Favorite videos from UWM

You’ll find a lot of interesting people at UWM, including one of the nation’s top opera students and a Nigerian immigrant who drove a cab 60 hours per week to put himself through school. Here are some of their stories.

Igoni drives his cab

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Listen to the story of first-generation student Igoni Igoni, who immigrated to the United States from Nigeria and drove a cab to pay the bills while pursuing his degree in community engagement and education.

New Panther on campus

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See alumnus Tom Queoff design UWM’s new, larger-than-life Panther mascot. The statue was unveiled during fall Homecoming.

Chancellor’s medallion

See how Professor Frankie Flood designed and fabricated the chancellor’s inauguration medallion. The unique artwork has water from Lake Michigan in its center chamber, and spheres representing how knowledge grows at UWM.

UWM: Vital to the future

Listen to five Milwaukee leaders explain why UWM is vital to the state’s economy and improving the lives of Wisconsin residents.

Made in Milwaukee

Learn about the work of UWM art and design professors who led the open-sourced movement to create 3D-print hands for kids.

Pantherfest: Turn it to 11

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Relive Fall Welcome, which kicked off the school year with events and activities to help students meet new friends and explore campus.

UWM’s L.E.X.

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Listen to hip-hop artist and UWM student L.E.X., who was invited to perform at Milwaukee’s Summerfest.

It’s only rock ‘n’ roll

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Hear from UWM’s elite choral group, which performed with the Rolling Stones during Summerfest.

A night at the opera

Kathryn Henry is already a singing star at UWM when she makes the trip to New York.

Listen to Kathryn Henry, a UWM senior who made the finals in the national Metropolitan Opera annual competition in New York.

Our man in Panama

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Learn about UWM senior David DeFilippis, who spent months in the Panamanian jungle helping bring biology research into the 21st century — work that may help answer questions about how and why the climate is changing.