Campus & Community
Length of Service awards: Looking back and sharing memories
UWM will honor employees who have served the university over the years at the annual Length of Service awards ceremony Dec. 9 at noon. This year’s event, like many other celebrations during the pandemic, will be virtual.
$3 million gift establishes peacebuilding professorship at UWM
The Wm. Collins Kohler Foundation has committed $3 million to the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee to create an endowed professorship known as the Wm. Collins Kohler Chair in Systems Change & Peacebuilding.
Campus life during pandemic: No lunch rush at a less-busy Student Union
The UWM Student Union used to be the busiest spot on campus. But with coronavirus protocols in place, it’s a quieter and less busy, with new rules about getting food and hanging out.
UWM to include graduate students in UW System survey of alumni
UWM will go an extra step and include graduate students in a University of Wisconsin System survey of alumni to weigh their career and education satisfaction five to 10 years after earning a bachelor’s degree.
Campus life during pandemic: Masks and distancing help keep Klotsche open
Wearing a mask at the grocery store has become our new normal, but exercising in one can be a different story. Still, students visiting UWM’s Klotsche Center have adapted to the change.
UWM receives $980,000 grant to increase diversity in sciences
The Greater Milwaukee Foundation has given the UWM Foundation a $980,000 grant to increase diversity among faculty members and graduate students. This grant is designated for the benefit of the College of Letters & Science at UWM.
Campus life during pandemic: Athletes and administrators navigate challenges
Athletes are used to facing challenges. For them, COVID-19 is another opponent to defeat.
UW System to gauge alumni satisfaction in broad survey
The University of Wisconsin System is embarking on an ambitious survey of alumni aimed at gauging career and education satisfaction, knowledge and skills gained, community and civic involvement, economic mobility, degree relevance and other measures of a UW education.
Campus life during pandemic: Library gets a little more quiet
Like the rest of campus during the coronavirus crisis, the Golda Meir Library is different now. Tables are spaced out and some areas are closed, but it remains a place where students and others can work in peace and get the info they need.
M-Cubed partners address emergency needs, stress importance of initiative during pandemic
Addressing the mental health and financial needs of students and bridging the digital divide are among the biggest issues facing Milwaukee’s three largest public education institutions during COVID-19.