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accomplished alumni tell similar stories, whether it’s Mike Jackson,
president and chief operating officer of Supervalu, or Wayne Micksch, president
of Quality Insulation and Asbestos Removal Inc. of Green Bay. Jackson and
Micksch, along with Kathleen Christensen of the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation
in New York, were this year’s recipients of our Distinguished Alumni
Awards. I’m also impressed with the achievements of Joseph Carroll and Ma Manee Moua, who received our Outstanding Recent Alumni Awards. Carroll is an assistant professor of ophthalmology and biophysics at the Medical College of Wisconsin in Milwaukee, and Moua is an assistant attorney general with the Wisconsin Department of Justice. Considering what they have achieved at such a young age and in such a short period of time, one can only imagine what they will accomplish in the years ahead. As I discuss our plans for growing UW-Green Bay with community members, legislators and others, I often am asked where the jobs will come from to employ future graduates. My answer: Our graduates, those well-prepared to lead in a rapidly changing world, will create them. And just as our graduates must prepare to deal with change, UW-Green Bay itself must adapt if it is going to continue to have a leadership role as our region and world undergo constant change. Recent developments bolster my confidence that we are prepared to do so and that we have no interest in standing still. At its most recent meeting, the Board of Regents endorsed our new First Nations Studies major. The University and community will work as a team in this important program, which will contribute to a greater understanding of the tribes of Northern Wisconsin and indigenous people throughout North America. It will combine new ways of learning with an emphasis on preserving important parts of our region’s history and culture. This month, the Regents are expected to approve our Bachelor of Applied Studies degree, which will make a UW-Green Bay education more accessible for Northeastern Wisconsin residents with technical college degrees. That’s a large pool of potential students — students who will have new learning opportunities that will help them do more for themselves and their families, but also for our region, state and world. |
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Bay is a special place. Of course, you would expect the person with the
privilege of serving as its chancellor to make such a statement. But nothing
speaks as loudly and clearly about what makes it special as our graduates
who have gone on to do so much to make the world in which we live a better
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