• D2L
  • Canvas
  • PAWS
  • Email
  • My UW-System
  • About UWM
  • Academics
  • Admission
  • Student Life
  • Research
  • Schools & Colleges
  • Libraries
  • Athletics
  • Centers & Institutes
  • Leadership Team
  • For Faculty and Staff
  • For Researchers
  • For Alumni
  • Directory
  • Request Info
  • Visit
  • Apply
  • Give to UWM
  • Jobs
  • Canvas
  • PAWS
  • Email
  • My UW-System

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

School of Education

Powerful Ideas. Proven Results.

Site Menu

Skip to content
  • Academics
    • Degrees
      • Bachelor of Science (BS)
      • Master of Science (MS)
      • Accelerated Master’s Degrees (BS/MS)
      • Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)
      • Specialist (EdS)
    • Other Offerings
      • Certificates
      • Post-Baccalaureate Teacher Certification
      • Online
      • Professional Development
    • Departments
      • Administrative Leadership
      • Educational Policy & Community Studies
      • Educational Psychology
      • Teaching & Learning
    • Academic Resources
      • Office of Student Services
      • Advising
      • Transfer Guides
      • Scholarships & Aid
      • Tuition
    • Academic Support
      • ePortfolio
      • Foundations of Reading Test (FoRT)
      • Licensing, Renewals, & Stipulations
      • Office of Clinical Experiences
      • Student Teaching Resources
    • View All Programs
      • Admission
    • Policies
      • Syllabus Policy
      • Title IX
  • Research
    • Asset-Based Cultural Competence Ensuring Student Success (ACCESS)
    • Consulting Office for Research and Evaluation (CORE)
    • Research Centers
      • Center for Mathematics and Science Education Research (CMSER)
      • Institute for Intercultural Research
  • Engagement
    • Charter Schools
      • Application Process
      • Accountability Requirements & Measures
      • Summative Evaluation
      • Renewal Term Guidelines & Dissolution
      • Charter Schools In Operation
      • Research
    • Council on Professional Education
    • Institute for Urban Education
      • About the IUE
      • IUE Student Teaching and Internships
      • Culturally Relevant Teaching Resources for Educators
      • Partners
      • Professional Development
      • UW System
      • Research
      • Contact Us
    • UWM Writing Project
  • Current Students
    • Student Resources
    • Appeals – Advisor Approval
      • Change Grading Option of a Course After Deadline
      • Concurrent Enrollment for Semester/Year
      • Credit Overload for Semester/Year
      • Take a Course a Third Time
    • Appeals – Committee Approval
      • Approval to Withdraw from the University
      • Dean’s OK to Continue
      • Drop a Class After the Deadline
      • General Education Requirement Waiver
    • Appeals – Faculty Approval
      • Course Substitution Request
      • Request to Graduate Without Certification
      • Waiver Request for CURRINS 300/312/328 Field Placement Hours
  • Visit SOE
  • About
    • Dean’s Office
      • Dean’s Welcome
      • Statement on Racial Equity & Equity Action Plan
      • Restructure
      • SOE Organizational Chart
      • Academic Honors
      • Board of Visitors
      • Past Deans of the School of Education
    • SOE Happenings
      • News
      • Calendar
    • More
      • Mission, Vision, Goals & Values
      • Faculty & Staff
      • SOE by the Numbers
      • SOE Dashboard
      • Report on UW-Milwaukee Educator Preparation Programs
      • Adjunct Application
      • Contact
    • Request Information
  • Give
    • Women’s Giving Circle

First Katz Scholarship Recipient an Alum Focused on Social Justice

June 28, 2021Community Engagement, News, Student Success
Alyssa Molinski is the first recipient of the newly established Estelle Z. Katz Scholarship for Social Justice in Education.

Alyssa Molinski served as Student Association president at UWM.

The first recipient of the newly established Estelle Z. Katz Scholarship for Social Justice in Education is Alyssa Molinski, who graduated from the School of Education in 2019 with a degree in early childhood education. The scholarship was set up by Katz’s family to honor her commitment to social justice.

Molinski, who teaches in a K4 Head Start Milwaukee Public Schools classroom at Keefe Avenue School, is returning to UWM’s School of Education for a graduate degree in curriculum and instruction. She will continue teaching full-time while taking classes.

While at UWM, Molinski served as president of the Student Association, and demonstrated her passion for social justice in that role. She worked to encourage students to register to vote and worked with others on campus to establish a food pantry for students.

The UWM Food Center and Pantry, which opened in the spring semester of 2017, received the UW Regents’ Diversity Award in February 2019 for its work to support all students.

“I feel so honored to have received this scholarship,” said Molinski. “Ms. Katz sounded like the kind of person I hope to become.”

If you would like to help fund Community Engagement & Student Success, please visit the Give to School of Education webpage.

Post navigation

← Previous Next →

EdLine

  • EdLine 2022EdLine 2022

News

  • School of Ed Alum Introduces ASL to the NHLSchool of Ed Alum Introduces ASL to the NHL
  • Women’s Giving Circle Funds Multiple Projects 
  • EdLine 2022EdLine 2022
View More…

School of Education

  • Academics
  • Research
  • Student Resources
  • Visit SOE
  • About
  • Give
  • SOE Dashboard

University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

© 2022 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System

  • Web Privacy Statement
  • Accessibility