Kress Events Center dedication | page 4

Climbing higher at UW-Green Bay

Chancellor Bruce Shepard will scale any heights for a perfect metaphor. That’s Shepard (blue shirt) at the three-story climbing tower at the new Kress Events Center. Little more than an hour before addressing a community audience at a donor-appreciation dinner last Thursday (Oct. 18), he removed his suit coat to go climbing, as members of the Kress and Weidner families and others looked on during the open-house portion of the evening. In his speech later on, Shepard compared his ascent on the tower to UW-Green Bay’s rise as an institution. With the former, his student partner kept watch on his progress and both her hands on the belay rope. With the latter, especially in regard to fundraising and friendraising, he has grown to trust greatly in a community that “has our back,” he said.

TOP OF PAGE