“Students are feeling lonely because they are not getting involved. They’re scared.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Robert Zwaska Pablo Monzon Paz is a hard-working, self-motivated junior majoring in IT Management at UW-Milwaukee. He views everything in life as a challenge, including the disruption caused by Covid. Guided by his faith and perseverance, Pablo embraced Covid as an opportunity to learn more about himself, flip majors and propel himself toward a brighter future rather […]
“I feel like people aren’t as social anymore. It’s harder to talk to people.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Anna Gipple Sarah Pfeifer, 20, is a second-year communications student at UW-Milwaukee. Her first year at UWM was done virtually from her hometown of Antioch, Ill. Pfeifer was not impressed after walking onto a post-covid campus. Anna Gipple: How would you describe your social life before the pandemic? Sarah Pfeifer: My social life before the pandemic was […]
“Campus life was a hundred times better than UWM.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Donovan Newby DeAndre Gholston, 21, is a student-athlete born in Gary, Indiana who is getting his degree in Communication. Gholston played basketball for UW-Milwaukee and now is attending college in Missouri to finish out his collegiate athletic career. He’s attended several universities, and says UWM does not have strong school spirit. Donovan Newby: What was your college […]
“Everyone felt distant from each other but over time people ended up getting closer.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Juan Rodriguez-Mora Bryan Morales, 21, is a University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee student majoring in Film and continuing on his college career. He is getting used to the fact that everyone is getting close to being back to normal, and he is trying to build more connections on campus. Juan Rodriguez: What was your first reaction when you found […]
“I feel like there really is a big lack of community within the school, specifically with events.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Brian Kohr Regan Rayl is a Junior at UW-Milwaukee pursuing Advertising and Digital Arts and Culture. Rayl is a member of the advertising club as well as a social media intern. In the fall of 2019, after completion of her freshman semester, the COVID pandemic forced her into online schooling for the next three semesters before she […]
“We’re kind of in a weird liminal zone at the moment.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Joshua Groninger Paul Johnson, 20, is a junior at UW-Milwaukee who is majoring in film. He transferred to UWM from UW-Whitewater at Rock County in the fall of 2021. Johnson is enjoying the campus and people at UWM after coming from a smaller college. Joshua Groninger: How was the campus life at UW Rock County? Paul Johnson: […]
“It was almost starting over again as a journey. It was relearning how to make friends.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Maria Peralta-Arellano Kristen Faith Green is a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. Green is earning her degree with a major in Elementary Education and a minor in English. Green opens up about her college experience and how COVID has affected her social habits and how she sees the student community on campus Maria: Would you like […]
“This semester it is more of a normal college experience and has been better in that way.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Ireland Hinze Lauren Willing is a second-year communication sciences and disorders student at UW-Milwaukee. She transferred from UW – Eau Claire in the fall of 2021. Lauren has had to learn how to adapt to new learning settings and a new environment all at the same time. Ireland Hinze: Do you live close to campus? Lauren Willing: […]
“I haven’t seen a whole lot of school spirit myself.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Joseph Brethouwer Riley Mean, 20, is a second-year finance major at UW-Milwaukee. Mean spent his freshman year at home while doing his classes online. He has had to adapt to all the changes on campus this year and go from online to in-person classes for the first time at UWM. Joe Brethouwer: How much time do you […]
“I felt like I had to relearn how to have a conversation with a stranger again.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Maggie Cody Alyssa Fehrman, 21, started her academic career at UWM in 2019. She has since endured the highs and lows of transitioning from in-person classes to online and back again. She is studying abroad at John Cabott University in Rome to complete her degree requirements for a double major in Global Management and Italian. Q: What […]
“I feel like they try to get students engaged by sending out weekly emails and stuff, but I think that’s very high school.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Haley Timmerman Caylee Pearson, 20, is a sophomore at UWM studying Business. Caylee started her college career online and faced many struggles and feelings of isolation her first two years here at UWM. With the mask mandate being lifted she’s optimistic that the atmosphere on campus will shift. Haley Timmerman: How would you describe your freshman year […]
“It’s really easy at a school like Milwaukee, a commuter school, to get lost and everybody’s head is down on their phones.” Posted on May 4, 2022August 28, 2023 by Mackenzie Krueger Leanna Kraina is a transfer student at UWM. She’s a senior studying Communication. After coming to UWM in the middle of the pandemic, she had to adjust to the new normal of life on campus for students. Now Leanna is very involved on campus as a student and intern for Campus Activities Board, where she […]