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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 […]
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 […]
Career Closet helps students dress for interviewing success
The Career Closet offers UWM students a no-cost way to spruce up their wardrobes for upcoming job and internship interviews.
60,000 Hours: Halfway to goal, time for some fun
The UWM community is more than halfway to its goal of completing 60,000 hours of service this year.
Student group brings Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Milwaukee
“You’ll never be able to get him,” people told members of UWM’s Muslim Student Association who said they wanted to bring activist and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar to Milwaukee. After months of effort, they did.
After setback, students find a way to make a difference
UWM’s team didn’t make it to the final rounds of the Kapco Charitable Challenge, but two team members are finding a way to use the donated money to make a difference.
Student Startup Challenge gets down to business
Dream City Music is one of many startup businesses founded by UWM students, so the five-month-old company is a natural fit for UWM’s 2016 Student Startup Challenge.
Students get an education while registering classmates to vote
UWM students are part of a campus-wide effort to help other students register to vote on or near campus. The goal is to prevent the long lines that occurred in past when students tried to register on election day.
TRIO & Pre-College programs boost students over obstacles
For more than five decades, UWM’s TRIO & Pre-College programs have been helping students clear obstacles in their paths to getting to college and succeeding there.