News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
For more than 60 years, the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and the Milwaukee Public Museum have shared a close partnership rooted in hands‑on learning and professional preparation.
Cassie Coffey oversees a team of over 50 employees whose primary job is to facilitate joyful play experiences and open-ended learning with the DuPage Children’s Museum’s tiny guests and their families.
A collaboration among UWM, the Medical College of Wisconsin and Marquette University has revived an initiative to help homeowners lower utility bills, improve home health and safety, and increase climate resilience.
UWM is the only institution in Wisconsin and one of only 32 institutions nationwide that Carnegie has recognized for excelling in three key areas: community engagement, broad access to education and top-tier research.
Adam Hudson, a lecturer in UWM’s School of Information Studies, founded Nonprof-IT, an internship program that connects students with local nonprofits.
UWM students worked with a local arts group to create giant inflatable sculptures for display on McKinley Beach this summer.
Elaina Rodriguez is a master of urban planning student at UWM whose commitment to volunteering and the community informs her education and career goals.
Herbert Raasch saw the mental health toll of law enforcement firsthand. Now he runs his own mental health clinic to help veterans and law enforcement heal.
UWM will join more than 160 locations across the metro area on Sept. 27 and 28 as part of Doors Open Milwaukee.
The Paving the Pathways to Success Award celebrates the city’s outstanding efforts in preparing southeastern Wisconsin’s future workforce through innovative work-based learning programs.
