Student Stories

UWM’s Bachelor of Architecture program receives initial NAAB accreditation

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Architecture & Urban Planning’s Bachelor of Architecture (BArch) program has received initial accreditation from the National Architectural Accrediting Board (NAAB). Initial accreditation brings important benefits for alumni and the architecture community by supporting licensure pathways and professional mobility.

First Urban Studies/Urban Planning accelerated degree cohort is set to walk the graduation stage

Five years ago, UW-Milwaukee debuted its accelerated bachelor’s and master’s degree program in Urban Studies and Urban Planning. Now, in a few short weeks, the first graduates of the program will walk across the stage at UWM Panther Arena and accept their diplomas. The program is designed to have students complete their bachelor’s degree in three years and their master’s in two. Some of the urban studies major credits can count toward the graduate degree, and some of the graduate classes fulfill requirements for the urban studies major, so the students can shave a year off their schooling.

CDS partners with TRUE Skool to envision a space shaped by the young people who use it

Community Design Solutions (CDS) at UWM is partnering with Milwaukee-based organization TRUE Skool to help envision a new, world-class space for youth arts programming shaped not just for young people, but by them. Rather than relying solely on traditional design processes, the organization turned to CDS to help develop an approach that would meaningfully engage teens in shaping that vision.

Changes make it easier for architecture students to complete a minor in structural engineering

Recent curricular changes are making it easier for architecture students to enroll in the structures minor through the College of Engineering & Applied Science. The change is intended to make architecture students better fit structural engineering into their academic planning and set the stage for better collaborations between the two professions, both in practice and research.

Architecture and urban planning student draws up plans to make a difference

Architecture has always been an area of interest for UWM master’s student Dulce Carreno, but in high school, she didn’t consider it a viable option. Instead, after graduating from her Las Vegas high school, Carreno served in the U.S. Air Force for six years. Her military service ultimately charted her course to architecture and urban planning, where she knew she could make a difference through her career.