. Multiple…
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Student Photographer: Collette LaRue, Spanish Major/Art Minor and Jerry Dell Award Recipient
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Collette LaRue is a photography student at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. A recipient of the Jerry Dell Award, her current focus is researching and interpreting the human imprint in the Green Bay estuary. A recipient of back-to-back Cofrin Research Grants in 2020 and 2021, Collette is a continuing student of the arts and is…
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Immersed in Sound, Sea Grant Project Listens to the Bay
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Curious about what the Bay of Green Bay sounds like? Research being done by Associate Professor Bill Sallak will help answer that question. Earlier this year, Sallak received a two-year grant from Wisconsin Sea Grant to study the bay’s bioacoustics. “It’s a field that’s growing in importance, and will help establish a baseline soundscape for…
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UW-Green Bay Campus Cupboard Receives its Largest Gift Ever
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Representatives from the American Federation of Teachers (AFT) and its Wisconsin chapter visited UW-Green Bay’s Campus Cupboard & Clothes Closet on its Green Bay campus on Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2022, to present the largest gift ever to the food and basic needs pantry. Randi Weingarten, president of the 1.7-million member union representing teachers, educators, school…
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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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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…