Featured Experts

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  Cheryl Baldwin

  Administrative leadership, School of Educationbaldwic@uwm.edu

  With more students taking online classes, Baldwin can discuss ways that colleges and universities are adjusting to better support distance learners.

  

  Cheryl Baldwin

  Administrative leadership, School of Educationbaldwic@uwm.edu

  More people are choosing to take higher education classes online, a trend that could continue in coming years. National Distance Learning Week is Nov. 8-12. Cheryl Baldwin can discuss ways that colleges and universities, including UWM, are adjusting to better support remote learners, from areas including advising and tutoring to ensuring students have the digital equipment needed to succeed. Baldwin also can talk about why it’s important for institutions to make sure that online students take part in fun and social activities that are part of the college experience, and ways to offer them in a virtual environment.

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  James Peoples

  Economics, College of Letters & Sciencepeoples@uwm.edu

  Peoples can talk about the state of the airline industry going into the busy holiday season.

  

  James Peoples

  Economics, College of Letters & Sciencepeoples@uwm.edu

  The United States lifts COVID restrictions for fully vaccinated international visitors in November. What kind of impact could this have on an airline industry trying to recover from losses due to the health crisis? James Peoples can talk about the state of the airlines going into the busy holiday travel season, including whether the spate of cancellations by Southwest Airlines in October might portend broader troubles in the months ahead. And how have air carriers coped overall since the start of the pandemic?

   

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  Melissa Scanlan

  Director, Center for Water Policyscanlamk@uwm.edu

  Scanlan can discuss the benefits for businesses designed to keep financial, social and environmental goals in mind.

  

  Melissa Scanlan

  Director, Center for Water Policyscanlamk@uwm.edu

  The U.N. Climate Change Conference meets in November in Scotland, where countries are expected to pledge increased efforts to reduce the greenhouse gas emissions. Businesses can contribute too. Melissa Scanlan can talk about a blueprint for creating sustainable businesses through an alternative, cooperative model. Her new book is about the role that both nonprofit and for-profit co-ops can play in reducing carbon footprint while preserving jobs and acting as responsible community members.

  Prosperity in the Fossil-Free Economy
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  Alex Timmer

  Architecture, School of Architecture and Urban Planningtimmer@uwm.edu

  Timmer can speak about the role that green buildings can play in achieving climate goals.

  

  Alex Timmer

  Architecture, School of Architecture and Urban Planningtimmer@uwm.edu

  The U.N. climate summit takes place in Scotland in November. Alex Timmer can discuss the role that green building methods and materials can play in achieving the goals that arise from the conference. The construction of the Ascent Building in Milwaukee, which has been touted as world’s tallest mass timber structure once complete, demonstrates ways to reduce the carbon footprint of new construction. Timmer also can speak about other tactics that builders can use to reduce the carbon and energy impact of new and existing construction.