Student Stories
“Called to be a teacher”: From corporate office to exceptional ed classroom
Jeff Stempniewski When he was earning his undergraduate degree in business and working in the corporate world, Jeff Stempniewski sometimes thought about finding work that was more meaningful to him. Originally appeared February 4, 2020 on the School of Education... Read More
Geosciences PhD student is an expert in IMAX documentary
Geosciences PhD student Libby Ives is one of the subject matter experts in the new IMAX documentary, “Dinosaurs of Antarctica,” set to debut this month. By Sarah Vickery College of Letters & Science Libby Ives is coming to the big... Read More
If Agatha Christie wrote it, alum knows whodunit
Christopher Chan read his first Agatha Christie book at age 10. By seventh grade, he’d read all the books by the prolific author. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox) By Kathy Quirk University Relations When Christopher Chan was 10 years old, his cousins... Read More
Once a high school dropout, sociology grad inspires MPS students to achieve
“If I wouldn’t have gone the path that I went, I couldn’t connect to students in the way that I do,” James Sokolowski said. By Genaro C. Armas University Relations & Communications James Sokolowski works hard to get more students... Read More
CHS alumna directs camp for children with social disorders
Speech-Language Pathologist Elizabeth Robbin (‘06 MS Communication Sciences and Disorders) spends her summers working as the Director of Camp Firefly. Camp Firefly is a unique overnight camp for children, ages 9-18, who have social disorders such as Autism Spectrum Disorder,... Read More
Amid city’s grit, SFS alum maps wild underwater world of Milwaukee’s estuary
“It’s not just urban sheet-pile walls and dredged canals,” Brennan Dow says about Milwaukee’s lower estuary. “There’s a whole world happening next to you that you don’t know about.” (UWM Photo/Troye Fox) By Elizabeth Hoover College of Letters and Science... Read More
OT alum and LSS president Colón named Nonprofit Executive of the Year
In 2017, Héctor Colón became the first Lutheran Social Services CEO who was not a Lutheran minister. By Peter Hansen Graduate School UWM Occupational Therapy alumnus Héctor Colón (MS ’01, BS ‘97) was named Nonprofit Executive of the Year at... Read More
CEAS alum combines research with her job to help make city greener
Janeé Pederson worked on a project to harvest rainwater at Alice’s Garden, a two-acre farm in the heart of Milwaukee, to help make the farm more sustainable. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox) By Kathy Quirk University Relations & Communications A UWM alumna... Read More
Alum keeps CA lawmakers informed through fellowship
UWM physics alum Sydney Chamberlin crosses one of Senator Henry Stern’s bills on the Senate desk. She crossed two additional bills for the Senate Committee on Natural Resources and Water. Photo courtey California Council on Science and Technology. By Sarah... Read More
UWM alum provides research basis for books on water quality
Growing up in Milwaukee as the daughter of a Coast Guard veteran, UWM alum Katie Hall’s interest in water came naturally. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox) By Kathy Quirk University Relations & Communications Katie Hall’s friends and family worried about her future... Read More