Articles by John Gingrass

When you arrive on a college campus, everything is new and exciting: new housing, new classes and new friends. For some people, though, meeting those new friends can sometimes be a challenge. At UWM, the perfect place to start new friendships is the Klotsche Center. Hundreds of people use the facility each day, whether it’s […]

Mark A. Mone, who will take over as the 9th chancellor of the University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee, effective immediately, promised Monday to move “forward together boldly” on a new agenda emphasizing student success, research, and community engagement. Referring to a “new era,” Mone, who has worked at UWM since 1998, said one of his […]

Through the first three games of the college basketball season, the average attendance at home games for UWM Panthers men’s basketball games is down 31 percent compared to last year’s numbers, a change coming against the backdrop of a newly named arena downtown but also controversy that saw the team banned from the playoffs. On […]

Are muscle-bound students working out in cut-off shirts too intimidating for people new to campus fitness, such as freshmen? Some people think so, and that’s one of the reasons that UW-Milwaukee officials are making everyone wear sleeved T-shirts to work out at the Klotsche Center. The new policy was also created to ward off possible infections at […]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2rK43v5WWhk UW-Milwaukee hosted its second annual “Serving those who serve us” breakfast Tuesday morning in the Wisconsin Room located in the Union. The event was hosted by the Military and Veterans Resource Center, which coordinates various events for the veterans during veterans’ week. Nearly 100 people showed up and were served breakfast. Veterans and current […]