UWM to lead Make a Difference Day Nov. 11
This year marks UWM’s first as lead organizer of the event after nearly 20 years of participation.
Community Engagement
Alum helps recent foster children find homes
Children aging out of the foster care system need an affordable place to live. A south side neighborhood needed to rehabilitate deteriorating houses. UWM architecture grad John Miceli helped solve both problems with one project.
Life derails her education plan, but community education student persists
Nicole Lesser was studying to be a teacher. But then life, including children and sickness, intervened. Now, a decade later, she’s back, with newfound determination, focus and appreciation.
UWM participating in Doors Open Milwaukee
UWM will offer behind the scenes tours and activities Sunday, Sept. 24, as part of the seventh-annual Doors Open Milwaukee. Events and tours will be held on campus from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
UWM lends a helping hand to Houston
UWM has joined high school and college teams from across the country that have responded to a plea for help for Houston residents affected by Hurricane Harvey.
Two alums take a hike to protect the Great Lakes
UWM alums Julia Robson and Alyssa Armbruster are going to hike 332 miles from Milwaukee to Lake Superior, stopping at locations the Environmental Protection Agency has identified as “areas of concern.”
Study attacks racial disparities in cancer with exercise
African-American women have a lower breast cancer survival rate than their white counterparts. Alice Yan, a UWM associate professor, is leading an effort to counteract that.
Alum carries on mentor’s goal of inspiring African-American youth
Reuben Harpole Jr. and Nate Deans are generations apart, but they share a common passion — improving urban education and increasing the number of African-American male teachers in classrooms.
10 super activities for UW-Milwaukee Day at State Fair
This year’s superhero theme for UW-Milwaukee Day at Wisconsin State Fair honors UWM’s everyday heroes, who research, study and improve lives.
American Indian studies grad sees a responsibility to others
For James Flores, a college education isn’t something that benefits only himself: “I have moral obligation to spread what I’ve learned at UWM and positively affect my community.”