M-Cubed offers ninth-graders a glimpse of college life at UWM
Campus & Community
Remembering UWM’s March Madness Cinderella story, 20 years later
Twenty years ago, UWM was the talk of the nation when its men’s basketball team pulled off two big upsets in the NCAA Tournament and advanced to the Sweet 16. The winter edition of the Roar Report takes a fond look back.
M-Cubed partners, mayor, county exec: Fill out FAFSA to open doors to college
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley joined M-Cubed partners recently to stress the importance of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly known as FAFSA.
Happy UWM graduation!
It’s the most wonderful time of the year – graduation! More than 1,700 students graduated from UWM on Sunday, walking across the stage amid the cheers from family, friends, faculty and fellow graduates.
Students help staff member in need
Lots of people – maybe most people – might have just kept walking when they saw a woman fall. But three UWM students didn’t. They stopped to help.
UWM students launch careers before graduation
UWM students are setting their sights high, and many are turning those dreams into reality even before they don their caps and gowns.
Medina wins outstanding woman of color in education award
Yolanda Medina, director of UWM’s Military and Veterans Resource Center since 2018, is one of 12 recipients of the 2024 Outstanding Women of Color in Education Award given by the Universities of Wisconsin.
UWM helps student navigate career goals, and he lands a job that fits just right
Amir Foysal, an international student at UWM from Bangladesh, had a career goal: to find a position that blended business and technology. But he was struggling to find job titles that fit what he was looking for.
Co-worker gives a lifesaving gift with kidney transplant
After eight years on dialysis, Tom Bjornstad was losing hope that a donor could be found. “Where would this world be if everyone had the same courage and faith in humanity as Bobbi?”
UWM recognized for efforts to encourage students to vote
The university is one of 471 nationwide named as a 2024 ALL IN Most Engaged Campus for College Student Voting. The effort recognizes colleges and universities for outstanding efforts to increase nonpartisan student voter participation.
Two UWM partnerships win local government awards
Honored were the M³ initiative with Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Area Technical College and FlexRide Milwaukee, a UWM effort with the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and MobiliSE.