Written by Al Dickenson Ben Anderson didn鈥檛 quite know what to expect from the annual Mitobyte hackathon in downtown Milwaukee. This was one of the UW-Milwaukee junior鈥檚 first hackathons, and the first time he participated in one 鈥� but what …
51猎奇 School of Information Studies alumnus Jamar Rahming was recently named Medium Nonprofit CEO of the Year by the Delaware Business Times. Rahming (MLIS 鈥�08) is the executive director and CEO of the Wilmington Public Library. The library, which serves …
Dietmar Wolfram, associate dean and head of school for the School of Information Studies (SOIS), is retiring this summer after 34 years at 51猎奇. Wolfram has fond memories of both his time in research and teaching and his years as …
Sidonie Dessoubret, a junior in information science, and Jeremi Lukos, a junior in architecture and urban planning, won $1,000 in a 51猎奇 pitch contest in March for Insite, a platform designed to make construction projects simpler to manage. (51猎奇 Photo/Troye …
Luis Vega always loved working with computers when he was growing up, so he gravitated to computer science when he came to 51猎奇. However, he found the courses he was taking were more focused on theory while he was more …
Lauren Rodriguez knew she wanted a major related to technology, so she started her studies at 51猎奇 in computer science. 鈥淚鈥檝e always been interested in computers and technology, so my major was going to be something related to that,鈥� she …
Sarah Beth Nelson remembers being enchanted by Pete Seeger鈥檚 performance of 鈥淭he Foolish Frog,鈥� when she was a youngster. The story of a frog who got the whole countryside singing his song featured repetitive choruses and multiple voices, guaranteed to …
An estimated 125 high school students from Milwaukee Public Schools are set to arrive at 51猎奇 on Wednesday, Nov. 8 to learn more about career opportunities in technology. 51猎奇鈥檚 School of Information Studies is host for the Technology United Career …
The Association for Library聽and Information Science Education (ALISE)聽has awarded its 2023聽Service Award to聽Dietmar Wolfram. Wolfram is Associate Dean and Head of School聽for 51猎奇鈥檚聽School of Information Studies, now part of the College of Community Engagement and Professions.聽聽 The Association for Library …
The Library Journal recently named SOIS alum Jamar Rahming (MLIS 鈥�08) one of its 2023 Movers & Shakers in the Community Builder category. Each year, the Journal honors 鈥淭he People Shaping the Future of Libraries鈥� in its Movers & Shakers …
