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Students
With new security in place, early arrival encouraged for UWM commencement
Those who plan to attend UWM’s fall commencement Dec. 15 are being encouraged to arrive early because new Wisconsin Center District security screening procedures will likely slow the admittance process.
UWM recognized for increase in student voting rates
The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee received a platinum seal for excellence in student voter engagement from a leading voter advocacy group after voting rates increased in the 2018 midterm election.
UWM Army ROTC students qualify for international military skills competition
An Army ROTC team from Milwaukee that includes three UWM students is headed to the international Sandhurst Military Skills competition at West Point.
Women’s soccer team qualifies for NCAA tournament, will play Wisconsin
The teams will square off at 5 p.m. Friday at the McClimon Soccer Complex in Madison.
Honors College newsletter takes second in national competition
The Aggregate, the newsletter for the UWM Honors College, recently won second place in a contest sponsored by the National Collegiate Honors Council.
McNair Scholars alum returns to salute current scholars
For 30 years, UWM’s Ronald E. McNair Post-Baccalaureate Achievement Program has been encouraging first-generation students to start doing research, complete their degrees and continue their education to the graduate level leading to the doctorate.
Jitters and excitement reign as students move into residence halls
Hugs and tears ruled the day as thousands of students descended on campus Tuesday to move into residence halls for the 2019-20 school year.
Students dive into research before starting freshman year
Some two dozen UWM incoming undergraduates have dedicated much of their last summer before college to jumpstarting their academic careers, doing meaningful research in areas ranging from safe sleep for infants to engineering self-healing materials.
UWM nursing student organizes hygiene supplies drive for the homeless
Mackenzie Stacey became inspired to have a hygiene drive at UWM’s College of Nursing after hearing on the news about the showers on wheels that Muhammad Mahdi is building for the homeless and impoverished.
UWM student working to build a school in Haiti
One year after their effort to donate shoes and water filters to the impoverished country, Steven Duclair and his team are gaining traction on a bigger goal: building a sustainable community centered around a school.