December 29, 2021  |  News & Events, Sad News, Timely Announcements

Dear Colleagues,

I’m also sending a virtual link for services for Paulette Bangura, which will be live today via YouTube at 3 p.m.

https://youtu.be/hpnnrZhi-ko
Take care,

Johannes

Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs


Dear Colleagues,

I am sharing sad news of the passing of a member of our UWM community.

Paulette Bangura 

Paulette Bangura, a former Senior Outreach Specialist in the School of Continuing Education at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, recently passed away.

Paulette completed her undergraduate studies in political science at Creighton University, graduate work in healthcare administration at Texas Woman’s University and continued studies in Adult Education at National Louis University. She had a long career at UWM, teaching participatory research techniques and other courses in the School of Continuing Education. Paulette was passionate about community, especially the community of people of color, and worked tirelessly developing opportunities for people of color to take personal control over the events and policies that impeded access or opportunity for upward mobility. She also engaged in scholarly work in South Africa, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Ghana. Paulette retired from UWM in 2016.

Paulette co-founded the African Women’s Sarcoidosis Healing Network, a women-led grassroots network attempting to impact the issues of disparity in health care for women of African descent. She also co-founded the social service agency, Father’s Incorporated, that supports African American fathers taking leadership roles in the community and true partnership roles in the parenting arena. She was a Master Teacher with the international Adult Rites of Passage Institute in Elmina, Ghana and the local arm of Asentu Adult Rites of Passage Process in Milwaukee.

Her family will honor Paulette’s life with services held on Wednesday, December 29 at Peace of Mind Funeral Home, 5325 W. Greenfield Avenue in West Milwaukee, WI. Visitation will be from 12 – 3 p.m., with funeral services following at 3 p.m. The family respectfully request all guests wear masks and observe social distancing protocols to protect each other during this very difficult time. They encourage guests to obtain COVID-19 tests prior to attendance if possible.

Our condolences go to Paulette’s family and to the many others whose lives she touched.

Take care,

Johannes

Johannes Britz
Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs