UWM students launch careers before graduation

Jacqueline Parra

By Elora Hennessey
UWM Report

UWM students are setting their sights high, and many are turning those dreams into reality even before they don their caps and gowns. Landing full-time positions across Wisconsin, the nation and even the globe, soon-to-be graduates are making their mark early in their careers.

Much of their success can be attributed to hands-on internships, on-campus career fairs, and the invaluable connections built through UWM’s faculty, who are deeply embedded in their industries.

Jacqueline Parra, a Public Health major, is passionate about health education and the promotion of maternal and child health. Committed to driving positive change in underserved communities, she will be working full-time at the Sixteenth Street Community Health Centers after graduation this December.