Alumni News, March 2026

Five Lubar College alumni were chosen for the Milwaukee Business Journal’s annual “40 Under 40” awards, which honors Milwaukee’s brightest young leaders and professionals who have distinguished themselves in their companies, their communities and their industries — all before their 40th …

Lubar Alumni Honored with 2026 UWM Alumni Association Awards

Congratulations to the Lubar College of Business alumni who were honored at this year’s UWM Alumni Association Awards Ceremony! Impact AwardDeepak AroraFounder and CEOWearable Technologies Deepak’s motivation for founding Wearable Technologies is as poignant as it is personal: to prevent …

From Cat Travel to Fintech: Lubar Students Launch Big Ideas

Each spring, the Lubar College of Business brings together some of its most creative student entrepreneurs for the LaMacchia New Venture Business Plan Competition, an annual event that helps transform promising ideas into real-world ventures. The competition awards seed funding …

Spotlight on Student Success: Accounting Survivors

The Accounting area has a long tradition of celebrating students who successfully complete Intermediate Accounting 1 – the first course in the major and one of its most rigorous academic milestones. Twice each year, faculty, staff, accounting firm representatives, and …

Faculty Kudos, February 2026

Amit Bhatnagar, professor of marketing, received the RAPSIG Noble/Grewal/Gundlach Mentoring Award at the 2026 American Marketing Association (AMA) winter conference in Madrid.

Alumni News, February 2026

Deepak Arora (’22 EMBA) received the 2026 UWM Alumni Association Impact Award for his wearable devices that scans environments for danger and alerts caregivers about potential accidents before they happen. He is the founder and CEO of Wearable Technologies. Tou …

Faculty Kudos, January 2026

Dijo Alexander, professor of practice, Information Technology Management, secured a partnership with Microsoft for the College to be one of six partner schools in Project Bayfield – a community-first AI program. The College will be designated as the “Applied AI” partner …