UW-Green Bay, Photo of the Week Archive



	Poet Laureate, UW-Green Bay students visit Phuture Phoenix club Wisconsin's Poet Laureate, UW-Green Bay Prof. Denise Sweet, and UW-Green Bay art and theater students discussed poetry and the visual and performing arts recently with students at Washington Middle School. In her role as Poet Laureate, Sweet promotes poetry and the arts across the state. The Washington students are part of a Phuture Phoenix club, the latest addition to the award-winning program that encourages disadvantaged youngsters to graduate from high school and pursue a college education. Washington Middle School students check out the artwork of Eric Bronk, an art major at UW-Green Bay. Eric Bronk, who described music as his passion, shows off his recording equipment to the Washington students. Theater major Mike Laskowski, right, urged the students to stay in school if they want to go into theater, movies, music or other forms of entertainment. Wisconsin's Poet Laureate, Denise Sweet, right, told the middle school students to "take what you have in your heart and your mind and your spirit and write about it." UW-Green Bay student Joel Lee Liberski, to the left of Sweet, also spoke to the middle school students. UW-Green Bay student Elizabeth Waibel, right, organized the event that brought Poet Laureate Denise Sweet, right, to Washington Middle School. Waibel is a Phuture Phoenix "phellow," or mentor to the Washington students.

[University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Photo the Week]

Poet Laureate, UW-Green Bay students visit Phuture Phoenix club

Wisconsin's Poet Laureate, UW-Green Bay Prof. Denise Sweet, and UW-Green Bay art and theater students discussed poetry and the visual and performing arts recently with students at Washington Middle School. In her role as Poet Laureate, Sweet promotes poetry and the arts across the state. The Washington students are part of a Phuture Phoenix club, the latest addition to the award-winning program that encourages disadvantaged youngsters to graduate from high school and pursue a college education.

Photo: Washington Middle School students look at the artwork of Eric Bronk.

Washington Middle School students check out the artwork of Eric Bronk, an art major at UW-Green Bay.

Photo: Eric Bronk shows his recording equipment to the Washington students.

Eric Bronk, who described music as his passion, shows off his recording equipment to the Washington students.

Photo: Theater major Mike Laskowski talks to students.

Theater major Mike Laskowski, right, urged the students to stay in school if they want to go into theater, movies, music or other forms of entertainment.

Photo: Wisconsin's Poet Laureate Denise Sweet, and UW-Green Bay student Joel Lee Liberski, speak to students.

Wisconsin's Poet Laureate, Denise Sweet, right, told the middle school students to "take what you have in your heart and your mind and your spirit and write about it." UW-Green Bay student Joel Lee Liberski, to the left of Sweet, also spoke to the middle school students.

Photo: UW-Green Bay student Elizabeth Waibel, right, and Poet Laureate Denise Sweet.

UW-Green Bay student Elizabeth Waibel, right, organized the event that brought Poet Laureate Denise Sweet, right, to Washington Middle School. Waibel is a Phuture Phoenix "phellow," or mentor to the Washington students.