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exciting new opportunity this year is our Bachelor
of Applied Studies degree. This innovative degree
was approved in May by the UW System Board of Regents
and gives graduates of area technical colleges the
option to pursue a UW-Green Bay Bachelor of Applied
Studies degree. Our BAS program and a similar degree
program at UW-Oshkosh are the first of their kind in
the UW System. We will serve many BAS students at the
new University of Wisconsin Fox Cities Learning Center
on the campus of Fox Valley Technical College in Appleton.
This degree is another example of how partnerships have enabled us to better meet the educational and economic needs of our region’s citizens. An organization called NEWERA (Northeast Wisconsin Educational Resource Alliance), which fosters collaboration among the region’s public colleges and universities, provided the forum for much of the discussion of the new BAS degree. Elsewhere on campus, our faculty and staff are working to make meaningful improvements to our first-year students’ academic experience. The Freshman Seminars, which led to greater academic challenge and student-faculty interaction in its first year, will have twice as many sections this year and will place additional emphasis on writing and co-curricular activities. I applaud the faculty’s efforts to improve an area that is so crucial to our students’ future academic success. We also have launched a Hmong Studies Center, which will support courses, public lectures, research and cultural events serving Hmong students and the entire community. This center, established under the leadership of Prof. Ray Hutchison, is another example of how we can connect learning to the life of our rapidly diversifying region. We are making strides in internationalizing our campus, curriculum and student experience. UW-Green Bay students this fall will be able to minor in Global Studies and International Business. And, in the last year, we have added Arabic and Italian to our array of language courses. In addition, we have added student learning opportunities in Italy, Mexico and Guatemala. All of this will help us as we strive to connect to the global community by bringing Green Bay to the world and the world to Green Bay. . |
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numbers show that students want to get into UW-Green
Bay and that we need to grow the University in order
to meet the increasing demand across Northeastern Wisconsin
. . .Students clearly understand that it’s an exciting time to be part of Green Bay’s University. This year, for the first time, we broke the 1,000-graduate barrier (1,046 graduates, to be precise). And taking the graduates’ places this fall will be about 1,000 incoming freshmen and 565 transfer students. These numbers show that students want to get into UW-Green Bay and that we need to grow the University in order to meet the increasing demand across Northeastern Wisconsin for a quality, affordable education. Before I conclude, I want to thank those members of our community who have carried the message to our elected leaders in Madison that Northeastern Wisconsin needs a larger university. They have effectively made the case that investing in public higher education is crucial to building brighter futures. They understand the impact a strong university has on the region’s economy and quality of life. As I enter my seventh year of service as chancellor of your University, I look forward to continuing the dialog about how we can best address the needs of our growing and evolving region. I welcome your participation in this dialog. Feel free to contact me, either by phone at 465-2207 or by e-mail at shepardb@uwgb.edu. As always, I thank you for supporting Green Bay’s University of Wisconsin and for helping us connect learning to life on campus, in our community and state, and around the globe.  Bruce Shepard |
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