Econ grad persists through disappointment and lands dream job
After Linh Pham scored 11 quick interviews but didn’t get a job offer, “I felt like it was the end of the world,” she said. But she persisted.
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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.”
Sport psychology grad receives not one but five job offers
Stacy Gnacinski was planning to become a physician assistant until she took a sport psychology course that was a prerequisite for the kinesiology master’s program. She loved it so much, she pursued it as a career.
Architecture grad hopes to build solutions to cities’ problems
UWM architecture graduate Jarincy Flores Rodriguez wants to leave her mark, “…so that when I design some really great building, I hope that my grandchildren would come and say, ‘My grandmother designed that.’”
Carpool Karaoke – UW-Milwaukee Graduation Edition
Chancellor Mark Mone and some of UWM’s spring 2017 graduates had a little fun singing some songs before graduation.
Spring graduates talk about their most influential teachers
As another class of UWM graduates prepares to set forth into the world, here’s a look at a few of those students with the faculty members who most inspired them and pushed them to succeed.
Hard work, and a little help, get couple closer to teaching dream
With the help of UWM’s innovative Life Impact program, Amber and Jared Anderson are preparing to become science teachers. The Andersons, parents of two young children, overcame plenty of obstacles along the way.
UWM grad helps uncover Roman history at Pompeii’s neighbor
Everyone knows about Pompeii and its fate at the hand of Mount Vesuvius. But recent UWM grad Taylor Layton is helping uncover an equally remarkable site also buried by the eruption.
Triplets’ rare diagnosis changes grad student’s focus
Army veteran Bryan Weichelt became an advocate for awareness of a rare virus when his triplet boys were diagnosed with it while he was in grad school at UWM.
Passion for MPS puts UWM grad in front of the class
Tim Steen hopes to give back to the community where he grew up by teaching history in the Milwaukee Public Schools.