UW-Green Bay, Inside UW-Green Bay, February 2005 Issue



Notes from 2420 Nicolet Hometown Proud: • Teacher-turned-CFO • Grad helps yachtmaker • A Lakeshore success story Donors make new student events center a 'go' The community's support Dr. Sci-fi No room at the 'in' campus Faculty and staff news Tourney Time Hall of Fame inductees ... more campus news Alumni news Luv U! Alumni couples Theatre grad at the Guthrie Alumni writes from Iraq Alumni notes		Stories from the February 2005 Issue / page 4 Alumni news Luv U! Alumni couples share fond memories Bill Sagal was a UW-Green Bay sophomore in 1985, working his way through college with a work-study job at the Phoenix Sports Center front desk. Sue Aspenson was a freshman on the women's basketball team. Bill asked Sue if she would like a towel. Sue said yes. Sometimes love begins simply. The couple, now married nearly 15 years, is one of more than a thousand who have met on the UW-Green Bay campus. This February issue takes a nostalgic look at a few of these couples, how they met, their favorite campus memories, and what they are doing now. The Sagals On February 25, 1989, immediately following the last home game of Sue Aspenson's career as a Phoenix women's basketball player, Bill Sagal took Sue's hand, led her to an empty spot in the Phoenix Sports Center bleachers and proposed, saying, "Today is the end of a very important and special part of your life and the beginning of another. Will you marry me?" They had become friends on an intramural softball team in 1986. Bill begged a mutual friend to get the team together so he could become better acquainted with Sue. They hadn't yet begun to date, when Bill pointed Sue out to his best friend (Mark Meerstein '88) and said, "That's the girl I'm going to marry." Soon they shared evenings at BB's on Main Street, well-done hamburgers at the "Rat" (now the Phoenix Club) and laughs with friends at the Flip Inn (now Highland Howie's) on Spartan Road. Today, they share their life in Green Bay, where they have invested themselves in the community while maintaining a strong connection to the place they met. Bill is a customer service adviser for Wisconsin Public Service Resources. Sue works for Nsight Telservices as a benefit/compensation coordinator. They have two children, Tyler (8) and Amanda (11), a talented singer who regularly performs the national anthem prior to Phoenix athletics events. They return often to the place they first locked eyes — the Phoenix Sports Center &3151; as season-ticket holders for Phoenix women's basketball games. Sue was inducted into the Phoenix Hall of Fame just a year ago. They both say meeting at UW-Green Bay was destiny. "We talk about the 'what ifs' all the time," Bill says. "What if Sue left school after her freshman year? What if I would have played basketball for Lakeland College?" "I definitely believe we are soul mates," Sue says. "Definitely," Bill agrees. *** * * * *** The Browns Bryan Brown's proposal of marriage to fellow student Kathy Natzke was no secret — he popped the question on stage in front of 2,200 people at a December 1995 Colors of Christmas concert at the Weidner Center. Ten years later, the couple has a new daughter, Kathryn, born in May, and a 2-year-old son, Riley. Kathy '95 is choral director in the Gillett Public School System. Bryan '98 is also a teacher in Gillett and is working on his master's degree in educational technology through Lesley University. Bryan's proposal required the collaboration of touring singers Peabo Bryson and Melissa Manchester. Bryan and Kathy had been on stage earlier, singing backup with the University Concert Choir. Kathy thought she and Bryan were to be silent, human stage props when they were called back for the recording artists' rendition of the romantic duet, "A Whole New World." Explains Kathy, "I don't remember much of what Peabo said except, 'Bryan has a question for you, Kathy.' I turned around to look at Bryan and he was down on one knee. Never in my life had I experienced what it was like to be speechless, until then. I couldn't get anything out. I mean, we'd been together for such a long time (three years), I didn't think this would ever happen. Melissa came over and put her arm around me and says, 'So what do you say, honey?' Through my tears I squeaked out a yes. They brought us to center stage to wild applause. They then proceeded to sing the song "A Whole New World" to us, which obviously became "our song." "When friends start comparing stories of how their proposals happened, we don't take a back seat to anyone," Kathy says. "It's still fun to tell the story. People get teary eyed and believe in romance again after a story like that!" *** * * * *** The Rahmans Terri (Klabunde) Rahman '93 and Faisal Yafi Rahman '94 met on Halloween in 1989 at a local McDonald's. Upon discovering they were both UW-Green Bay students, Terri gave Faisal a ride back to campus. Originally from Rhinelander, Terri had a keen interest in people from other cultures. She was curious how Faisal's experience compared to that of a high school pen pal in Turkey. He was impressed by her curiosity. They spent much of their free time together in the lounge of Bob Schaefer Hall or at Faisal's place in Building 108. Frequently the two shared lunch in the University mailroom, where Faisal worked part time. Faisal proposed when he graduated and secured his first full-time position in the community in 1995. Terri, a social work major, worked for more than five years as a social worker/case manager in a parent education program for people with developmental disabilities. She recently switched to working in a long-term care unit with the Brown County Human Services Department. Faisal, an information and computing science major, is a project manager with Associated Bank in Green Bay. *** * * * *** The Bogenshutzes Dana Peterson '99 had just accepted the position of Student Senate secretary and was receiving a tour of the Student Life offices. She was introduced to a fun-loving guy named Corey Bogenshutz '99, the special events coordinator for Good Times Programming. Corey thought Dana was cute. Dana thought Corey had a weird last name. She eventually took it as her own. Between times they attended Weidner Center shows together, studied in the Cofrin Library, and hung out in the SGA offices with friends. Both business administration majors, they also shared a few classes. They met many lifelong friends at UW-Green Bay. When they married on June 12, 2004, seven UWGB alumni and Dana's sister Jana, a current UW-Green Bay student, served as attendants. Dana has worked in the insurance industry for five years and is employed with Guardian Insurance in Appleton. Corey was recruited out of college as an intern for Kohls and has been promoted to assistant store manager at Kohls in Sheboygan. They reside in Green Bay. Theatre grad tackles The Bard at Guthrie One of UW-Green Bay's most celebrated theatre graduates is staging a play by the world's most famous playwright at one of America's most renowned theatre venues. Joel Sass '89 is directing Pericles by William Shakespeare for the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, February 12 through March 6. For the past 10 years, Sass has been directing and set designing for his own troupe, the Mary Worth Theatre Company, which specializes in adapting new works for the stage, and doing innovative treatments of classic plays. Sass was voted Best Director in the Twin Cities in 2002, and Mary Worth was selected Best Independent Theatre Company in 2003. Sass says Pericles at the Guthrie is his biggest project to-date in terms of national exposure and funding. "What makes Pericles unique is that I'm taking a show with 40 characters and staging it with a cast of only eight actors," he said. "Working at the Guthrie represents an opportunity to use the show as a calling card to other theatres regionally and nationally. I've been very successful in the Twin Cities thus far, but to build a directing career that can sustain me for the next decade, I really do need to begin working out-of-state as well." Three days after Pericles opens, Sass will begin rehearsals for a production of Triumph of Love at Park Square Theatre, followed by other projects. *** * * * *** More from UW-Green Bay Theatre grads: Lori (Piechocki) Denil '97, who just recently moved to Hollywood with her husband Shane Denil '97, has been working for a production company during the day and getting "extra" work among the background people in popular TV shows. She just had a few scenes in Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal. They are both theatre graduates.... Steve Marzolf '02, a humanistic studies/theatre major, was recently cast in a show with Chicago Shakespeare, one of the choice professional Chicago troupes, considered difficult to crack. He also has a new "day job" performing in the Children's Theatre Troup.... Eric Lindahl '03, humanistic studies/theatre major, has been cast in his third show, Animal Farm, with Baliwick Theatre in Chicago.... Briana Fahey '01 is a stage manager with Milwaukee Repertory Company, one of the most prestigious regional theatres in the country. She worked two summers as a stage manager with Utah Shakespearean Festival...Mary Gallagher '90 recently finished filming on the Jodie Foster "Hitchcock-type" thriller, Flight Plan, due out next fall. He takes online nursing degree to front lines in Iraq First Lieutenant Raschid Ghoorahoo graduated from UW-Green Bay's BSN-LINC (online nursing degree) program in December 2003. He writes from Gharib Prison Hospital, Iraq, where his assignment, originally to care for detainees and coalition forces, became "Task Force med 115th," responsible for all detainees in theater. Raschid sent this letter to share his story of one day in his life at the prison hospital in Iraq: "Insight of a day in sunny Iraq" (Sept. 26, 2004) We live in the old prison cells where I share a cell with another First Lieutenant. Uh-oh an insurgent wake up call between 0500 and 0630 — the sounds of mortars and rockets flying in and around our compound followed by the 50 cal. machine gun returning fire. After taking a shower we put on our 50lb body armor referred to as "full battle rattle," kevlar, helmet, and eye protection. I sling my M16 weapon named "Take no Prisoners" over my shoulder and begin a five-minute walk to the hospital. As we walk across the gravel and dirt we pass the Heli Pad and watch as two Blackhawk helicopters land. The next three minutes is spent cleaning dirt out of my ears, wiping my eyes and spitting out the weird flavor that dirt carries with it. When arriving at the hospital, I check in the weapon and proceed to our area. The first port of call is a hot cup of British tea, of course. I count the narcotics then get on with sick call and treatment of sick detainees. During the day, if nature calls between 1200-1500, I have to hold it. The temperature out here reaches 130 degrees and it is no fun burning your bottom on the plastic seats of the porta-potties. No reading material allowed either, as a lengthy stay would mean becoming overwhelmed by the toxic fumes and ending up in the ER with methane overdose. Suddenly a piercing siren is heard and once again we're under attack. I immediately put on 50lbs of full battle rattle, without the M16, and prepare for possible trauma. Then a trauma victim arrives (non-coalition) and in no time the patient is intubated and the ER doc is performing a thoracotomy due to the exit wound in his chest. After the all clear is sounded, we take one hour to mop the blood from off the floor. 1830 rolls around and the change of shift arrives. A report is given, than we start on the journey home. Again, full battle rattle is worn, the M16 picked up, followed by a three-minute walk to the dining facility. We remove our body armor and have the next 40 minutes to chow down on some interesting food and socialize. When ready to leave, "full battle rattle" is placed back on and we start for home to our cell. Then BOOOOMMM, a massive blast wave hits us and knocks us back a step or two. We look at each other to decide... Do we drop to the ground or carry-on walking to the jail? We carry on to the jail then see the blast of smoke, it was an Improvised Explosion Device (IED) two and a half miles away. Nobody was hurt on our side. Finally I arrive home at 1945, take off the "full battle rattle," go and socialize with everyone for a couple hours and wind down with our extended family. I then go to the mailroom to see if I received any mail, (we all like care packages) but nothing, oh well 2200 and time for bed, all is safe. If anybody is interested my address is 1LT Raschid Ghoorahoo, 115th Field Hospital, Prison Hospital/Abu Gharib, APO AE 09342. Though I was born in England and did not leave until I was 26, I am very proud to be serving in the US Army, representing not only the USA, but help in the protection of the world from terrorists. Thank you UWGB BSN-LINC professors and staff for making this wonderful experience a reality. *** * * * *** Spanning the globe...for prospective alumni UW-Green Bay and its local community enjoy a richer diversity of cultures and perspectives thanks in no small part to the dozens of international students who enroll on campus each year. The Office of International Education has developed a comprehensive plan for increasing our international student population. You may be part of that plan! The University would like to hear from alumni with relatives, business contacts, friends, or friends of friends abroad. The most effective recruiting tool has always been word-of-mouth advertising. How about it-can you help? Contact Jay Harris, interim director of the Office of International Education at (920) 465-2007 or harrisja@uwgb.edu. *** * * * *** Vacation option: Escape to the Wilderness Looking for an excuse to take a mini-vacation? UW-Green Bay's Alumni Association will be hosting a wet and wild reunion weekend at the Wilderness Hotel and Golf Resort in Wisconsin Dells Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, 2005. For just $109 per night, a family of four can reserve a double queen room and receive unlimited access to the resort's three indoor waterparks and four-story dry foam playhouse. Stay one or two nights, but each family must make its own reservation by April 1. Secure a room by calling 1-800-867-9453. Tell the resort that you are part of the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association Room Block when making your reservation. For a bonus, bring this invite with you in May and receive one free kid's breakfast buffet with one paid adult's breakfast buffet at the Wild Canyon Cafe. *** * * * *** Get out of town...and take some alums with you! Your Alumni Association is partnering with Mayflower Tours to bring you two attractive travel opportunities. Choose from a nine-day summer 2005 tour of Alaska for $2,095 per person or an eight-day October trip to New England and Cape Cod for $1,598 per person. Go to www.uwgb.edu/Alumni/assoc/travel.htm for details on travel and vacation benefits offered courtesy of the Alumni Association. *** * * * *** Planning a trip back to Green Bay? Two downtown Green Bay hotels, just minutes from campus, are offering deals of interest to alumni and friends. Regency Suites Hotel and Conference Center is offering a $79 suite rate to UW-Green Bay alumni. A suite includes a complimentary full breakfast each morning, complimentary beverage reception each evening, in-room movies at minimal cost, and access to a fitness center, pool and sauna. Receive two tickets to a Phoenix men's or women's home basketball game after your fifth night stay, and one complimentary ticket to a Broadway performance at the Weidner Center after your tenth night stay. A complimentary shuttle service to and from the UW-Green Bay campus is available 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day. Call 1-800-236-3330 for more information. Holiday Inn City Centre is offering a Preferred Parent/Alumni Rate of $69 plus tax for all rooms, one to four guests in a room. In addition, the first night will include a 50 percent discount off your already reduced rate of $69. After your tenth stay, you will have earned a complimentary night. Alumni notes An archive of alumni notes is available online at www.uwgb.edu/alumni/outreach/classnotes.htm. Check the Website often for the latest news on your fellow graduates. Page 1 \| Page 2 \| Page 3

Notes from 2420 Nicolet

Hometown Proud:
• Teacher-turned-CFO

• Grad helps yachtmaker

• A Lakeshore success story

Donors make new student events center a 'go'

The community's support

Dr. Sci-fi

No room at the 'in' campus

Faculty and staff news

Tourney Time

Hall of Fame inductees

... more campus news

Alumni news

Luv U! Alumni couples

Theatre grad at the Guthrie

Alumni writes from Iraq

Alumni notes

Stories from the February 2005 Issue / page 4

Alumni news

Luv U! Alumni couples share fond memories

Bill Sagal was a UW-Green Bay sophomore in 1985, working his way through college with a work-study job at the Phoenix Sports Center front desk. Sue Aspenson was a freshman on the women's basketball team. Bill asked Sue if she would like a towel. Sue said yes. Sometimes love begins simply. The couple, now married nearly 15 years, is one of more than a thousand who have met on the UW-Green Bay campus. This February issue takes a nostalgic look at a few of these couples, how they met, their favorite campus memories, and what they are doing now.

The Sagals

On February 25, 1989, immediately following the last home game of Sue Aspenson's career as a Phoenix women's basketball player, Bill Sagal took Sue's hand, led her to an empty spot in the Phoenix Sports Center bleachers and proposed, saying, "Today is the end of a very important and special part of your life and the beginning of another. Will you marry me?"

They had become friends on an intramural softball team in 1986. Bill begged a mutual friend to get the team together so he could become better acquainted with Sue. They hadn't yet begun to date, when Bill pointed Sue out to his best friend (Mark Meerstein '88) and said, "That's the girl I'm going to marry." Soon they shared evenings at BB's on Main Street, well-done hamburgers at the "Rat" (now the Phoenix Club) and laughs with friends at the Flip Inn (now Highland Howie's) on Spartan Road.

Today, they share their life in Green Bay, where they have invested themselves in the community while maintaining a strong connection to the place they met. Bill is a customer service adviser for Wisconsin Public Service Resources. Sue works for Nsight Telservices as a benefit/compensation coordinator. They have two children, Tyler (8) and Amanda (11), a talented singer who regularly performs the national anthem prior to Phoenix athletics events. They return often to the place they first locked eyes — the Phoenix Sports Center &3151; as season-ticket holders for Phoenix women's basketball games. Sue was inducted into the Phoenix Hall of Fame just a year ago.

They both say meeting at UW-Green Bay was destiny.

"We talk about the 'what ifs' all the time," Bill says. "What if Sue left school after her freshman year? What if I would have played basketball for Lakeland College?"

"I definitely believe we are soul mates," Sue says. "Definitely," Bill agrees.

* * * * *

The Browns

Bryan Brown's proposal of marriage to fellow student Kathy Natzke was no secret — he popped the question on stage in front of 2,200 people at a December 1995 Colors of Christmas concert at the Weidner Center.

Ten years later, the couple has a new daughter, Kathryn, born in May, and a 2-year-old son, Riley. Kathy '95 is choral director in the Gillett Public School System. Bryan '98 is also a teacher in Gillett and is working on his master's degree in educational technology through Lesley University.

Bryan's proposal required the collaboration of touring singers Peabo Bryson and Melissa Manchester. Bryan and Kathy had been on stage earlier, singing backup with the University Concert Choir. Kathy thought she and Bryan were to be silent, human stage props when they were called back for the recording artists' rendition of the romantic duet, "A Whole New World."

Explains Kathy, "I don't remember much of what Peabo said except, 'Bryan has a question for you, Kathy.' I turned around to look at Bryan and he was down on one knee. Never in my life had I experienced what it was like to be speechless, until then. I couldn't get anything out. I mean, we'd been together for such a long time (three years), I didn't think this would ever happen. Melissa came over and put her arm around me and says, 'So what do you say, honey?' Through my tears I squeaked out a yes. They brought us to center stage to wild applause. They then proceeded to sing the song "A Whole New World" to us, which obviously became "our song."

"When friends start comparing stories of how their proposals happened, we don't take a back seat to anyone," Kathy says. "It's still fun to tell the story. People get teary eyed and believe in romance again after a story like that!"

* * * * *

The Rahmans

Terri (Klabunde) Rahman '93 and Faisal Yafi Rahman '94 met on Halloween in 1989 at a local McDonald's. Upon discovering they were both UW-Green Bay students, Terri gave Faisal a ride back to campus. Originally from Rhinelander, Terri had a keen interest in people from other cultures. She was curious how Faisal's experience compared to that of a high school pen pal in Turkey. He was impressed by her curiosity. They spent much of their free time together in the lounge of Bob Schaefer Hall or at Faisal's place in Building 108. Frequently the two shared lunch in the University mailroom, where Faisal worked part time. Faisal proposed when he graduated and secured his first full-time position in the community in 1995. Terri, a social work major, worked for more than five years as a social worker/case manager in a parent education program for people with developmental disabilities. She recently switched to working in a long-term care unit with the Brown County Human Services Department. Faisal, an information and computing science major, is a project manager with Associated Bank in Green Bay.

* * * * *

The Bogenshutzes

Dana Peterson '99 had just accepted the position of Student Senate secretary and was receiving a tour of the Student Life offices. She was introduced to a fun-loving guy named Corey Bogenshutz '99, the special events coordinator for Good Times Programming. Corey thought Dana was cute. Dana thought Corey had a weird last name. She eventually took it as her own. Between times they attended Weidner Center shows together, studied in the Cofrin Library, and hung out in the SGA offices with friends. Both business administration majors, they also shared a few classes. They met many lifelong friends at UW-Green Bay. When they married on June 12, 2004, seven UWGB alumni and Dana's sister Jana, a current UW-Green Bay student, served as attendants. Dana has worked in the insurance industry for five years and is employed with Guardian Insurance in Appleton. Corey was recruited out of college as an intern for Kohls and has been promoted to assistant store manager at Kohls in Sheboygan. They reside in Green Bay.

Theatre grad tackles The Bard at Guthrie

One of UW-Green Bay's most celebrated theatre graduates is staging a play by the world's most famous playwright at one of America's most renowned theatre venues.

Joel Sass '89 is directing Pericles by William Shakespeare for the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, February 12 through March 6. For the past 10 years, Sass has been directing and set designing for his own troupe, the Mary Worth Theatre Company, which specializes in adapting new works for the stage, and doing innovative treatments of classic plays. Sass was voted Best Director in the Twin Cities in 2002, and Mary Worth was selected Best Independent Theatre Company in 2003. Sass says Pericles at the Guthrie is his biggest project to-date in terms of national exposure and funding.

"What makes Pericles unique is that I'm taking a show with 40 characters and staging it with a cast of only eight actors," he said. "Working at the Guthrie represents an opportunity to use the show as a calling card to other theatres regionally and nationally. I've been very successful in the Twin Cities thus far, but to build a directing career that can sustain me for the next decade, I really do need to begin working out-of-state as well."

Three days after Pericles opens, Sass will begin rehearsals for a production of Triumph of Love at Park Square Theatre, followed by other projects.

* * * * *

More from UW-Green Bay Theatre grads:

Lori (Piechocki) Denil '97, who just recently moved to Hollywood with her husband Shane Denil '97, has been working for a production company during the day and getting "extra" work among the background people in popular TV shows. She just had a few scenes in Desperate Housewives and Boston Legal. They are both theatre graduates.... Steve Marzolf '02, a humanistic studies/theatre major, was recently cast in a show with Chicago Shakespeare, one of the choice professional Chicago troupes, considered difficult to crack. He also has a new "day job" performing in the Children's Theatre Troup.... Eric Lindahl '03, humanistic studies/theatre major, has been cast in his third show, Animal Farm, with Baliwick Theatre in Chicago.... Briana Fahey '01 is a stage manager with Milwaukee Repertory Company, one of the most prestigious regional theatres in the country. She worked two summers as a stage manager with Utah Shakespearean Festival...Mary Gallagher '90 recently finished filming on the Jodie Foster "Hitchcock-type" thriller, Flight Plan, due out next fall.

He takes online nursing degree to front lines in Iraq

First Lieutenant Raschid Ghoorahoo graduated from UW-Green Bay's BSN-LINC (online nursing degree) program in December 2003. He writes from Gharib Prison Hospital, Iraq, where his assignment, originally to care for detainees and coalition forces, became "Task Force med 115th," responsible for all detainees in theater. Raschid sent this letter to share his story of one day in his life at the prison hospital in Iraq:

"Insight of a day in sunny Iraq" (Sept. 26, 2004)

We live in the old prison cells where I share a cell with another First Lieutenant. Uh-oh an insurgent wake up call between 0500 and 0630 — the sounds of mortars and rockets flying in and around our compound followed by the 50 cal. machine gun returning fire. After taking a shower we put on our 50lb body armor referred to as "full battle rattle," kevlar, helmet, and eye protection. I sling my M16 weapon named "Take no Prisoners" over my shoulder and begin a five-minute walk to the hospital. As we walk across the gravel and dirt we pass the Heli Pad and watch as two Blackhawk helicopters land. The next three minutes is spent cleaning dirt out of my ears, wiping my eyes and spitting out the weird flavor that dirt carries with it.

When arriving at the hospital, I check in the weapon and proceed to our area. The first port of call is a hot cup of British tea, of course. I count the narcotics then get on with sick call and treatment of sick detainees. During the day, if nature calls between 1200-1500, I have to hold it. The temperature out here reaches 130 degrees and it is no fun burning your bottom on the plastic seats of the porta-potties. No reading material allowed either, as a lengthy stay would mean becoming overwhelmed by the toxic fumes and ending up in the ER with methane overdose.

Suddenly a piercing siren is heard and once again we're under attack. I immediately put on 50lbs of full battle rattle, without the M16, and prepare for possible trauma. Then a trauma victim arrives (non-coalition) and in no time the patient is intubated and the ER doc is performing a thoracotomy due to the exit wound in his chest. After the all clear is sounded, we take one hour to mop the blood from off the floor. 1830 rolls around and the change of shift arrives. A report is given, than we start on the journey home. Again, full battle rattle is worn, the M16 picked up, followed by a three-minute walk to the dining facility. We remove our body armor and have the next 40 minutes to chow down on some interesting food and socialize. When ready to leave, "full battle rattle" is placed back on and we start for home to our cell. Then BOOOOMMM, a massive blast wave hits us and knocks us back a step or two. We look at each other to decide... Do we drop to the ground or carry-on walking to the jail? We carry on to the jail then see the blast of smoke, it was an Improvised Explosion Device (IED) two and a half miles away. Nobody was hurt on our side.

Finally I arrive home at 1945, take off the "full battle rattle," go and socialize with everyone for a couple hours and wind down with our extended family. I then go to the mailroom to see if I received any mail, (we all like care packages) but nothing, oh well 2200 and time for bed, all is safe. If anybody is interested my address is 1LT Raschid Ghoorahoo, 115th Field Hospital, Prison Hospital/Abu Gharib, APO AE 09342.

Though I was born in England and did not leave until I was 26, I am very proud to be serving in the US Army, representing not only the USA, but help in the protection of the world from terrorists. Thank you UWGB BSN-LINC professors and staff for making this wonderful experience a reality.

* * * * *

Spanning the globe...for prospective alumni

UW-Green Bay and its local community enjoy a richer diversity of cultures and perspectives thanks in no small part to the dozens of international students who enroll on campus each year. The Office of International Education has developed a comprehensive plan for increasing our international student population. You may be part of that plan! The University would like to hear from alumni with relatives, business contacts, friends, or friends of friends abroad. The most effective recruiting tool has always been word-of-mouth advertising. How about it-can you help? Contact Jay Harris, interim director of the Office of International Education at (920) 465-2007 or harrisja@uwgb.edu.

* * * * *

Vacation option: Escape to the Wilderness

[Wilderness Hotel and Golf Resort, Wisconsin Dells, Wis.]

Looking for an excuse to take a mini-vacation? UW-Green Bay's Alumni Association will be hosting a wet and wild reunion weekend at the Wilderness Hotel and Golf Resort in Wisconsin Dells Friday and Saturday, May 6 and 7, 2005. For just $109 per night, a family of four can reserve a double queen room and receive unlimited access to the resort's three indoor waterparks and four-story dry foam playhouse. Stay one or two nights, but each family must make its own reservation by April 1. Secure a room by calling 1-800-867-9453. Tell the resort that you are part of the UW-Green Bay Alumni Association Room Block when making your reservation. For a bonus, bring this invite with you in May and receive one free kid's breakfast buffet with one paid adult's breakfast buffet at the Wild Canyon Cafe.

* * * * *

Get out of town...and take some alums with you!

Your Alumni Association is partnering with Mayflower Tours to bring you two attractive travel opportunities. Choose from a nine-day summer 2005 tour of Alaska for $2,095 per person or an eight-day October trip to New England and Cape Cod for $1,598 per person. Go to www.uwgb.edu/Alumni/assoc/travel.htm for details on travel and vacation benefits offered courtesy of the Alumni Association.

* * * * *

Planning a trip back to Green Bay?

Two downtown Green Bay hotels, just minutes from campus, are offering deals of interest to alumni and friends.

Regency Suites Hotel and Conference Center is offering a $79 suite rate to UW-Green Bay alumni. A suite includes a complimentary full breakfast each morning, complimentary beverage reception each evening, in-room movies at minimal cost, and access to a fitness center, pool and sauna. Receive two tickets to a Phoenix men's or women's home basketball game after your fifth night stay, and one complimentary ticket to a Broadway performance at the Weidner Center after your tenth night stay. A complimentary shuttle service to and from the UW-Green Bay campus is available 8 a.m. to 11 p.m. every day. Call 1-800-236-3330 for more information.

Holiday Inn City Centre is offering a Preferred Parent/Alumni Rate of $69 plus tax for all rooms, one to four guests in a room. In addition, the first night will include a 50 percent discount off your already reduced rate of $69. After your tenth stay, you will have earned a complimentary night.

Alumni notes

An archive of alumni notes is available online at www.uwgb.edu/alumni/outreach/classnotes.htm. Check the Website often for the latest news on your fellow graduates.

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