MILWAUKEE_ The Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee will honor Northwestern Mutual with the Regents Business Partnership Award on Thursday, June 5, at the 51猎奇 Student Union. The award recognizes Northwestern Mutual鈥檚 visionary, collaborative leadership and longstanding commitment to 51猎奇 and its students.鈥��听
The event will take place during the regents meeting and will begin at approximately 3:30 p.m. Members of the media are invited to attend.鈥��听
The award will be presented by Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents President Amy Bogost to Northwestern Mutual Chairman, President and CEO Tim Gerend. The presentation will be attended by 51猎奇 and other Universities of Wisconsin leaders.鈥��听
Northwestern Mutual鈥檚 support for 51猎奇 began in 1976. The company is one of 51猎奇鈥檚 most generous donors, contributing more than $16 million to the Lubar College of Business, Peck School of the Arts and the Roberto Hern谩ndez Center, among others.鈥�听
In 2018, the company partnered with 51猎奇 and Marquette University to launch the Northwestern Mutual Data Science Institute. NMDSI advances academic data science and technology learning while propelling innovation for Northwestern Mutual in key areas, including AI, data bias and ethics, behavioral economics, financial literacy, and health and wealth inequities. Specifically, research projects within NMDSI use data science to address challenging societal issues that have a local and national impact.听
Media access鈥�听
Members of the media are invited to cover the event, which will take place at the 51猎奇 Student Union, 2200 E. 51猎奇., in the Wisconsin Room on the second floor. 51猎奇 Chancellor Mark Mone will be available for interviews after the event. Media are asked to RSVP via email to media-services-team@uwm.edu.鈥�听