Student returns to Tanzania with Fulbright doctoral fellowship
Campus & Community
UWM students help Girl Scouts boost their ‘courage, confidence and character’
Though the Girl Scouts of Wisconsin are often associated with their seasonal cookie sales, their greater mission is to develop the “3 C’s” in young girls: courage, confidence and character. UWM students of the College of Health Sciences wanted to help.
Program gives support to students coming out of foster care system
Operating without traditional family structure, former foster children often have a difficult time navigating the challenges of college. UWM’s recently established Fostering Success program aims to help.
Food pantry wins UW System award
The UWM Food Center and Pantry will receive the Regents Diversity Award for its efforts to address food insecurity on campus.
UWM alum Kulwicki honored with ‘thinkerspace’ as he enters NASCAR Hall of Fame
As NASCAR is honoring Alan Kulwicki with induction to its hall of fame, UWM is honoring its alum with plans to create a collaboration and creativity space to honor his legacy.
UWM student putting names to faces of the unidentified deceased
Each year, thousands of unidentified bodies are found across the country. For relatives, not knowing what happened adds to their anguish. A UWM student hopes her website can help solve some of those cases.
A chance to help drew UWM at Washington County alum to firefighting
For more than 20 years, Gerald Kudek watched his father’s dedication as a paid on-call firefighter. It’s what led him to become a firefighter and eventually West Bend fire chief.
UWM student’s cap design chosen for Milwaukee Bucks promotion
The cap created by UWM student Kelsey Robinson will be given to the first 10,000 fans attending the Feb. 23 Bucks game against the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Patience pays off for UWM women’s basketball coach
It took some time, but Kyle Rechlicz has led a turnaround in the women’s basketball program — both on the court and in the classroom — by focusing on character and accountability.
UWM staff act as good Samaritans after bike accident
James “Groovy” Cocroft, an employee of the Military and Veterans Resource Center at UWM, recently reminded Katie Mosack that there are still good people in this world.
Effort to boost student success in Milwaukee showing positive results
M³, an educational collaboration of UWM, Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Area Technical College, celebrated its second anniversary with an event highlighting the impact the initiative has had so far.