M-Cubed celebrates a successful first decade
Campus Partnerships
M-Cubed offers ninth-graders a glimpse of college life at UWM
Some 1,400 Milwaukee-area high school students visited UWM over five days recently, with the goal of demystifying college and empowering students to see themselves as future college graduates.
M-Cubed partners, mayor, county exec: Fill out FAFSA to open doors to college
Milwaukee Mayor Cavalier Johnson and Milwaukee County Executive David Crowley joined M-Cubed partners recently to stress the importance of filling out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, commonly known as FAFSA.
Two UWM partnerships win local government awards
Honored were the M³ initiative with Milwaukee Public Schools and Milwaukee Area Technical College and FlexRide Milwaukee, a UWM effort with the Southeastern Wisconsin Regional Planning Commission and MobiliSE.
Mone joins other M-Cubed leaders in urging students to fill out FAFSA
It’s a message that carries extra importance this year because of FAFSA changes at the national level. FAFSA is the key step to determining student aid.
New initiative allows MPS students a quick and free way to apply for UWM, MATC
The Milwaukee Direct Admit program is a collaboration among M-Cubed partners MPS, Milwaukee Area Technical College and UWM that allows MPS students to apply to either or both colleges and be guaranteed admission.
Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute extended through 2028
UWM, Marquette and Northwestern Mutual will commit a total of $35 million to the groundbreaking institute over the next five years, building on nearly $40 million invested since its inception in 2018.
Strong partnerships are helping close achievement gaps, Mone tells regents
The chancellor hosted a panel discussion with representatives of five partnerships that aim to knit together resources and conduct research into best practices to remove obstacles and close the racial achievement gaps in education at various levels.
WEC Energy Group receives UW System Regents Business Partnership Award
The award recognizes the company’s longstanding support of UWM and its students. WEC Energy Group is UWM’s top corporate donor, having contributed more than $11 million to UWM causes.
Lubar College of Business ‘storefront’ opens at JA Finance Park
Sixth- through ninth-grade students can attend JA Finance Park after they complete a 14-lesson curriculum. During the classroom lessons, students learn the basics of building a budget and making the hard choices between needs and wants.
First year of diversity internship program finds success for students, employers
Fifty-six students so far have taken part in the UWM Student Success & Talent Pipeline Initiative, an effort to address the need to diversify the region’s talent pipeline and give undergrads professional experience.