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Facial recognition, big data ethics training coming to FVTC's criminal justice center
INSIGHT PUBLICATIONS
APPLETON—Fox Valley Technical College’s National Criminal Justice Training Center (NCJTC) announced on Monday that it will enter into a partnership to build and pilot an industry-first foundational course to train law enforcement in the understanding and ethical use of big data and facial recognition for critical investigations.
The NCJTC, one of the nation’s leading training providers for law enforcement and criminal justice professionals, is partnering with Biometrica Systems, Inc., a big data and software company focused on public safety, risk mitigation, and child protection. The two organizations will work together on the course, which will focus on fundamentals like understanding data and data privacy, creating case-use guidelines for facial recognition, ensuring accountability and preventing human bias...
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Fostering Diversity-Equity-Inclusion-Belonging
For Hindus in Green Bay and the Fox Valley, Holi Festival splashes vibrant colors across a world dulled by a pandemic
GREEN BAY PRESS GAZETTE
KAUKAUNA - Few passersby driving down Delanglade Street on Saturday likely knew that, in a parking lot just off the busy road, a bonfire blazed as people of all ages wailed in delight, flinging each other with green, red, yellow, orange and blue powder, making the crowd appear more like a kaleidoscope of colors.
Tucked behind a maintenance facility in Kaukauna is, quite literally, a hidden temple. One parking lot connects to another lot, and there, the Hindu Temple of Northeast Wisconsin sits, containing within its walls not only a cultural and spiritual center, but the manifestation of a community who saw a need for a center of its own...
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Promoting the Regional Brand
National Ag Day: How Wisconsin ranks in 2022
WBAY
GREEN BAY - March 22 is a day to celebrate all things agriculture. It’s National Ag Day.
Wisconsin exported more than $3.96 billion in agriculture products in 2021.
“From milk and cheese to ginseng and maple syrup, Wisconsin remains a strong agricultural leader and provider of high quality, nutritious products for the nation and world,” says the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection.
Wisconsin is home to more dairy farms than any other state....
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Promoting the Regional Brand
Excellence in Education Shining Stars Awards announced
FOX CITIES CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
The Excellence in Education Shining Star Awards program is an all-inclusive recognition of the outstanding achievements of K-16 educators in the Fox Cities region.
We are excited to announce the 2022 Excellence in Education Shining Star Award recipients, selected by a distinguished volunteer panel of Fox Cities education professionals:
• Excellence in Student Services Award: Gena Frey, UW Oshkosh
• Excellence in Special Education Award: Jen VanDenEng, Appleton Area School District
• Excellence in Career and Technical Education Award: Nathan Nolte, Fox Valley Lutheran High School
• Inclusive Excellence in Education Award: Jan Koshalek, Tullar Elementary School
• Excellence in Early Childhood Education Award: In Memory of Silia Hurula, Gerber Child Development Center
• Excellence in K-12 Education Award: Jean Horst, Edison Elementary
• Excellence in Higher Education Award: Jesus Smith, Lawrence University
• Educator of the Year 2022 Finalists: Greg Forton, Hortonville High School; Ashley Rubens, River View Middle School; Scott Hertting, Neenah High School; Rebecca Whittle, Appleton West
The celebration will take place from 5-8:30pm at the Red Lion Hotel on Tuesday, April 5, 2022....
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