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UWM alum breaks barriers by inviting people to break bread

By Sarah VickeryMarch 17, 2023Campus & CommunityAlumni

UWM alum breaks barriers by inviting people to break bread

By Sarah VickeryMarch 17, 2023Campus & CommunityAlumni

Emerald Mills saw a need to help heal the divisions in our society by fostering connections between people who might not otherwise get to know each other.

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‘Find what you love and practice it,’ Dafoe tells UWM graduates

By Genaro C. ArmasMay 23, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

Four-time Academy Award nominee Willem Dafoe returned to UWM after nearly 50 years, delivering this year’s commencement address and receiving an honorary doctorate.

UWM alum, a two-star general, receives major ROTC award

By Kathy QuirkApril 4, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

Brian Winski used the GI Bill to attend UWM. He went on to a long and decorated career that included becoming the first UWM alumnus to become a two-star general and command an Army division.

UWM alum Dafoe to make ‘SNL’ debut

By John SchumacherJanuary 20, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

Willem Dafoe’s long, illustrious acting career has taken him from the stages of UW-Milwaukee to now, finally, the famed 30 Rock stage of “Saturday Night Live.”

Undergrad researchers discover their work benefits their careers

By Kathy QuirkJanuary 18, 2022Campus & CommunityAlumni

A paper published recently by UWM Professor John Berges includes the work of several undergraduate researchers, who are listed as co-authors. Many went on to their own careers in science.

History alum forges cultural connections at Luxembourg museum

By Sarah VickeryDecember 3, 2021Campus & CommunityAlumni

The repository of Luxembourg American history is located, curiously enough, in Belgium, a small town 35 miles north of Milwaukee.

Alumni make their mark from Hollywood to Mars

By Kathy QuirkSeptember 2, 2021Campus & CommunityAlumni

UWM alumni improve the world in ways big and small, ranging from sports to business to entertainment and beyond. Here are a few.

Engineering alum helps shape structures throughout Wisconsin and Midwest

By Kathy QuirkAugust 19, 2021Campus & CommunityAlumni

John Kissinger started his building career in the sandbox. He went on to help build such iconic Midwestern structures as the Wisconsin Center, the Quadracci Pavilion at the Milwaukee Art Museum, Chicago’s McCormick Place West addition and the renovation of Lambeau Field.

UWM alum named Wauwatosa police chief

By Kathy QuirkJuly 6, 2021Campus & CommunityAlumni

James MacGillis, who earned his master’s degree in administrative leadership/adult education from UWM, was named police chief for the City of Wauwatosa on July 1.

UWM alum’s organization wins award

By Kathy QuirkJune 4, 2021Campus & CommunityAlumni

Jacarrie Kicks for Kids, an organization founded by UWM School of Education alum Jacarrie Carr, was the winner of the Morning Blend Gives Back with Bank Five Nine award this month.

Alum’s childhood dreams took him all the way to Mars

By Kathy QuirkMay 6, 2021Campus & CommunityAlumni

As a boy, Darian Dixon was fascinated by the stars and planets, but could hardly imagine it as more than a dream. Now, he plays an important role in mankind’s exploration there.

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