Campus & Community
Teaching center helping instructors raise quality of online courses
The university’s Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning is gearing up for the next phase of online teaching and learning – enhancing, expanding and improving what’s already being done.
UWM students working on front lines of coronavirus battle
When the coronavirus pandemic struck, it wasn’t just doctors and nurses who leapt into action. It was UWM students, too. Students have been working in public health, nursing, mask-making and other necessary tasks. Here are a few of their stories.
Panelists explore ways UWM can better address needs of black students and faculty
What do we need to do better as a university in response to the racial injustices that led to the widespread civil unrest touched off by the death of George Floyd in police custody?
UWM offers free, online summer class about City of Milwaukee
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is offering a free, online summer class focused on the City of Milwaukee as a way for high school students and others to try out online learning.
Panel discussion to focus on racial justice
Amid protests nationwide after the death of George Floyd in police custody last month, UWM this week is holding the first in a series of panel discussions about the civil unrest and ways to move forward.
Campus gardens growing again to help out during pandemic
Victory gardens sprouted on what is now the UWM campus during World Wars I and II, flourishing on the field where Engelmann Stadium now stands. This spring, university gardens are again helping out in a crisis.
M-Cubed honors 2020 class of MPS seniors graduating with early college credit
The latest class of MPS high school seniors to complete the M3 early college program was honored with a virtual ceremony, capping a year of growth for the trailblazing partnership involving Milwaukee’s three largest public education institutions.
Erb named research mentor of the year
The Office of Undergraduate Research named Dawn Erb, associate professor of physics, the 2020 Research Mentor of the Year.
Undergraduate Research Symposium lives on in cyberspace
Hundreds of undergraduate researchers will gather Friday, May 1, to share presentations on the projects they’ve been working on this year. Virtually, of course.
Volunteer sewing group donates hundreds of masks to UWM
UWM employees who have to be on campus during the coronavirus pandemic are protecting those around them, thanks to the efforts of a volunteer group of mask makers who have donated more than 500 cloth face coverings. Another 500 masks are in the works.