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UWM’s Impact

UWM is Wisconsin’s only university with the dual mission of performing world-class research and ensuring collegiate access for students from all backgrounds. Located in Wisconsin’s largest metropolitan area, UWM educates a diverse student body, striving to ensure that all students have equitable opportunities to earn a degree.

We’re also a trusted community partner and a driving force for the region’s economy. More than 80% of our graduates in the last decade stay in Wisconsin to live, work and help their communities thrive.

UWM is Impacting the World

UWM students, alumni, researchers, educators and donors are working to make a difference across the globe. With over 215,000 UWM alumni living in more than 110 countries around the world, Panthers are making a difference near and far.

Class Notes

Share your success with UWM and explore what fellow Panthers are accomplishing and achieving in their personal and professional lives.

Alumni Awardees

Learn more about our notable UWM Alumni awardees.

Donors Making a Difference

Donors are critical to the mission and success of UWM. Read about the people who make a gift or lasting impact to the UWM Foundation.

Chantell JewelChantell Jewell, 2024 Distinguished Alum Awardee
In the past 10 years,82.68%of UWM alumni have stayed in Wisconsin.
UWM Foundation manages$347 millionin total assets.
Gina Stilp from Zilber Family Foundations speaking at podiumGina Stilp, Zilber Family Foundation, announcing $20M gift

Building a Legacy of Excellence

UWM alumni, employees, donors and partners are shaping the future of the university through generous contributions to the UWM Foundation.

These gifts bolster UWM’s impact by providing scholarships, advancing groundbreaking research, enhancing academic programs and supporting state-of-the-art facilities. Together, we help to empower students to achieve their dreams, equip faculty with resources to innovate, and strengthen the university’s role as a driver of community and economic growth.

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Darian Dixon

During my first year taking STEM classes, my scholarship was a huge help in me getting those pricey books. That was a hard year for me financially, so I know that without the John and Cynthia Jackson Scholarship, affording books would have been a lot tougher.

Darian Dixon ’15Scholarship Donor and Alumni Board Member

Stories of Impact

  • UWM support network helps bring student’s law enforcement goals to life
    As a child, Ansa Joseph dreamed of working in law enforcement. But after she graduated from Cudahy High School in 2019, Joseph’s dream felt out of reach. She and her family had immigrated to the United States from Kerala, India, a few years earlier, and Joseph was unsure how to pursue such a career, especially …
  • UWM programs perform well in latest U.S. News rankings
    The undergraduate programs for nursing, business, psychology and computer science all placed among the best in the nation for 2027, and UW-Milwaukee’s overall ranking continued its steady climb. Read the full story
  • ‘Let us always, always dream bigger’
    The UWM community and friends celebrated Chancellor Thomas Gibson’s inauguration on Sept. 24, culminating in a ceremony at the Zelazo Center on the 70th anniversary of UWM’s first classes. Read the full story