NEWS
Women and Work
Milwaukee Magazine – November, 2003
UWM is ranked as one of the best places for women to work in this issue.
The article on women in the workforce also cites the research of Belle
Rose Ragins, professor in the School of Business Administration. Ragins
was also quoted in an article on mentoring in the Sept. 23 issue of
the Wall
Street Journal.
Regents
focus on development
Advance Titan, WI – Oct. 15, 2003
UWM can play a key role in making southeastern Wisconsin a place where
people want to stay and live, said UW System Regent Jose Olivieri at
a Board of Regents presentation on future job and population growth.
Doctors
seeking MBAs lose program at UW
The Business Journal of Milwaukee, Sept.
8, 2003
(Note: Short registration required to access story).
Terrie Reeves, assistant professor of health care management, talks
about UWM’s M.S. in Health Care management in a story on the need
for graduate-level business education for health professionals.
Definition
of Public Schools Broadens
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel – Oct.
19, 2003
Charter schools operated by UWM and Milwaukee City government provide
innovative or specialized curricula.
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Latinos get $25,000 in scholarship money
Wisconsin State Journal –Oct. 18,
2003
Enrique Figureroa, director of UWM’s Roberto Hernandez Center,
stressed the importance of a good education for the future of the rapidly
growing Latino community at the annual Centro Hispano banquet.
Five bachelor degree programs offered at UW-Fond du Lac
Fond du Lac Reporter, WI - Oct 17, 2003
Students at UW-Fond du Lac can now complete bachelor’s degrees
through courses offered online, via video conference, or in person by
faculty from UWM and other UW System campuses.
Officials advance electric bus study
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Oct. 14,
2003
Local leaders voted to keep a proposed $300 million Milwaukee electric
bus system proposal alive. The system would link UWM, Miller Park and
other neighborhoods to downtown attractions.
New parking restrictions in effect for Milwaukee's East Side
Milwaukee Channel.com, WI - Oct. 16, 2003
Some UWM students are upset about new “leaf removal” parking
restrictions in the neighborhoods around the university.
Kelso
plans money to jump-start waterfront development
The Green Bay News-Chronicle, WI - Oct
14, 2003
Julie Knier, who holds a master's degree in political science from UWM,
was named assistant county executive for Brown County.
Couriers
pedaling full speed aheadh
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI – Oct.
20, 2003
A UWM graduate who started a bike courier/taxi business is the subject
of a Monday business section profile.
Regent
says president tried to oust him after vote
Appleton Post Crescent, WI - Oct. 19, 2003
http://www.wisinfo.com/postcrescent/news/archive/local_12819823.shtml
Richard Amato, a member of the UW System Board of Regents. claims System
President Katharine Lyall tried to force him out over the issue of pay
raises that would increase the salary range for the UWM Chancellor and
other administrative positions.
Gephardt
makes stop in state
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Oct. 18,
2003
Victor Greene, 69, a UWM history professor and Howard Dean supporter,
was quoted in a story on presidential candidate Richard Gephardt’s
stop in the state.
Manufacturing a global strategy
Small Business Times, WI –Sept. 19,
2003
Amy Batiste of the School of Business was quoted in an article on diversity
issues.
School sneaks in above state average; number of students testing
CNI Newspapers, WI - Oct. 17, 2003
A six-week UWM course helping students prepare for the ACT is mentioned
in an article on Brown Deer High School ACT results.
How
to get over the blues, Cubs blues that is
Chicago Daily Herald, IL - Oct. 17, 2003
Barbara Meyer, a UWM associate professor of human kinetics, is quoted
in an article on the positive aspects of the Chicago Cubs’ season
that ended short of the World Series.
URISA - Conference Snapshot of the 41st Annual Meeting
DirectionsMag.com, IL - Oct. 14, 2003
William Huxhold, UWM professor of urban planning, led a work group on
certification
standards and help make the awards for the first GIS professional certifications,
presented at a conference in Atlanta.
ARTS
State gives $67,000 to promote two art projects
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Oct. 13,
2003
The State of Wisconsin gave a $39,000 tourism promotion grant to the
Milwaukee International Film Festival, which starts Nov. 6 at UWM’s
Union Theatre and other locations.
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UWM
to show Indian-themed film
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Oct. 14,
2003
Filmmaker Chris Eyre talked about his film, “Skins,” which
focused on two brothers on the Pine Ridge Reservation. The film was
shown at UWM’s Union Theatre.
SPORTS
College
coaches reaffirm commitment to high standards
San Jose Mercury News, CA – Oct. 15,
2003
Coaches need to be teachers and educators, UWM head basketball coach
Bruce Pearl told a gathering of the National Association of College
Basketball coaches in a discussion on recent college basketball scandals.
Miss
Adventure
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI - Oct. 17,
2003
UWM forward Dylan Page has put his historic missed shot in UWM’s
NCAA appearance behind him as he starts his senior year playing for
UWM’s basketball team.
