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Brewers surprise UWM students with ‘pop-up’ tailgate
The Milwaukee Brewers surprised UWM students Wednesday with an impromptu tailgate party in Spaights Plaza. “We were just chilling in the Union and we saw all this commotion,” said junior Samantha Ostrowski, who was joined by her sister Nicole Ostrowski, a sophomore, in the crowd of students gathered in the plaza. “There’s a lot of people, and I got a free bobble head.”
Students distribute free backpacks and school supplies
Students from UWM’s Peck School of the Arts and the University of Wisconsin System’s Institute for Urban Education helped a local nonprofit organization provide backpacks and school supplies to low-income families.
Student to UWM mentor: ‘Thank you for being a role model’
Robert Smith, UWM’s associate vice chancellor for Global Inclusion & Engagement, helped write the Milwaukee Public Schools new “Black Lives Matter” resolution. Smith also mentors young black men at Wauwatosa West High School through a voluntary program that offers a safe, confidential place to talk about everything from becoming a man to sexuality to integration to academics.
Retirement home residents help teach new UWM class on aging
Students in a new class about aging will bypass the classroom and instead meet at a local retirement community, where residents will help teach. Sharing first-hand stories about aging-related issues may help residents and students alike.
UWM educational anthropologist helps bring Mexican consulate to Milwaukee
Javier Tapia has been working with the United States and Mexican governments, as well as local nonprofit organizations, to bring a Mexican consulate to Milwaukee. The consulate will provide services to the growing Hispanic community in Wisconsin.
6 ways UWM improves young students’ reading and literacy
Here are ways the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s school of education works with teachers to help young students read well.
UWM App Brewery and Sojourner partner to protect with new app
The Sojourner Peace app includes links and phone numbers for places where abuse victims can find help.
Carnegie Foundation recognizes UWM for community engagement
The foundation created its Community Engagement Classification to recognize colleges and universities that benefit their communities in ways not reflected by the typical national rankings.
Students help to build trust in a neighborhood
A group of Bay View High School students set out to map a neighborhood and ended up bringing the neighborhood together.
UWM boaters get their dragon drag on
The UWM Asian Faculty and Staff Association competed July 12 in the second annual Dragon Boat Race, part of the Milwaukee Dragon Festival.