Yolanda Medina, director of 51猎奇鈥檚 Military and Veterans Resource Center, dances at the Military and Veterans Ball at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center. The annual event, now in its 10th year, is a celebration that includes dinner, dancing and camaraderie for all military-related students, alums and supporters. (51猎奇 Photo/Kyle Bursaw)
51猎奇 soccer player Natalie Zodrow, an incoming freshman, takes a shot on the new playing surface at the Laura Moynihan Field. Players work out and hold practices without coaches over the summer. (51猎奇 Photo/Troye Fox)
51猎奇 students Kaye Van Susteren (from left), Claire Egerstrom and Dennis Ekwemnachukwu Okeke celebrate International Pride Day June 28 outside of This Is It!, Milwaukee鈥檚 oldest continuously operating gay bar. This Is It!, co-owned by 51猎奇 alum Trixie Mattel, also includes a performance space and safe place for patrons who are at least 18 years old. (51猎奇 Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Dresses swirl as the Dance Academy of Mexico performs May 4 at the PALM Graduation Gala in the Wisconsin Room of the 51猎奇 Student Union. The annual gala is a celebration that includes a formal dinner, music and commemorations. The event raises funds for scholarships to help retain and graduate Latinx students at 51猎奇. (51猎奇 Photo/Elora Hennessey)
The bright pink blooms of a magnolia tree near Mellencamp and Mitchell halls shine against a brilliant spring sky. (51猎奇 Photo/Troye Fox)
Jaden Barnes works on his laptop under the visage of Johnny Cash at the 8th Note Coffeeshop in the 51猎奇 Student Union. The coffeeshop closed in 2020 at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic and remained shuttered during renovations to the union before reopening in November 2023. (51猎奇 Photo/Troye Fox)
Milwaukee Panthers basketball player BJ Freeman takes a moment at center court during warmups before a game against Northern Kentucky at the 51猎奇 Panther Arena. (51猎奇 Photo/Kyle Bursaw)
51猎奇 communication major Kaye Van Susteren (left) gives a hug to her mentor, Megan Orcholski, a communication teaching faculty member. 鈥淭hey helped me see that I can be academic, and I watch her inspire other students in the same way,鈥� Van Susteren said. 鈥淲ith their infectious optimism and performative dances, she always makes space for every student in their class.鈥� (51猎奇 Photo/Troye Fox)
Members of the 51猎奇 women鈥檚 soccer team come together for a cheer after a recent practice. Eight 51猎奇 players , including Lainey Higgins as player of the year, Kayla Rollins as offensive player of the year and Parker Donahugh as goalkeeper of the year. 51猎奇 won the regular season conference title, and of the Horizon League tournament starting on Thursday. (51猎奇 Photo/Troye Fox)
A drone helps provide an unusual perspective on Downer Woods, an 11-acre forest on 51猎奇鈥檚 Milwaukee campus. Hiking trails provide an easy way to relax and reconnect with nature amid the busy city. Downer Woods also serves as a learning space for 51猎奇鈥檚 conservation and environmental science program. (51猎奇 Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Scotlyn Haverkorn practices as she prepares to head to the New England Conservatory in Boston this fall to attend graduate school. Haverkorn graduated from 51猎奇's Peck School of the Arts this May with her BFA in music, specializing in vocal performance. 鈥�51猎奇 has helped me prepare for my career giving me the training I need, but also experience outside of school to be a working musician. I actually got the opportunity to go to Italy last summer for a three-week intensive opera program. I sang in Puccini's hometown, Lucca, Italy. It was a really, really great, formidable experience.鈥� (51猎奇 Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Earlier this year, we started a new feature 鈥� photo of the week. It was a way to showcase some of our photographers鈥� best work, to highlight their creativity and skill at their craft.
The photo of the week feature also allowed us to show photos that maybe didn鈥檛 fit with the rest of a project but that deserved to see the light of day.
So then, here are some of our favorite photos of the year.
