From Classroom to Community: SOIS Nonprof-IT Featured on CBS 58

The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s School of Information Studies (SOIS) Nonprof-IT program was recently featured on CBS 58 Sunday Morning. The story highlighted how the program pairs SOIS students with nonprofit organizations to provide valuable technology support, including website development and …

SOIS Faculty-Student Team Earns NMDSI Student Scholars Award

The University of Wisconsin–Milwaukee’s Dr. Xiangming (Simon) Mu, associate professor in the School of Information Studies, and Ph.D. student Manman Luo have been selected as awardees in the Fall 2025 cycle of the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute (NMDSI) Student …

Ambitious SOIS student wins top prize at local hackathon event

Written by Al Dickenson Ben Anderson didn’t quite know what to expect from the annual Mitobyte hackathon in downtown Milwaukee. This was one of the UW-Milwaukee junior’s first hackathons, and the first time he participated in one – but what …

SOIS alumnus honored 

UWM School of Information Studies alumnus Jamar Rahming was recently named Medium Nonprofit CEO of the Year by the Delaware Business Times. Rahming (MLIS ’08) is the executive director and CEO of the Wilmington Public Library.   The library, which serves …

SOIS Associate Dean Dietmar Wolfram planning to retire  

Dietmar Wolfram, associate dean and head of school for the School of Information Studies (SOIS), is retiring this summer after 34 years at UWM.  Wolfram has fond memories of both his time in research and teaching and his years as …