UW-Milwaukee,
other schools award degrees at winter commencements
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI –
Dec. 21, 2003
UWM bestowed degrees on 1,163 bachelor's degree candidates, 687 master's
degree candidates and 42 doctoral degree candidates Sunday at its
winter commencement ceremony.
New
skills help young adults steer clear of dead-end jobs
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI
– Dec 16, 2003
The Milwaukee Community Service Corps reaches a population
that has been underserved by work force development and job training
initiatives in the city, says John Pawasarat, director of UWM's Employment
and Training Institute.
Aristide
pushes for restitution from France
Miami Herald, FL –
Dec. 18, 2003
Patrick Bellegarde-Smith, a Haitian-American scholar
who teaches in UWM's Department of Africology, comments on the Haitian
president's proposal to seek restitution from France for colonial
injustices.
Ozaukee
County to get $991,600 for bicycle bridge
Milwaukee
Journal Sentinel, WI – Dec. 16, 2003
The federal government awarded Ozaukee County money
for a bicycle bridge over I-43 and a $101,600 grant to help provide
shuttle service between park-and-ride lots at Saukville and Brown
Deer Road for UWM students.
Proposed
UW building site debated
Capital Times, WI
– Dec. 16, 2003
An architecture class at UWM is building a model to
show how the proposed new environmentally sound building to house
the Gaylord Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies would blend
in with the UW–Madison campus. UW representatives are debating
how disruptive one potential lakeshore location would be to the view.
New
life for New Land
MSNBC and The Business
Journal, WI – Dec. 22, 2003 (also The Business Journal)
UWM Architecture Professor Harvey Rabinowitz is quoted in a story
about developers Boris Gokhman and Walter Shukh, the owners of New
Land Enterprises. Rabinowitz has been a consultant to the firm and
also does research on real estate developments.
GUA opens two placement centers in Malaysia
New Straits Times (Malaysia) – December
14, 2003
(no longer posted)
An article about the Global University Alliance (GUA), a partnership
of six accredited international universities, including UWM, announces
GUA's entrance into the Malaysian market with two recruitment centres
in Kuala Lumpur. UWM is the only American institution in the partnership.
A
global village
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, WI
– Dec. 21, 2003
Young Lee, a visiting professor of robotics at UWM's College of Engineering
and Applied Science, was quoted in an article about immigrant traditions
that have been brought to Milwaukee. Lee and his family were featured
in a section on a South Korean-style Christmas.
Commentary:
Group hopes to improve Mexicanos’ quality of life
Fond du Lac Reporter
– Dec. 18, 2003
Javier Tapia, assistant professor
in UWM's School of Education, has been named president of La
Federacion Mexicana de Wisconsin, which aims to improve conditions
for the Mexicano population in the areas of education, health and
the promotion of Mexican cultural activities.
