Mayor declares UWM College of Nursing Day

Mayor Tom Barrett spoke at the Celebrating Community Impact event April 14, and presented College of Nursing Dean Sally Lundeen with a proclamation declaring UWM College of Nursing Day in Milwaukee. According to the mayor’s proclamation, the College of Nursing: Is celebrating a half-century of excellence as the backbone of Wisconsin’s nursing workforce as both […]

UWM collecting shoes for Milwaukee school students

UWM colleges, schools and the UWM Libraries are joining a back-to-school shoe drive, hoping to provide repaired and spruced up shoes for Milwaukee Public School students before classes start in the fall. Gently used shoes may be placed in bins located in the lobby of Enderis Hall, the NWQ, Golda Meir Library and Mellencamp Hall. […]

UWM alumni employees honored at luncheon

The second annual UW-Milwaukee Alumni Association Appreciation Lunch added an awards ceremony this year. More than 150 alumi employees gathered March 30 in the Golda Meir Library Conference Center. UWM has more than 1,100 alumni employees. Patricia Borger, vice chancellor for Development and Alumni Relations, and Chancellor Mark Mone each addressed the crowd. Four awards […]

UWM hosts nurse-scientists in conference on improving practice

UW-Milwaukee is one of the sponsors of a major nursing conference, today through March 20. More than 1,000 nurse-scientists are expected to attend the 40th annual Midwest Nursing Research Society (MNRS) Conference at the Wisconsin Center, 400 W. Wisconsin Ave. The focus of this year’s conference is improving practice and enhancing health. Nine research studies […]

UWM Libraries honors three for outstanding achievements

The recipients of 2015 UWM Libraries Outstanding Achievement Awards are Mary Boulanger, Academic Staff, Emily Li, University Staff, and Maxwell Cozzi, a student employee. A senior academic librarian in User Services, Boulanger was honored for her dedicated support of students, faculty, staff and colleagues, and in particular for her outreach to the Zilber School of […]

Litwack named interim dean in College of Nursing

Kim Litwack, currently associate dean for Academic Affairs in the UW-Milwaukee College of Nursing, this week was named interim dean of the college. She will take over for Dean Sally Lundeen, who will retire on June 30. Lundeen has been a UWM faculty member since 1985, and dean or interim dean since 1998. Provost Johannes. […]

Nursing recognized for its Flexible Option program

Great Value Colleges, a website that recommends  the best values in education to students, ranks the College of Nursing in its Top 30 Affordable Online RN to BSN Programs in the country. Through the self-paced, competency-based UW Flexible Option format, UWM’s RN to BSN program is for nurses with associate degrees who would like to earn […]