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Celebrating the dedication of UWM’s new Center for Water Security are (from left) WATER Institute Director J. Val Klump, Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher and U.S. Rep. Gerald Kleczka.
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Throughout metropolitan Milwaukee and across the UWM campus, Milwaukee Idea
initiatives and programs are flourishing. A summary of recent accomplishments
is available on the Web at http://www.uwm.edu/News/report/03.06/08_MkeIdea.html.
Here are some highlights:
At Hartford School in Milwaukee, reluctant readers are turning into enthusiastic bookworms. At South Division High School, a science teacher is making sure her budding chemists and physicists integrate reading and writing as well as lab work into their studies. These are just two examples of how a comprehensive math and literacy initiative launched by the Milwaukee Partnership Academy (MPA) is making a difference in the city’s public schools. Its collaborative efforts have been key in attracting several major new education grants.http://www.uwm.edu/News/Features/02.07/mpa.html
According to a recent report, “Economic Benefits of Wisconsin’s Nonprofit Sector,” the nonprofit sector is growing faster than the overall state economy, annually generating $34 billion in economic activity and employing more than 240,000 people. A new Graduate Certificate in Nonprofit Management offers students the knowledge and skills they will need to pursue or advance careers in nonprofit organizations.
http://www.uwm.edu/News/report/03.05/10_Nonprofit.html
The Wisconsin Technology Council, which serves as the science and technology policy adviser to the Governor and Legislature, has gained a Milwaukee home. Last March, the council moved into an office in UWM’s Milwaukee Industrial Innovation Center (MIIC) at the Cozzens and Cudahy Research Center. http://www.uwm.edu/News/Features/ 03.04/Still.html
http://www.uwm.edu/News/Features/03.07/water_security.html
When TechStar was created in 2000, its goal was to make Southeastern Wisconsin more competitive in the new economy. Early accomplishments of this unique partnership include the launch of six technology-based companies with high growth potential - spinoffs of local universities that now employ more than 50 people and have attracted more than $10 million in equity and grant funding. TechStar is now helping two companies emerge from UW-Milwaukee.
http://www.uwm.edu/News/report/03.04/02_NZ.html
http://www.uwm.edu/News/PR/03.08/UWM_WiSys.html
UWM undergraduates can now choose a new way to finish their General Education Requirement (GER) courses. The Cultures and Communities Certificate Program, one of only a few such programs in the nation, gives students a way to organize their introductory courses with a multicultural focus and service to the community.