Kathy Quirk
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.
Counseling with horses that heal
Lisa Engel, an Army veteran with a master’s degree in Community Counseling, gained her counseling experience at an equine therapy farm.
UW System unveils first Flexible Option degree programs
The UW System is expected to be the first public university system in the nation to offer this kind of competency-based, self-paced learning option.
UWM Smokeout event Nov. 15
The Norris Health Center and the UWM Peer Health Educators are holding a quit-smoking event in the Union Concourse.
From discouraged to director
Layna Davis arrived from New York, discouraged and depressed about her dream of building a career in the theater. UWM changed all that.
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.”
Risks, rewards for undocumented college students
A student who didn’t show up for an appointment inspired Susana Muñoz to research the experiences of undocumented students
‘Walk Wisconsin’ while you work
The Walk Wisconsin Challenge is a joint effort of the Best Place to Work initiative (BP2W) and the Work/Life Balance Implementation Team at UWM.
Juggling Dr. Death and social change
Aaron Schutz combines his education scholarship and teaching with a sideline as a successful science-fiction writer.
