Campus & Community
UWM celebrates exceeding 60,000-hour community engagement goal
UWM students, alumni, faculty and staff have completed 66,000 hours of community service during the 2016-’17 school year, handily topping its 60,000-hour goal. To celebrate, the university’s Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, and Research will partner with Ex Fabula, a Milwaukee-based organization that produces storytelling events, to host “Building Bridges for a Better Milwaukee.” To […]
Here are 7 great places to study at UWM during finals week
From the Gasthaus to Union Grind, here are some of the top study spots on campus as finals approach.
‘Arcadia’ crew gets new set built and ready for the Rep
After fire struck UWM’s theater building April 8, students and faculty put aside their grief and shock, rolled up their sleeves and got to work. Less than two weeks later, a new “Arcadia” set is almost ready.
UWM Earth Day events focus on minimizing environmental impact
In recognition of Earth Day April 22, UWM will host a series of events to help members of the campus community explore ways to they can reduce their impact on the environment. The 11-day effort kicks off at 7 p.m. Thursday, April 13, with a talk by Colin Beavan, author of “No Impact Man,” in […]
UWM students heading to State of the Tribes address
A delegation of students from UWM’s Electa Quinney Institute will travel to Madison for the annual State of the Tribes address to the Wisconsin Legislature. Shannon Holsey, tribal chairman of the Stockbridge-Munsee Mohicans, is scheduled to give this year’s address at 1 p.m. Tuesday, April 4. The UWM students, who represent three nations and include […]
UWM women’s basketball season ends in WBI semifinals
UWM’s women’s basketball team saw its season end with a 59-49 loss to North Carolina-Greensboro in Thursday night’s Women’s Basketball Invitational semifinals at Greensboro’s Fleming Gym. The Panthers finish with a record of 22-12, tying the program record for most wins in a season. They also notched the first two postseason wins in program history, […]
UWM named a top military-friendly online school
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has been named a top military-friendly online school for 2017 by the SR Education Group, an education research publishing company based in Kirkland, Washington. The company selected 68 accredited universities offering online degrees and ranked them based on performance in four areas: military culture, online support, financial aid and scheduling flexibility. […]
UWM women’s basketball reaches semifinals of WBI tournament
UWM’s women’s basketball team reached the semifinals of the Women’s Basketball Invitational with Sunday’s 67-57 victory over St. Francis University in Loretto, Pennsylvania. The Panthers will play at the University of North Carolina-Greensboro 6 p.m. Thursday for a spot in the WBI championship game. Against St. Francis, the Panthers got 15 points apiece from Jamie […]
Student project seeks solar energy for Milwaukee nonprofit
UWM’s Solar Ambassador Team is helping Milwaukee nonprofits go green. Working with RE-volv, a nonprofit that covers the upfront costs for other nonprofits’ solar projects, UWM’s student service group is helping crowdfund its second solar energy upgrade. If the team raises $10,567 by April 4, it will install a solar energy system atop the River […]
UWM student journalists honored by Milwaukee Press Club
UWM Media Milwaukee students earned 20 finalist nominations in the collegiate division of the Milwaukee Press Club’s Awards for Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism Competition. Students are being recognized for their journalistic work on written, visual, audio and video projects. They’ll learn whether they’ve won a gold, silver or bronze award at the Press Club’s 87th […]