Featured Experts

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  Kelly Haag

  Division of Student Affairskajohnso@uwm.edu

  Haag can discuss what life might look like on college campuses this fall as more people get vaccinated.

  

  Kelly Haag

  Division of Student Affairskajohnso@uwm.edu

  Many colleges and universities across the country are planning to welcome back students for in-person classes this fall as more people get vaccinated. Kelly Haag can discuss some of the issues that higher education institutions are facing in preparing for more regular on-campus experiences in the 2021-22 school year. How do health and safety issues factor into preparations? What could residence halls look like in the fall? She can discuss trends nationally and preparations at UW-Milwaukee.

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  Marissa Jablonski

  Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsinjablons5@uwm.edu

  For Earth Day, Jablonski can discuss ways that consumers can reduce their reliance on single-use plastics.

  

  Marissa Jablonski

  Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsinjablons5@uwm.edu

  Marissa Jablonski can discuss plastic recycling and suggest ways that consumers can reduce their reliance on single-use plastics, which are choking the world’s oceans and the Great Lakes. She can also explain why plastics are hard to recycle and name six things you should never leave the house without if you commit to reducing use of plastics.

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  Robin Mello

  Theatre, Peck School of the Artsrmello@uwm.edu

  Mello can speak about the future of live performance and theater education in a post-pandemic world.

  

  Robin Mello

  Theatre, Peck School of the Artsrmello@uwm.edu

  Theaters shuttered for a year because of the pandemic are starting to make plans to reopen in the fall. What have performance companies learned during a year off the stage? Robin Mello can speak about how the theater community has adapted, and how televised or streaming options for live performances might be here to stay. She views the COVID pause as a time for new ideas. Mello also can talk about how theater education was affected by the pandemic, and the increased role that technology is playing in teaching students both on and off the stage.

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  Rebecca Neumann

  Economics, College of Letters & Sciencerneumann@uwm.edu

  Neumann can discuss how to begin a regular saving regimen and how to decide on the amount to save.

   

  

  Rebecca Neumann

  Economics, College of Letters & Sciencerneumann@uwm.edu

  More than one-fifth of working Americans don’t save any of their annual income, whether for retirement or emergencies, according to recent surveys. Rebecca Neumann can discuss practical steps that working adults can take to pad their savings accounts, even if household money is tight. Neumann can talk about the amount to save from each pay period and whether you should consider saving rather than spending your stimulus money.