UWM alum shares state’s treasures on ‘Outdoor Wisconsin’
A thirst for adventure led Elizabeth Cramer to a job that allows her to explore Wisconsin and the world.
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UWM senior lecturer wins Frost Farm Poetry Prize
UWM senior lecturer David Southward has been awarded the 2019 Frost Farm Prize for Metrical Poetry from the Hyla Brook poets and the trustees of the Robert Frost Farm in Derry, N.H.
2019 edition of undergrad literary magazine Furrow to be released
Furrow, UWM’s undergraduate literary journal, will mark the release of its 2019 edition with a party from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, May 8, at the Art Bar on 722 E. Burleigh St.
Director of UWM LGBT Resource Center chosen for Business Leadership Academy
Jen Murray, director of UWM’s LGBT Resource Center, will join the inaugural class of Wisconsin LGBT Chamber of Commerce’s Business Leadership Academy.
Life Impact alum finds a career with the Milwaukee Brewers
Less than three years after graduating from UWM, Tyron Carrasquillo already has a dream job: working for the Milwaukee Brewers. But getting there wasn’t easy.
MPS job fair attracts more than 1,000 students to UWM
More than 1,000 MPS high school students converged on UWM on Wednesday for the 2019 MPS Student Job Fair in the Wisconsin Room of the Student Union.
Poet laureate hopes to share the power and beauty of words
Margaret “Peggy” Rozga, emeritus professor of English at UW-Milwaukee at Waukesha and Wisconsin’s newly named poet laureate, hopes to engage with the community as she travels the state, teaching how to enjoy the beauty of poetry and life.
UWM Drag Show celebrates 20th anniversary
Lights! Camera! Glamour! The UWM Drag Show lived up to the high standard of past year’s celebrations on Feb. 23 at the Miller High Life Theatre. Attracting more than 1,700 attendees, this year’s 20th anniversary drag show raised $5,738. All proceeds benefit the UWM LGBT Resource Center. Celebrated as one of the largest drag shows in […]
UWM staff act as good Samaritans after bike accident
James “Groovy” Cocroft, an employee of the Military and Veterans Resource Center at UWM, recently reminded Katie Mosack that there are still good people in this world.
UWM Libraries to share Wisconsin HIV/AIDS stories
A new oral history project captures the feelings of fear and devastation wrought by the disease, as well as the hope and success in fighting it. It’s all captured in interviews with many of those who lived through it.