Month: January 2024
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Still Time to Apply for the 23-24 Phoenix Green Teacher and Staff Awards
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The Phoenix Green Teacher Award and the Phoenix Green Staff Award recognize instructors and staff members for promoting environmental sustainability through their work. Both awards are open to instructors and staff in all areas. Applying is easy! Simply complete the brief survey (linked above). Awardees will be recognized at the 2024 Earth Caretaker Award Ceremony…
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New EdD Applied Leadership Website
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Take a look and share out the UW-Green Bay Applied Leadership, Ed.D. webpages. These pages will help prospective students learn about the new EdD Applied Leadership program which starts in fall 2024. This mostly on-line program will prepare graduates to effectively and ethically lead complex organizations and cultivate change in emerging organizations at a high…
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EMBI Director to assist Green Bay Area Public Schools in climate neutrality
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John Arendt, Director of the Environmental Management and Business Institute (EMBI), was approved on January 22 by the Board of Education to serve on the Green Bay Area Public School District’s Clean Energy Advisory Committee. The members of the committee are charged with: Development of a long-term plan of energy sustainability and clean energy, possibly…
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Regional PFAS research published in special issue of ACS ES&T
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Research on the leaching potential of PFAS from biosolids as applied to Wisconsin soils and the mitigation potential of biochar was published as part of “Emerging Contaminants in Agroecosystems,” a special issue from ACS ES&T Water. The completed research was a UW System collaborative effort led by Professors Holly and Gunn at UW-Green Bay and…
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World Fest comes to Marinette/Menominee
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World Fest is a project of Arts Midwest and connects Midwestern communities to international musicians to foster an understanding of and appreciation for global uniqueness and differences. Marinette/Menominee is one of 9 Midwestern communities to be selected as a World Fest community for the next three years and will host six international ensembles during this…
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New Psych and Stuff Podcast Episode: Thriving in Academia (w/6 members of the Psychology Department)
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In the first Psych and Stuff podcast episode of the new year titled “Thriving in Academia”, Dr. Alison Jane Martingano interviews Dr. Ryan Martin, Dr. Georjeanna Wilson-Doenges, Dr. Jason Cowell, Dr. Thomas Gretton, Dr. Abigail Neubauer, and Dr. Chelsea Wooding on the topic of thriving in academia. You can listen to this latest episode by…
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Calling all lab professionals! The My Green Labs training by the office of sustainability is available to complete.
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This new, online training highlights sustainable lab practices at UWGB, steps lab workers can take to be more sustainable in the lab and gives access to the My Green Labs Ambassador Certification. The entire training is self-paced and takes roughly 1.5 hours to complete. Staff, faculty, and students who complete the training can add this…
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Upcoming nonprofit get-togethers, conversations and classes
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Nonprofit Get-Together Wednesday, February 21, 2024 4-6 p.m. Zambaldi Beer, 1649 S Webster Ave, Green Bay Fee: $10 Join us for a local nonprofit get-together and social hour. Meet new people and learn from peers in the nonprofit sector. Appetizers will be provided. Cash bar. Register today. Upcoming Nonprofit Conversations Reporting & Managing Grants January…
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UWGB AmeriCorps VISTAs Team Up to Celebrate MLK Day With a Day of Service
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During the week of Martin Luther King Jr. Day, UWGB VISTAs from the Center for Civic Engagement and Student Engagement Center collaborated to perform volunteer work in honor of his passing. They visited the Campus Cupboard where they organized food and clothing donations to help prepare for the return of students to campus. They sorted…
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Calling all lab professionals! The My Green Labs training by the Office of Sustainability is available to complete
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This new online training highlights sustainable lab practices at UWGB and offers steps lab workers can take to be more sustainable in the lab. At the end of the training, you will have a My Green Labs Ambassador Certification. The entire training is self-paced and takes roughly 1.5 hours to complete. Staff, faculty, and students…