Teachers and principals work together to spur mathematics success
A partnership between UWM and MPS is improving math teaching, learning and leadership in a dozen schools.
Community Engagement
Podcast offers information on causes, prevention of child neglect
UWM has joined with Children’s Wisconsin in a podcast to help improve the lives of children and families with complex challenges.
Milwaukee mayor, state superintendent visit UWM to ‘Teach a Kid to Vote’
The Story Cart project by the Center for 21st Century Studies brought two famous visitors to the Children’s Learning Center to take part in the “Teach a Kid to Vote Challenge.”
Community forum will explore current issues in Milwaukee
The forum is affiliated with UWM’s “That Unfinished Work: Collecting Histories of Ordinary People” project, which uses storytelling methodology to convey the voices of Milwaukee citizens, and with the “Climates of Inequality” international traveling exhibit currently on display at the Milwaukee County Historical Society.
Alum working to improve Clarke Square area
Kevin Kuschel’s roots run deep on the south side of Milwaukee, making him a good fit for his new position as executive director of the Clarke Square Neighborhood Initiative.
Milwaukee Film Festival features works by UWM alumni, faculty and students
The works of 19 alumni and one current student are being screened at this year’s festival, as are films created by numerous faculty members too.
Planetarium hosting eclipse event, teaching 4,300 MPS students this spring
On Monday, the UWM planetarium will host a viewing party. And all this semester, it will host third-graders to learn about space and the solar system.
Milwaukee Bucks come to UWM to encourage students to vote
The Bucks’ in-game music coordinator, DJ Shawna, accompanied by Bango the mascot, quizzed students about voting in a lighthearted video posted to the team’s community service social media channels.
UWM partners with Oneida, Menominee nations on mental health, wellness
Leah Rouse, an associate professor of educational psychology and counseling psychology, coordinates a team that is working with the nations on projects to improve access to mental health and wellness in tribal lands in northern Wisconsin.
Community paramedics help close a gap in health care
Many patients making 911 emergency calls would have been better treated in a different way. A program at UWM trains first responders to recognize that and find ways to offer better care.