Campus News
Health of UWM vital to health of region, Mone tells regents
While the challenges facing Milwaukee and southeastern Wisconsin are great, no single institution is better positioned to help address them than UWM, Chancellor Mark Mone told the UW System Board of Regents on Thursday.
UW System honors Robin Jens
Jens, assistant dean of student services in the College of Nursing and interim student service director in the Joseph J. Zilber School of Public Health, is one of two individual award recipients this year.
UWM business alum gives a second $1 million to athletics, challenges others
Milwaukee entrepreneur Fred Sitzberger has pledged $1 million to the UWM Foundation in support of Milwaukee Panther Athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Carmen high school seniors celebrate college signing day at UWM
More than 300 Carmen graduating seniors celebrated the schools’ first-ever Senior Signing Day, with drum rolls, high energy cheering, music, dancing and scholarship and honors announcements.
New associate vice chancellor aims to ‘set up the next generation for success’
Makda Fessahaye, UWM’s new chief human resources officer, looks forward to helping the university move ahead on the 2030 Plan, particularly the efforts around diversity, inclusion and excellence.
We Energies donates $1 million to UWM for scholarships, student support programs
The gift will establish the We Energies Scholarship Fund and the We Energies Student Success Fund, meant to improve opportunities for equal access to higher education and enhanced quality of life for the people of Milwaukee.
New M-Cubed initiative aims to ease transition of MPS students accepted to UWM
Smart Start will offer incoming students instruction over the summer to help improve math placement, as well as academic success workshops and community events that offer support and engagement in the fall.
UWM celebrates its third consecutive ‘R1’ research designation since 2015
UWM celebrated research in all its forms, with fanfare recognizing the university’s achievement of top research status during the annual symposium where undergraduates present their research.
UW System, UWM leaders pledge to work with community at Washington County roundtable
Growing what’s known in education circles as “dual enrollment programs” was one of the ideas presented by attendees at the discussion led by UW System Interim President Michael Falbo and UWM Chancellor Mark Mone.
Afghan refugees start a new journey at UWM
A group of young women who escaped the Taliban last year have made their way to Milwaukee, where they are taking English classes and hoping to resume their education in the fall.