Chancellor's FYI Archives | 2007-08 Academic Year
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June 2008
Greetings:
'Thank you'; a look back at progress made and a look forward; Interim Chancellor appointed; Search and Screen Committee named
NewsNotes:
Commencement: Celebration of 25,000 graduates and more
May 2008
Greetings:
Remarkable year calls for thanks, congratulations; budget passes Growth Agenda; grand opening of Kress Events Center; continuing the Campaign for UW-Green Bay; accreditation for University and athletics; emphasis on the environment and sustainability
NewsNotes:
Commencement: Celebration of 25,000 graduates, Fowler to receive honorary doctorate; Nerad, Seidl receive Chancellor's Award; UW-Green Bay student is state student employee of the year; heirloom plant sale
April 2008
Greetings:
Spring commencement brings 25,000th graduate; achievements of alumni to be spotlighted; why UW-Green Bay must continue to grow
NewsNotes:
Mike Kline and the Phoenix 5K Run/Walk fundraiser; distinguished alumni to be honored April 19; seventh annual Academic Excellence Symposium to be held; National Student Exchange Conference
March 2008
Greetings:
Guest columnist Scott Furlong, dean of liberal arts and studies, discusses the importance of a liberal education
NewsNotes:
Aileen Yingst and the Mars Rover; Language Learning Lab to focus on how children learn; agreement signed for manufacturing engineering degree; Dick Bennett Gym
February 2008
Greetings:
Remarks at mid-year convocation: continue to build academic excellence through interdisciplinarity, diversity, environmental awareness/sustainability, and internationalizing the campus
NewsNotes:
The passing of Betty Rose Meyer; Hall of Fame inductees; faculty and staff honored for years of service; Harvey Kaye, Thomas Paine on Bill Moyers' Journal
January 2008
Greetings:
Contributing to the strenght of the region through the New North, the Northeast Wisconsin Educational Resource Alliance (NEW ERA), the Growth Agenda, and Advantage Wisconsin; the value of the new Bachelor of Applied Studies
NewsNotes:
December commencement; Chancellor's Awards to Jerry Olson and the Kuehnes; campus safety and emergency preparedness stressed in new year; Chancellor pours a generous cup of coffee; men's basketball to be aired on free TV
December 2007
Greetings:
Importance of accountability; completion of self-study for accreditation; comparing colleges and universities with the Web-based College Portrait
NewsNotes:
UW-Green Bay hosts preliminary and semi-final rounds for international voice competition; UW-Green Bay faculty and alumni make "25 People You Should Know" list; mid-year graduation ceremonies; Kress Events Center earns "Best of 2007" recognition
November 2007
Greetings:
Green light for 'Growth Agenda'; dedication of new Kress Events Center; Phuture Phoenix Days on campus; annual scholarship dinner; Northeast Wisconsin Learning Center opens in Appleton
NewsNotes:
Ribbon-cutting ceremony in Appleton for new learning center; fifth-graders visit campus for Phuture Phoenix Days; Green Bay CFL Challenge
October 2007
Greetings:
New Kress Events Center and partnership that made it happen; other examples of partnering with the community and region: NEW ERA, New North, Phuture Phoenix, Bachelor of Applied Studies, First Nations Major, Phoenix Fund
NewsNotes:
Grand opening of KressEvents Center; Kress Events Center quick facts; The Kress Legacy; student support key to Kress Events Center
September 2007
Greetings:
Welcome back; Freshmen Move-in Day; new Kress Events Center and other campus construction; improved and expanded academic offerings
NewsNotes:
Opening of Kress fitness center; Founders awards for excelllence; new insignia for Athletics; helping hands at Freshmen Move-in Day