Campus & Community
UWM participating in Doors Open Milwaukee Sept. 25-26
Doors Open Milwaukee is returning to a mostly in-person event this year, and UWM is once again participating. Five sites on UWM’s Milwaukee campus will be open for the event, three in-person and two virtually.
UWM wins Health Care Champion award
The Milwaukee Business Journal has awarded UWM a Health Care Champion award, recognizing the university’s efforts to battle the COVID-19 pandemic.
UWM reaches 70% vaccination rate goal, pushes for more
UW-Milwaukee has reached the 70% goal set forth in UW System’s “70 for 70” campaign, making its vaccinated students eligible to win $7,000 scholarships. That number will only rise as more students get vaccinated and report it to UWM. UWM is the third UW System campus to reach the 70% goal, along with UW-La Crosse […]
Two new regions commit to Moon Shot initiative
Two new groups of schools have committed to the Moon Shot for Equity initiative, which is dedicated to making sure that students of various racial and ethnic backgrounds graduate from college at the same rate by 2030.
Keeping safe while back on campus
The UWM Police Department welcomes the UWM and surrounding communities back to campus with its annual Safety Week September 20-24.
Mone’s tenure as HERA chair ends after chancellor led initiative’s launch
Carthage College President John Swallow is taking over as chair of the Higher Education Regional Alliance after UWM Chancellor Mark Mone completed his two-year term as the inaugural leader of the southeastern Wisconsin initiative.
Easing students’ return to campus by nurturing well-being
The trauma of the pandemic means that a return to campus isn’t just business as usual for many students. UWM administrators are trying to ease those issues with programs and events that address those difficulties.
UWM Research Foundation awards new Catalyst Grants
Three new UWM research projects will divide $150,000 in Catalyst Grant seed funding from the UWM Research Foundation.
Business leader reflects on how students can ‘future-proof’ their careers
Michael Fenlon, chief people officer at PwC and a UWM alum, joined UWM Chancellor Mark Mone recently for a virtual discussion about how universities and businesses can collaborate on innovative solutions to prepare the workforce for the future.
Nonconference basketball schedules released
The UWM men’s and women’s basketball teams have released their nonconference schedules.