The programs will benefit the entire community, allowing campuses and local residents to become more aware of global issues. As UW-Green Bay Chancellor Bruce Shepard noted, the efforts “help bring the world to Green Bay and bring Green Bay to the world.”

• A conference on international social justice this week examined diplomatic, foreign policy, human rights, legal and intelligence issues from the Cold War to the war on terrorism. The event began Sunday with a reception at St. Norbert College, then concluded at UWGB on Monday with panel discussions and an open forum. The event was organized as a tribute to Green Bay attorney Gary Weidner, who died in January at age 54. Weidner was the oldest son of founding UW-Green Bay Chancellor Edward Weidner.

• An international visiting scholars program kicked off last month by St. Norbert College and UW-Green Bay. The new venture provides financial support to enable professionals from developing countries to spend between a month and a year in the community.

“To be an educated citizen at the beginning of the 21st century is to be a global citizen,” said St. Norbert College President William Hynes. The collaborative agreement will help bring more global leaders to De Pere and Green Bay. Hynes added that those who prosper in the future “are those who value different cultures, rich heritages and diverse peoples.”

The visiting scholars program was announced at the Greater Green Bay Community Foundation office, which will administer funding. St. Norbert College and UW-Green Bay have pledged $2,000 each to support the scholars through 2005, and the foundation has awarded a $1,000 grant.

The program grew out of the Asian Visiting Scholars Program founded in 1998 by retired UW-Green Bay professors Robert Wenger and Jack Day and their wives, Lena Wenger and Jan Day.

Joseph Tullbane, associate dean for international studies and director of the Center for International Education at St. Norbert College, said the benefits of pooling resources are clear. Working separately, each institution risks spending the same amount of money and duplicating efforts.

Organizers hope the social justice conference becomes an annual event. The goal is to work toward managing conflict and achieving social justice worldwide.