UW-Green Bay: Cross names Sheryl L. Van Gruensven as interim chancellor of UW-Green Bay

MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross has named Sheryl L. Van Gruensven as the interim chancellor of UW-Green Bay. Van Gruensven is the institution’s vice chancellor for business and finance and has served in numerous roles at UW-Green Bay. “Sheryl is a well-regarded administrator and budget and finance specialist,” Cross said. “She has my full confidence to lead UW-Green Bay in the coming months.” Prior to being named vice chancellor for business and finance in 2016, Van Gruensven had served in that role as an interim. She was UW-Green Bay’s director of human resources starting in

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Gov. Evers: Beaver Dam Commerce Park ready for development

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 Industrial site is latest addition to Certified In Wisconsin® program BEAVER DAM — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the Beaver Dam Commerce Park has been certified as ready for development by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC’s) Certified In Wisconsin® Program. “I’ve said all along that we have to take a 72-county approach to economic development in Wisconsin to ensure that communities throughout our state are able to be successful,” Governor Evers said. “Today’s announcement is critically important for our state and families in the Beaver Dam area.” The commerce park is conveniently located between

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Wisconsin SNAP: Survivors of clergy abuse calling on Federal authorities to investigate former Franciscan monk and his religious order for transporting children across state lines to sexually assault them

Group also concerned that cleric taught in a Green Bay diocese grade school from 1999-2010 after being credibly accused of child sex crimes in Mississippi Survivors of sexual abuse by clergy in Wisconsin and Mississippi are calling upon federal authorities to investigate a former Franciscan and his religious order for violating federal child sex abuse laws. In a detailed investigation by the Associated Press published this week, three men who say they were raped and physically abused by Paul West, 59, were brought as children to Wisconsin on multiple occasions where West sexually assaulted them. West was a member of

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Sen. Marklein, Rep. Kurtz: Announce disaster assistance streamlining bill on anniversary of historic flooding

CONTACT: Senator Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 Representative Tony Kurtz, 608-266-8531 MADISON— State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and State Representative Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) announced their Disaster Assistance Streamlining Bill on the anniversary of the 2018 flood that widely impacted communities in their districts today. The bill they have introduced streamlines processes for disaster assistance to expedite funding and support for small, rural communities. This bill: Requires Wisconsin Emergency Management (WEM) to provide training to ALL local units of government on how to sign-up for the System for Award Management (SAM) program that is a requirement for receiving funds from the Federal

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Gov. Evers: Beaver Dam Commerce Park ready for development

Contact: GovPress@wisconsin.gov or 608-219-7443 Industrial site is latest addition to Certified In Wisconsin® program BEAVER DAM — Gov. Tony Evers announced today that the Beaver Dam Commerce Park has been certified as ready for development by the Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation’s (WEDC’s) Certified In Wisconsin® Program. “I’ve said all along

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Wisconsin SNAP: Survivors of clergy abuse calling on Federal authorities to investigate former Franciscan monk and his religious order for transporting children across state lines to sexually assault them

Group also concerned that cleric taught in a Green Bay diocese grade school from 1999-2010 after being credibly accused of child sex crimes in Mississippi Survivors of sexual abuse by clergy in Wisconsin and Mississippi are calling upon federal authorities to investigate a former Franciscan and his religious order for

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Sen. Marklein, Rep. Kurtz: Announce disaster assistance streamlining bill on anniversary of historic flooding

CONTACT: Senator Howard Marklein, 608-266-0703 Representative Tony Kurtz, 608-266-8531 MADISON— State Senator Howard Marklein (R-Spring Green) and State Representative Tony Kurtz (R-Wonewoc) announced their Disaster Assistance Streamlining Bill on the anniversary of the 2018 flood that widely impacted communities in their districts today. The bill they have introduced streamlines processes

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