Impact of Gifts
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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…
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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…
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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…
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LaForce Family Foundation carries on legacy of Joe and Mac LaForce
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Fueled by a passion for helping others, Arionna Loughlin’s goal is to become a physical therapist. Majoring in Human Biology and Exercise, the UW-Green Bay junior is busy not only with her studies, but also working as a rehab aide at Bellin Titletown, where she schedules patients and helps the physical therapists and athletics trainers…
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Estate gift bolsters generosity of Betty Brown, UW-Green Bay retiree
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Both Betty and Donald Brown’s parents’ formal education ended with eighth-grade. College, they realized, was not a given. Still, their interest to pursue higher education was supported at home. Their college experiences helped develop their intellect and, even more importantly, it helped develop a curiosity and openness to the world. Fast forward from those college…
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Scholarship honors dahlin’s contribution, work ethic
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When Brian Wendt talks about Superior Diesel and Bell Power, he gives credit to the late Bernie Dahlin for not only contributing to the company’s success, but to position it well for the future. “I think for Bernie, nothing came easy or was given to him in life. He had to work for everything,” says…
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Nursing program launches first cohort in response to shortage
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2020 was a memorable year. And it was significant to nursing: 2020 marked 200 years since the birth of Florence Nightingale, the caring nurse and leader credited with professionalizing nursing. 2020 was declared the International Year of the Nurse and Midwife by the World Health Organization, recognizing nurses’ courage and commitment during the COVID-19 pandemic.…
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Scholarship support means a lot to Annie Skorupa
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With two siblings in college at the same time as her, Annie Skorupa has had many family discussions about money. Debt and managing finances are frequent topics with Skorupa’s friends and roommates too. “We talk about having debt — it’s not a bad thing, especially educational debt, but just the fact that you can seek…
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Ben Gilles is grateful for scholarships that will allow him to graduate debt free
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“When I was young, I was so focused on golf that I was thinking about being a professional golfer,” says Ben Gilles, a human biology major. “I competed on several state championship teams so being a part of that experience, it was one of my goals to be a Division I student athlete. I was…
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Scholarship drives Matthew Knoke to go after his dreams
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In a world of mass communications dominated by social media, where the truth is easily twisted, student Matthew Knoke has a dream to be a beacon of light, guiding others to what is real. “The discovery of truth — I always want to challenge myself to go above and beyond no matter if those things…