Students
From childhood doodles to designing buildings
Nick Robinson has dreamed of becoming an architect since elementary school. Thanks to UWM and an ongoing internship, that dream is about to become a reality.
Bringing sensitivity to public service
Liz Yohn credits both UWM’s nursing curriculum and coursework outside her degree area for helping prepare her for a career with underserved communities.
Taking an IT career in a new direction
David Kwasny cut down from a full-time job to part time so he could get a degree to go with his experience.
Learning and sharing her own history
Janae Adolpho’s major helped her focus on the history and culture of Hawaii, a part of her background she didn’t know much about.
The undead make for a lively class
Interest in vampires never dies, and students have flocked to a UWM class titled “Vampires: From Slavic Village to Hollywood.”
Pursuing a dream at the Summer Olympics
UW-Milwaukee student Shayla Schuett, is headed for London July 27 as an official volunteer with the title “Sport Equipment Team Member.”
Right skills = grand slam
Jake Thorn, an intern who’s become a seasonal employee of the Brewers, has “my dream job since I was 12,” working in sports multimedia.
Coding, caffeinating, keynoting fuel CEAS grad
Daniel Spiewak worked fulltime, wrote a book and traveled the international tech-conference circuit as a sought-after speaker while earning his bachelor’s degree. Now 23, he’s off to a Boulder startup to make his name in big-data analytics.
He’s headed for a career in motion
This former heavy-metal musician considered a career as a nurse or motorcycle technician. Instead he became an award-winning undergraduate researcher who’s been accepted into UWM’s DPT program.
Headed for a career giving others financial focus
Jasmine Ridgell, a finance and investment management graduate of the Lubar School of Business, has completed the most prestigious undergraduate programs in the Lubar School. She’s already got a fulltime position at Robert W. Baird & Co.