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Phuture
Phoenix, Shepards accept honor
The Phuture Phoenix program received state recognition last month for
its efforts to encourage students as early as fifth grade to set their
sights on completing high school and pursuing a college education. The
Office of State Employment Relations and the State Council on Affirmative
Action awarded Phuture Phoenix the first annual Ann Lydecker Award for
Education. The award ceremony took place at the state Capitol in Madison.
Chancellor Bruce Shepard and his wife, Cyndie, who serves as director
of Phuture Phoenix, accepted the award on behalf of the entire community.
Phuture Phoenix is the first recipient of the award named for Lydecker,
the late chancellor of UW-River Falls who died in an automobile accident
in March 2004. Flanking the Shepards are UWRF Provost Virginia Coombs,
left, and UW System Regent Beth Richlen.
Students offer night
at the opera, in English
More evidence of UW-Green Bay’s rising vocal program comes Thursday
through Sunday, Dec. 2 through 5, when the University’s Opera Workshop
presents Henry Purcell’s “Dido and Aeneas,” in the University
Theater. Performances are at 7:30 p.m. all four evenings. Producer Sarah
Meredith describes the short work as the first great English opera, with
an emotional story, artistic soloists and dancers, and beautiful choral
singing, all accompanied by faculty musicians: pianist Benjamin Moritz
with Catherine Henze on viola da gamba. Tickets are $6 for adults and
$3 for students
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Commencement
speaker is David Prosser
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Justice David Prosser Jr. will be the featured speaker when UW-Green Bay
holds mid-winter commencement at 11:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 18, at the
Weidner Center. Prosser’s experience in public service includes
election to the state legislature in 1979 through 1996. A Republican representing
the Appleton area, he served six years as Assembly minority leader and
two years as Assembly speaker. About 400 graduates are eligible to receive
diplomas during the ceremony.
Strikes,
spares and turkeys
Last week’s ‘Bowling
for Turkeys’ at the University Union gave students a chance to win
Thanksgiving dinner for their families and support a good cause in the
process. Senior biology major Steven Haluska of Green Bay (pictured) and
other Nicolet Room diners got three tries for each 50-cent contribution
to Paul’s Pantry. Bowlers with the three highest scores received
turkeys, and the next eight earned pumpkin pies. Sodexho dining service
donated the prizes.
“This freshman class seems more eager to participate than ever before.
I’d have to say that the number of people in the Nicolet Room has
definitely grown with the increased student population on campus. More
students seem excited about the Union expansion, too.”
Jenni Turner, Junior,
Germantown,
Wis. Studying public relations
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