The newest descendants of the Mimi and Rupert dynasty would like to return to the nest, please. (Photo: UWGB News and Marketing)

The signs of spring have arrived at UWGB.  On our Green Bay campus, Peregrine falcons nest atop the David A Cofrin Library.  One pair of falcons began nesting there in 2017 to lay eggs and teach their fledglings to fly. This first falcon couple was named “Mimi” and “Rupert,” and their descendants have now brought three new fledglings into the world.

Through the falcon cam , UW-Green Bay students, staff, and nature lovers all over the planet can enjoy and encourage the growth of this delicate species.  (You can even help name the new chicks each year.)

Mimi & Rupert Books, an imprint of the Teaching Press at UW-Green Bay. Logo designed by Samantha Vondrum.

Mimi and Rupert’s annual return inspired the name of our first imprint at The Teaching Press, Mimi & Rupert Books. What is an imprint? you may ask. An imprint is a division of publishing dedicated to specific projects. Mimi  & Rupert Books interlace art and words, voice and image, into finely crafted, collaborative and inspiring stories. 

According to Samantha Vondrum, who worked as a press designer during the development of the imprints, Mimi & Rupert Books is “the imprint for our creative and found projects.”

The first title published under the Mimi & Rupert Books imprint was 2022’s Call Me Morgue, by Morgan Moran, with illustrations by Ali Juul. Learn more about this book here.

Mimi & Rupert Books’ most recent publication is Wandering Toft Point: An Interactive Journal . The journal is an interactive book that includes scientific illustrations alongside poetry and writings.  The unique journal is “a book you can write as you hike”, says Dr. Rebecca Meacham, Director of the Teaching Press.

Mimi & Rupert Books is just one of the ways The Teaching Press caries the traditions of UW-Green Bay’s origins as “Eco-U.”  In 2020, interns prototyped The Diary of Homes McGee: A Great Lakes Summer Vacation, written by Jessica Cook and Eric VanRemortel.  This is a fun book created to explore the many resources of the great lakes that can be enjoyed by children.  We currently are excited to be producing the book Lower Fox River PCB Cleanup Timeline: Introducing An Electronic Reference Library, by Greg Neuschafer, which we hope will not only educate readers about our natural resources but also bring awareness to the pollution that once existed along the river. 

As we watch our resilient falcons bring in new voices into the world, the Teaching Press welcomes our new undertakings. We hope you will enjoy watching our new titles take wing.

 

—Reporting and writing by press publicity interns Jackie Wilson, Grace Desotell, and Abby Jurk