DAC Students Would Help Non-Profits Build Websites

Local non-profits have the help of students to build their websites or database systems, as a result of an existing class that is being added to the Digital Arts and Cultures Certificate program at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. The School of Information Studies Bachelor of Science of Information Sciences and Technology (SOIS BSIST) Committee met […]

Barry Cameron: Bringing Wine into the Classroom

Usually, when people pair wine and college together in the same sentence, classes and education aren’t the first things that come to mind.  However, here at the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, wine isn’t just a social drink but a medium of study. Barry Cameron is an associate professor of Igneous Petrology, Volcanology and Terroir […]

Opt In, Opt Out? UW-Milwaukee Student Groups, Centers Describe Their Value

This is part 2 of a series by JAMS 320 reporting class exploring the possible effect of Gov. Scott Walker’s opt out segregated fee proposal. Kelsey Laas, a nursing student at UW-Milwaukee, had never heard of allocable segregated fees and was unaware that she had been paying them since she began attending UW-Milwaukee a year-and-a-half […]

LGBTQ & Women’s Center? BOSS? Sports Clubs? All Could be Gone, UW-Milwaukee Leaders Fear

This is part 1 of a 2-part JAMS 320 series exploring the effect of Scott Walker’s opt out segregated fee proposal for UW-Milwaukee. Read part 2 here. This story was written by Amanda Becker with contributions from the JAMS 320 reporting class. UW-Milwaukee could look like a completely different campus in the future. Major high-profile […]