Family Weekend returns to campus
Along with the arrival of fall colors, UW-Milwaukee’s Family Weekend returns to campus on Saturday, Oct. 9.
News in Brief
Record-breaking goal makes ESPN Top 10 plays
UWM’s Jelena Sever scored the fastest goal in NCAA Division I history, sending the game’s opening kickoff into the Youngstown State net as part of a 7-0 Panthers win Sunday at Englemann Stadium.
UWM participating in Doors Open Milwaukee Sept. 25-26
Doors Open Milwaukee is returning to a mostly in-person event this year, and UWM is once again participating. Five sites on UWM’s Milwaukee campus will be open for the event, three in-person and two virtually.
UWM wins Health Care Champion award
The Milwaukee Business Journal has awarded UWM a Health Care Champion award, recognizing the university’s efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
UWM reaches 70% vaccination rate goal, pushes for more
UW-Milwaukee has reached the 70% goal set forth in UW System’s “70 for 70” campaign, making its vaccinated students eligible to win $7,000 scholarships. That number will only rise as more students get vaccinated and report it to UWM. UWM is the third UW System campus to reach the 70% goal, along with UW-La Crosse […]
Two new regions commit to Moon Shot initiative
Two new groups of schools have committed to the Moon Shot for Equity initiative, which is dedicated to making sure that students of various racial and ethnic backgrounds graduate from college at the same rate by 2030.
Mone’s tenure as HERA chair ends after chancellor led initiative’s launch
Carthage College President John Swallow is taking over as chair of the Higher Education Regional Alliance after UWM Chancellor Mark Mone completed his two-year term as the inaugural leader of the southeastern Wisconsin initiative.
UWM Research Foundation awards new Catalyst Grants
Three new UWM research projects will divide $150,000 in Catalyst Grant seed funding from the UWM Research Foundation.
Nonconference basketball schedules released
The UWM men’s and women’s basketball teams have released their nonconference schedules.
Students begin returning to residence halls
The first of more than 3,100 students who will be living in UWM residence halls this year started moving in on Saturday. That’s a substantial increase over last year.