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14-05-2025
- General
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UW-Green Bay marks historic milestone with spring commencement for over 1,000 graduates
GREEN BAY, Wis. (WFRV) – The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will mark a major milestone this Saturday, May 17th, as it celebrates the largest graduating class in its history. According to a press release from UW-Green Bay, total of 1,338 students are eligible to receive their degrees during two commencement ceremonies at the Kress Events Center on the Green Bay Campus. Chancellor Michael Alexander emphasized the importance of the occasion, noting that more than 70% of UW-Green Bay graduates stay in the region after earning their degrees. The 1,338 students who will earn their degree this weekend will impact the workforce in amazing ways, through tenacity, critical thinking and a strong desire to ensure the communities that they live and work within are thriving. Chancellor Michael Alexander, UW-Green Bay Chancellor South Bridge Connector project breaks ground in De Pere, aims to improve I-41 traffic flow The release says ceremonies will begin at 9:30 a.m. with graduated from the College of the Arts, Humanities and Social Sciences, as well as students receiving associate degrees from all four UW-Green Bay Campuses, including those in the Rising Phoenix Program. The afternoon ceremony is scheduled for 2:00 p.m. and will honor graduated from the Austin E. Cofrin School of Business, the College of Health, Education and Social Welfare, and the College of Science, Engineering and Technology. UW-Green Bay highlights that this year's graduating class represents a wide range of accomplishments. More than 150 high school students from across the state are completing associate degrees through the Rising Phoenix program become receiving their high school deplomas. The release also emphasizes that nearly half of the graduating class are first-generation college students, including Tyler Dean, who is earning a degree in Electrical Engineering after serving in the Middle East and previously studying at Michigan Tech. Green Bay PD marks National Police Week with fallen officers memorial The ceremonies will also mark several 'firsts' for the university. The press release says the master's program in Public Administration will celebrate its inaugural graduates which includes Gage Beck. The new Biodiversity and Conservation Management program will also see its first graduates, such as Daxton Castellanos, who will step foot on the UW-Green Bay campus for the first time on graduation day, having completed the program remotely from California. Adham Elkasses will become the first UW-Green Bay student to earn a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation before completing a bachelor's degree in Finance. The release highlights that student voices will take center stage as well. Monica Garcia, a first-generation student from the Sheboygan campus, will speak at the morning ceremony. Graduating with a double major in Democracy and Justice Studies and Psychology, Garcia credits UW-Green Bay with helping her find her voice and passion for mentorship. In the afternoon, Aashiv Pandev, will share her journey from moving across the globe to pursuing a future in medicine, underscoring the importance of adaptability, compassion, and perservance. Green Bay agency hosts monthly diaper giveaway and resource fair for local families Among the many inspiring graduates are Alex Freeman, who pursued a degree in Public Administration with an Emergency Management emphasis to support his role as Waukesha County's Emergency Management Coordinator, and Jessie Kreiling, whose lifelong love for water has led her to earn a degree in Water Science and work towards solutions for environmental challenges. Graduates from all four UW-Green Bay campuses – Green Bay, Marinette, Manitowoc, and Sheboygan – will be recognized on Saturday, with degrees awarded in high-demand fields such as nursing, education, business and environmental studies. As UW-Green Bay honors the Class of 2025, it also celebrates the passion, resilience, and ambition of students who are ready to rise and shape the future of Northeast Wisconsin. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
Yahoo
23-04-2025
- Entertainment
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Main takeaways from Wednesday's The Dan Patrick Show featuring Packer's coach Matt LaFleur
The NFL draft kicks off in Green Bay this week and radio personality Dan Patrick is in town and hosted his show from The Bar near Lambeau Field on Wednesday morning. Opening the show, Patrick remarked on how welcoming Green Bay and Wisconsin residents were to him and his crew. "We had people who got in line at 3 a.m. in the morning. It's an extremely polite crowd today, but they haven't had their first beer yet," Patrick said. Wednesday's show featured former NFL defensive end Marcus Spears, Green Bay Packers head coach Matt LaFleur, radio personality and UW-Green Bay basketball coach Doug Gottlieb and comedian and actor Frank Caliendo. The Dan Patrick Show is hosting a live audience in Green Bay for the NFL Draft at The Bar, located on 2001 Holmgren Way, from 8 a.m. to 11 a.m. on April 23-25. It's not a ticketed event. Entry is a first-come, first-served basis and once capacity is reached, the doors will close. Dan Patrick is also hosting a meet and greet from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. at The Bar on Wednesday, he confirmed during the show. Here's a couple other takeaways from Wednesday's show: The crowd erupted into cheers when Green Bay Packer's coach Matt LaFleur came on the show around 9 a.m. But the head coach wasn't going to give away any secrets. Patrick asked him who Green Bay is drafting this year. "That's a great question," responded LaFleur. "If you get good people that love the game of football and have high character, I feel like they have a chance of reaching their ceiling," LaFleur said. "Lot of unknowns in this draft. Who we taking? You tell me?" LaFleur said. Patrick asked how often LaFleur's gone out for a game in Green Bay and known it's going to be cold. "It's almost every week," said LaFleur. "I might have seven layers of clothes on. If I'm in a full coat, you know it's cold." National radio personality and UW-Green Bay coach Doug Gottlieb discussed how he stirs controversy with his social media and other opinions. "I was totally addicted to social media when I left ESPN," said Gottlieb. "I'm better now." "Do you think any publicity is good publicity" asked Patrick. "Yeah, unless it's your personal life," said Gottlieb. Download Peacock to watch the Dan Patrick Show here. You can listen to the Dan Patrick Show via Fox Sports Radio here. You can find the latest NFL draft coverage from the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel here. RELATED: Milwaukee drivers should expect chance of storms Thursday morning on way to NFL draft in Green Bay This article originally appeared on Milwaukee Journal Sentinel: The Dan Patrick Show: Packer's coach Matt LaFleur talks NFL draft
Yahoo
16-03-2025
- Business
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Sheboygan letter-writers on Donald Trump & local candidates in April 1 election
Here are this week's letters to the editor of the Sheboygan Press. See our letters policy below for details about how to share your views. It's official — the United States of America is now one of Donald's private clubs. For a mere $500 million, you get a Gold Card so you, too, can be a member. No pesky waiting period, no pesky background checks. And no tests to take. Man, am I glad that Osama and Saddam were poor. There's no way they could afford the greens fees. I don't think Iran or the Taliban have all that much money to waste on a U.S. Club Card membership. Let's say we have nothing but wealthy people living in the United States of America. Who will pay taxes for them? Who will clean their houses? Who will feed them? Who will do their yard work? Wipe their butts? Their spoiled children? Everyone dreams of utopia. So far, nobody has found it. Not that I know of. Robert R. Ries Sheboygan Local government is vital to our day-to-day lives. They make decisions on critical services such as property taxes, road repairs, economic development and park maintenance. My wife and I recently bought our first home, so property taxes are top of mind for us, as well as quality public services. My wife and I want a tax rate that respects the taxpayers and that actually goes to quality services for all citizens, not just a select few. Politics is too divided and polarized. At the local level, we want common-sense elected officials who will represent all citizens. As someone who advocated for common-sense policies across Sheboygan County for years, I understand the importance of electing the right leaders. Ryan Menzer is that leader. Ryan is a hometown Sheboygan guy who, like me, attended UW-Green Bay and eventually settled back in his hometown to start a family. Ryan has years of experience in business and in nonprofits. His current role as a business analyst will serve him well in making tough decisions on behalf of Sheboygan residents, taxpayers and families. Ryan isn't beholden to special interests or agendas. He is a family man. The last few years of city leadership show the importance of having leaders who will speak truth to power. With an open aldermanic seat, now is an amazing time to elect a young, forward-thinking leader to represent us on the city council. Ryan Menzer would be an incredible choice. He is accessible and open to hearing your opinions, no matter your background. Jacob Immel Sheboygan I applaud the five candidates seeking seats on the Sheboygan Area School District Board of Education in the April 1 election. I support Denise Wittstock, Allie Tasche and Mary Lynne Donohue for the three seats up for election. Denise, through her position as executive director of Big Brothers Big Sisters WI Shoreline, knows the value of sound, lasting relationships between children and mentor-like adults. Also, she is a parent with children in the school system. As such, she understands the need for parental involvement in the development of curriculum and policy in our schools. Allie is both a classroom teacher and an advocate for children with autism and special needs. She can use her unique perspective to ensure instruction and policy guarantees all students can succeed in the classroom and beyond. Mary Lynne has experience in both government service and work on public and private boards and commissions. She knows the value of collaboration with others when seeking solutions to problems and ensuring that agencies, public and private, function efficiently. She also understands that state and local agencies must work together to solve problems. Do they know all the answers? No. But they demonstrate a willingness to do the legwork and research the issues that will aid the school board in developing curriculum and district policies to benefit our most precious resource — the children of our community. Joe Gulig Sheboygan My wife tells of her dad Russell loading his family, their dog Gypsy and four furry guinea pigs into the family station wagon in Massachusetts and heading West for his shot at the California Dream. Fresh from the great carrier battles in the Coral Sea and around Midway and Guadalcanal, he and his shipmates knew the American Dream didn't get better than life and liberty in the port cities of Seattle, San Francisco and San Diego. His death spared him seeing Californians, too busy living the dream to maintain it, delegate it all to bureaucrats who created chaos and bureaus to increase their authority. He didn't see their prosecutors refuse to enforce the little laws, allowing his golden cities to spiral into the squalor of today's San Francisco and the smoking dysfunction of the City of Angels. By then, it was too late for them. Bureaucrats had seized their Supreme Court and ordered them to shut up or ship out, because they really worked for the bureaus, not the reverse as had been taught in the old civics books their schools no longer used. They found themselves residents, not really citizens. Now, Wisconsin, which had used Walker's ACT 10 to escape bureaucratic control, is back in their crosshairs. If they can get Susan Crawford, notorious opponent of Act 10 and even voter ID, elected to form a majority of our Supreme Court, the Wisconsin dream will evaporate, too. We need to elect Brad Schimel to keep Wisconsin Dreamin'. Art DeJong Sheboygan As President Trump purges the federal government of 'woke' initiatives, here is a sample of the few hundred words that agencies are to limit, avoid or remove from documents: accessible, inclusive, at risk, biased, clean energy, climate science, equity, cultural differences, discrimination, diversity, environmental quality, equal opportunity, equality, feminism, gender diversity, inequalities, injustice, LGBTQ+, marginalized, minorities, multicultural, oppression, sexual orientation, pollution, prejudice, racial inequality, racism, social justice, transgender, underprivileged, vulnerable. The words above are in sentences that demonstrate Christian values of empathy and compassion; concern for others; care for the environment; a common belief of equal opportunity, and justice. The words below are but a sample of Trump's name-calling that demonstrate dehumanization and humiliation; bullying and belittling; they're classic examples of verbal and mental abuse: To specific people: stupid, dumb as a rock, pathetic, dopey, stupid bastard, mentally disabled, retarded, bum, dummy, slimeball, schitt, watermelon head, bozo, pervert, crooked. To specific women: nasty, slimeball, fat, wacky, crazy, tampon, low IQ, maggot, dog, horseface, ugly, lowlife. He rants derogatory names for any foreign leader, political group, journalist, Republican or Democrat who dares oppose him. Trump's supporters somehow choose to ignore the repulsive stream of names he incessantly spews. Most are also now ignoring the caring and empathetic words that are being removed from our country's documents. Words have a powerful impact — they can create goodwill and remind us of our common struggles, or they can divide us and fuel anger and hatred. The words we use matter! Steve Griffith Sheboygan Letters to the editor are published in the order in which they are received and letter-writers are limited to having one letter published per month. Letters can be emailed to news@ and Editor Brandon Reid at breid@ Letters must meet specific guidelines, including being no more than 250 words and be from local authors or on topics of local interest. All submissions must include the name of the person who wrote the letter, their city of residence and a contact phone number. Letters are edited as needed for style, grammar, length, fairness, accuracy and libel. This article originally appeared on Sheboygan Press: Sheboygan letters to the editor: Election endorsements & Donald Trump
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22-02-2025
- Sport
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NE Wisconsin HSSA: Keegan Van Kauwenberg drops 56 points to break Kaukauna school record
Keegan Van Kauwenberg set a new Kaukauna (Wisconsin) school record with 56 points on Friday night. Van Kauwenberg was a Northeast Wisconsin High School Sports Awards Boys Basketball Player of the Year nominee last year, and is committed to play at UW-Green Bay next season. Highlights from Green Bay men's basketball commit Keegan Van Kauwenberg (@KVankauwenberg) breaking Kaukauna's single-game scoring record with 56 points tonight.20-31 from the floor. The best high school shooting performance I've seen in person. @Kaukaunabball @GottliebShow — Kyle Malzhan (@KyleMalzhan) February 22, 2025 Everything was going right for the senior on Friday, as he sank 20-of-31 shots in a 98-79 victory. The Post Crescent livestreamed the game, and you can see highlights of the game, including the moment Kauwenberg set the record, here. Van Kauwenberg will likely be a candidate for the Northeast Wisconsin HSSA honor again this year, along with a loaded field that includes De Pere's Zach Kinziger and Oshkosh North's Xzavion Mitchell. The 2024-25 Northeast Wisconsin High School Sports Awards, Presented by Piggly Wiggly, are June 20 at Lambeau Field in Green Bay. The show is produced with the support of Cellcom. This article originally appeared on USA TODAY High School Sports Wire: NE Wisconsin HSSA: Keegan Van Kauwenberg drops school-record 56 points
