UW-Green Bay, LOG Archive, Vol. 36 No. 42



Lead donor for student events center Sketches of Kress Events Center Campaign continues Media coverage Men's basketball tournament	Vol. 36, No. 42 / December 28, 2004 The LOG Online e-mail news digest is distributed each week to faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication Web site and to an archive of past issues. Kress gift enables UW-Green Bay to reach goal on student events center Chancellor Bruce Shepard is announcing success on the student sports and events center project. He confirms that a generous gift from the George F. Kress Foundation has been finalized, ensuring that UW-Green Bay will meet its Dec. 31 deadline for achieving the $7.5 million in private pledges required for matching state funds. The generosity of the Kress Foundation and family will be honored upon project completion when the remodeled and expanded Phoenix Sports Center is dedicated and renamed the Kress Events Center. For details, see the news release at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004dec.htm#kressgift. * * * * * Artist's vision of Kress Events Center As architects proceed with concept work, some new sketches are available for viewing, online. (Darker roofing identifies the existing PSC in the aerial view.) Click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/kressgift.htm. * * * * * Campaign continues While this week's announcement signals UW-Green Bay has reached its minimum target for major gifts, the capital campaign continues in support of the new student sports and events center. The overall goal is to raise $10 million in private funds to supplement the $7.5 million state contribution and the $15 million that will be generated in coming years through student fees. Steve Swan, assistant chancellor for university advancement, says friends and alumni can expect to hear more about grass-roots opportunities for involvement in the coming weeks. The February issue of the Inside UW-Green Bay magazine will include details. * * * * * Media coverage The Green Bay Press-Gazette has been closely following the progress of the events-center campaign. You can expect to see a report on the Kress naming-rights gift when Wednesday's edition goes live at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/local/. * * * * * In other news, men's tournament opens with Green Bay/Fargo clash The UW-Green Bay men's basketball team will host the 12th annual Oneida Bingo & Casino Classic this Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 29 and 30) at the Resch Center. Rounding out the field are North Dakota State, Hartford and Rider. Wednesday's semifinals are at 5 and 7:30 p.m., with UW-Green Bay and NDSU — the fighting Bison from Fargo — in the late game. Tickets are available. Go to http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/. * * * * * LOG ONline is prepared for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty and staff by the Office of Marketing and University Communication. Employees may submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or offer feedback; call ext. 2527 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.

Lead donor for student events center

Sketches of Kress Events Center

Campaign continues

Media coverage

Men's basketball tournament

Vol. 36, No. 42 / December 28, 2004

The LOG Online e-mail news digest is distributed each week to faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Links are included to more detailed stories at the Marketing and University Communication Web site and to an archive of past issues.

Kress gift enables UW-Green Bay to reach goal on student events center

Chancellor Bruce Shepard is announcing success on the student sports and events center project. He confirms that a generous gift from the George F. Kress Foundation has been finalized, ensuring that UW-Green Bay will meet its Dec. 31 deadline for achieving the $7.5 million in private pledges required for matching state funds. The generosity of the Kress Foundation and family will be honored upon project completion when the remodeled and expanded Phoenix Sports Center is dedicated and renamed the Kress Events Center. For details, see the news release at http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/news/archive/2004dec.htm#kressgift.

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Artist's vision of Kress Events Center

As architects proceed with concept work, some new sketches are available for viewing, online. (Darker roofing identifies the existing PSC in the aerial view.) Click http://www.uwgb.edu/univcomm/kressgift.htm.

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Campaign continues

While this week's announcement signals UW-Green Bay has reached its minimum target for major gifts, the capital campaign continues in support of the new student sports and events center. The overall goal is to raise $10 million in private funds to supplement the $7.5 million state contribution and the $15 million that will be generated in coming years through student fees. Steve Swan, assistant chancellor for university advancement, says friends and alumni can expect to hear more about grass-roots opportunities for involvement in the coming weeks. The February issue of the Inside UW-Green Bay magazine will include details.

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Media coverage

The Green Bay Press-Gazette has been closely following the progress of the events-center campaign. You can expect to see a report on the Kress naming-rights gift when Wednesday's edition goes live at http://www.greenbaypressgazette.com/news/local/.

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In other news, men's tournament opens with Green Bay/Fargo clash

The UW-Green Bay men's basketball team will host the 12th annual Oneida Bingo & Casino Classic this Wednesday and Thursday (Dec. 29 and 30) at the Resch Center. Rounding out the field are North Dakota State, Hartford and Rider. Wednesday's semifinals are at 5 and 7:30 p.m., with UW-Green Bay and NDSU — the fighting Bison from Fargo — in the late game. Tickets are available. Go to http://www.uwgb.edu/athletics/.

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LOG ONline is prepared for University of Wisconsin-Green Bay faculty and staff by the Office of Marketing and University Communication. Employees may submit a Brief, a Publication, a news item, an announcement, or offer feedback; call ext. 2527 or e-mail us at Log@uwgb.edu.