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A Serious Look at Fun Can one develop critical, analytical thinking and research skills while still (gasp) enjoying the learning process? Associate Prof. Bryan Carr belives so. Carr is a faculty member in the Communication and Information Science programs where he is teaching a new first-year seminar course called “Society and the Superhero.” In this course, first-year students explore how the superhero genre reflects and shapes social reality while they
work to develop skills that will carry through the rest of their academic experience and beyond. Carr also hosts a popular podcast called "Serious Fun." Whether it’s comic books, video games or reality TV, “Serious Fun” examines the media that shapes and reflects our current culture. Find it at www. uwgb.edu/podcasts. See more about Carr and his reflections on “Society and the Superhero” in Teaching Moments, on page 12.
Generous donors support students The Annual Tony Galt Phuture Phoenix Scholarship donor, Janice Galt, meets 2019-2020 recipient, Carlos Zuniga at a fall reception designed to connect donors and recipients. Galt established the scholarship in memory of her late husband, a former UW-Green Bay professor of Social Change and Development. Zuniga will graduate in May 2020 with a Bachelor of Social Work degree. The Galt scholarship is one of more than 350 annual and endowed scholarships sponsored by generous donors to support students attaining higher education.
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