By Ben Rodgers Editor Empathy, collaboration, humility, character: These are the traits historically great leaders have, according to the one of the great profilers of American presidents, Dr. Doris Kearns Goodwin. The Pulitzer-Prize-winning presidential historian graced the stage of the Weidner Center at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, Monday, March 9, thanks to the Tommy …
By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – On Friday, March 13, Gov. Tony Evers directed DHS Secretary-designee Andrea Palm to issue an agency order mandating the statewide closure of all K-12 schools, public and private, as part of the state’s efforts to respond to and contain the spread of COVID-19. The mandated closure will begin …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – History came alive Saturday, March 7, at UW-Green Bay thanks to the creativity of more than 200 students, at the 18th Northeastern Wisconsin Region’s National History Day (NHD) competition. “It doesn’t really matter how you might do on academics,” said event coordinator Deb Anderson. “Meaning NHD takes you …
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GREEN BAY – It started humbly on the UW Center’s Deckner Gymnasium in June of 1970. Seventy-eight members of the first graduating class received their diplomas from the fledgling University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Twice a year since, the university community has gathered to honor and congratulate graduates in a formal ceremony. On Saturday, Dec. 14, …
GREEN BAY – If you get the feeling there are more Phoenix in the flock this year, you’re right. Unofficial enrollment figures recently released show the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay has realized its largest headcount in institutional history, with 8,098 students enrolled on the Green Bay Campus for the Fall 2019 semester. The total enrollment …
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By Press Times Staff BROWN COUNTY – Model rockets were used Thursday, Oct. 10, to officially “launch” the opening of the STEM Innovation Center on the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay campus. Brown County Executive Troy Streckenbach said the ceremonial opening of the 63,730-square-foot facility represents the realization of his long-term vision to secure the region’s …
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By Lauren Waters Correspondent GREEN BAY – There’s definitely more to the 4-H Youth Program than simply bringing farm animals to the county fair. The Brown County 4-H Program showed the public just a fraction of what it has to offer at an open house Saturday, Oct. 5, at its new location in the University …
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By Lee Reinch Correspondent GREEN BAY – The bright yellow steam roller’s keys have been figuratively hung up for another year, but the Really Big Prints the contraption has helped breathe life to will remain on display in Northeast Wisconsin through October. Really Big Prints are oversized relief prints made with the aid of a …
By Heather Graves Correspondent GREEN BAY – Perched just outside the entrance to the Cofrin Library at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, the newly installed, 13-foot steel and stainless steel sculpture titled “Phoenix Rising” stands tall watching over the campus and its students. “One thing I heard clearly from students was that while we have …
By Lauren Waters Correspondent BELLEVUE – Community collaboration was the theme of the STEM Innovation Center press conference on Wednesday, July 24, held at the Einstein Project in Bellevue. “In order for us to get things done, we need to come together as partners and to work together for the common good,” said Brown County …
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