{"id":13615,"date":"2026-06-09T09:54:41","date_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:54:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/?post_type=campus_story&#038;p=13615"},"modified":"2026-06-09T09:54:42","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T14:54:42","slug":"graduate-certificates-open-new-pathways-for-career-growth-at-uw-green-bay","status":"publish","type":"campus_story","link":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/story\/graduate-certificates-open-new-pathways-for-career-growth-at-uw-green-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"Graduate certificates open new pathways for career growth at UW\u2011Green Bay"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2023\/10\/GRB_campus-beauty_campus-saturated-scaled.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2560\" height=\"1707\" src=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2023\/10\/GRB_campus-beauty_campus-saturated-scaled.jpg\" alt=\"Photo of UW-Green Bay\" class=\"wp-image-10213\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2023\/10\/GRB_campus-beauty_campus-saturated-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2023\/10\/GRB_campus-beauty_campus-saturated-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2023\/10\/GRB_campus-beauty_campus-saturated-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2023\/10\/GRB_campus-beauty_campus-saturated-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2023\/10\/GRB_campus-beauty_campus-saturated-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/378\/2023\/10\/GRB_campus-beauty_campus-saturated-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/><\/a><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>UW\u2011Green Bay is expanding opportunities for working professionals with a growing lineup of&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwgb.edu\/graduate\/certificates\/\">for\u2011credit graduate certificate programs<\/a>&nbsp;designed to meet today\u2019s workforce needs. Built for flexibility, many of the certificates can be completed fully online and in as few as nine graduate credits (three classes,) allowing learners to build in\u2011demand skills, strengthen credentials or explore a new career direction\u2014without committing right away to a full graduate degree. Programs span high\u2011impact areas including business, healthcare, education, data and analytics, sustainability, biotechnology and public service.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOur graduate certificates reflect both the changing workforce and the needs of today\u2019s learners,\u201d said UW\u2011Green Bay Associate Vice Chancellor for Graduate Studies and Research Kerry Wilks. \u201cThey are intentionally designed to be practical, accessible and grounded in real\u2011world challenges, helping professionals move forward with confidence and purpose.\u201d UW\u2011Green Bay\u2019s certificates carry full graduate credit, are taught by expert faculty with real\u2011world experience, and can often be stacked into a related master\u2019s degree\u2014keeping long\u2011term educational pathways open.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One example is the Leadership and Peak Performance Certificate, inspired by the teamwork, resilience and high\u2011performance culture that define the Green Bay region. Emphasizing trust, accountability and leading under pressure, the program reflects UW\u2011Green Bay\u2019s role as a forward\u2011thinking, supportive partner in workforce development. Professionals, managers and recent graduates are encouraged to explore how graduate certificates can help them advance with purpose and flexibility.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p>Written by Kristin Bouchard<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Link to original story: <a href=\"https:\/\/news.uwgb.edu\/phlash\/news\/06\/02\/graduate-certificates-open-new-pathways-for-career-growth-at-uw-green-bay\/\">https:\/\/news.uwgb.edu\/phlash\/news\/06\/02\/graduate-certificates-open-new-pathways-for-career-growth-at-uw-green-bay\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UW\u2011Green Bay is expanding opportunities for working professionals with a growing lineup of&nbsp;for\u2011credit graduate certificate programs&nbsp;designed to meet today\u2019s workforce needs. Built for flexibility, many of the certificates can be completed fully online and in as few as nine graduate credits (three classes,) allowing learners to build in\u2011demand skills, strengthen credentials or explore a new [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":10213,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","institution":[111],"story_category":[147,148],"class_list":["post-13615","campus_story","type-campus_story","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","institution-uw-green-bay","story_category-community","story_category-economy"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campus_story\/13615","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/campus_story"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/campus_story"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=13615"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/10213"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=13615"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"institution","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/institution?post=13615"},{"taxonomy":"story_category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/all-in-wisconsin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/story_category?post=13615"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}