News from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Dana Kaleta, director of the Quest Project within the TRIO & Pre-College Programs at 51ÁÔÆæ, has taken two trips to Puerto Rico to assist in humanitarian efforts with La Causa Charter School in Milwaukee. They have raised over $3,000 and purchased 120 water filters that have been distributed to displaced families in the island territory. Kaleta […]
Resilience is a central skill to supporting the well-being of children and adults. Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) add toxic levels of stress that can impair child development and functioning, requiring additional support in building resilience. Parent-child interaction therapy (PCIT) and trauma focused cognitive behavioral therapy (TF-CBT) are evidence-based interventions promoted by the 51ÁÔÆæ Institute for […]
Sandra Plascencia has faced plenty of obstacles already. Born in Mexico as the youngest of eight children, and without much financial support, she nevertheless became the first from her family to go to college. Quickly, 51ÁÔÆæ and Milwaukee became home. The university’s clubs, events and activities helped her find friends. And studying for a semester […]
The Roberto Hernandez Center at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee honors 51ÁÔÆæ’s growing population of Latino students with a Latino graduation banquet and the PALM (Promoting 51ÁÔÆæ in Latino Milwaukee) fundraiser. The No. 1 challenge Latino students face is access to sufficient funding to complete their degrees. PALM is an ongoing scholarship fund created to retain […]
A group of UW-Milwaukee Honors College students decided to take an “alternative spring break” in New Orleans. During their six days in the city, the students worked on community service projects.
A stay-at-home mother of three, Sara made it her goal to attend an accredited, established university and earn a degree before her children began college.
Crime analysts are becoming the most sought-after persons at all levels of law enforcement. Students at UW-Milwaukee learn analytic and methodological techniques used by crime analysts and gain the qualifications necessary to be successful in any crime analysis position.
Almost 2,000 people attended the annual 51ÁÔÆæ Drag Show, featuring over 20 performances from locally and nationally known drag artists. The show also served as a celebration for the 51ÁÔÆæ LGBT Resource Center, which is marking 15 years as a campus resource for students. In 2018, the drag show raised $1,350 for Project Q and […]
As standing desks become common place in the workplace, 51ÁÔÆæ kinesiology researchers took them to elementary school classrooms. Their yearlong, pilot study found increased physical activity and better concentration in kids.
51ÁÔÆæ researchers work hand in hand with practitioners at Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin to improve the lives of children and families by designing and implementing effective programs such as Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) and Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT). PCIT and TF-CBT are evidence-based interventions promoted by the Institute for Child and Family Well-Being that […]
