{"id":4254,"date":"2023-12-05T09:54:28","date_gmt":"2023-12-05T15:54:28","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/?page_id=4254"},"modified":"2026-03-26T12:18:12","modified_gmt":"2026-03-26T17:18:12","slug":"creative-entrepreneurial","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/creative-entrepreneurial\/","title":{"rendered":"Creative \/ Entrepreneurial"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Creative \/ Entrepreneurial<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Get hands-on with your creative practice, from performing on campus in recitals, plays and more, to bringing the arts to Milwaukee nonprofits and other community orgs. Or fully realize your creative vision with entrepreneurship programs that help students launch businesses and products. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h5 uwm-u-mb-10\">On This Page<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list uwm-c-list--horizontal\">\n<li><a href=\"#performance-arts\">Performance Arts<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"#entrepreneurial-programs\">Entrepreneurial Programs<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">Experiential Learning<\/div><ul><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/undergraduate-research\/\">Undergraduate Research<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/study-away\/\">Study Away<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/leadership-experience\/\">Leadership Experience<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/internships\/\">Internships \/ Work Experience<\/a><\/li><li><a class=\"current\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/creative-entrepreneurial\/\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Creative \/ Entrepreneurial<\/span><\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/professional\/\">Professional<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/experiential-learning\/technical-vocational\/\">Technical \/ Vocational<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-bg-gray uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-slider uwm-p-slider--dots-outside\"><div class=\"uwm-p-slider--base\"><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2023\/11\/51ÁÔÆæ-Into-the-Woods-Highlights-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"51ÁÔÆæ students participating in a play\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>51ÁÔÆæ\u2019s theatre department puts on plays, musicals and other stage performances throughout the year. (Pictured is a 51ÁÔÆæ theatre performance of the Stephen Sondheim musical \u201cInto the Woods.\u201d)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2023\/11\/51ÁÔÆæ-Symphony-Orchestra-2022-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"51ÁÔÆæ students performing in the orchestra\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Students perform as soloists and chamber musicians, and within ensembles and orchestras. 51ÁÔÆæ music ensembles are open to all 51ÁÔÆæ students, regardless of major.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2023\/11\/51ÁÔÆæ-Springdances-2022-750x500-1.jpg\" alt=\"51ÁÔÆæ dance students performing in a concert\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>The 51ÁÔÆæ dance department presents four concerts each year that showcase students performing the work of faculty and guest choreographers. (Pictured is \u201cSpringdances 2022: The Ground is Not Our Only Home\u201d)\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"performance-arts\">Performance Arts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s Peck School of the Arts hosts a wide range of student performances each school year, and students find creative support with faculty artists, creative mentors and fellow students who share their passion for the arts. 51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s performance spaces on campus include the 525-seat Mainstage Theatre, the Jan Serr Studio, and the 100-seat black box Kenilworth Five-0-Eight Theatre. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of 51ÁÔÆæ students in the performance arts also work and perform with professional arts organizations in Milwaukee, such as the Milwaukee Repertory Theater, Danceworks, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, Florentine Opera, Milwaukee Ballet, First Stage Children&#8217;s Theater and more.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/arts\/\" rel=\"\">Learn About 51ÁÔÆæ&#8217;s Peck School of the Arts<\/a>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-80\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row uwm-l-row--3\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-order--last\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-slider uwm-p-slider--dots-outside\"><div class=\"uwm-p-slider--base\"><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2023\/11\/Two-51ÁÔÆæ-students-in-entrepreneurship-program.jpg\" alt=\"Two 51ÁÔÆæ students in entrepreneurship program\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Andreas (left) and Paolo teamed up to create Greenway, a business and app that connects people with eco-friendly businesses. They first began Greenway as part of the Startup Challenge. \u201cThe LEC team was so great and even helped get us funding for our business website,\u201d Andreas says.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2023\/11\/51ÁÔÆæ-entrepreneurship-student-with-haircare-products.jpg\" alt=\"51ÁÔÆæ marketing alum with her products from her company.\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Loren graduated from 51ÁÔÆæ with a marketing degree. While at 51ÁÔÆæ, she worked with the Lubar Entrepreneurship Center to launch an all-natural, organic hair care company.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><figure class=\"uwm-c-img--caption-gray\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/set\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/631\/2023\/11\/51ÁÔÆæ-student-at-orange-counter.jpg\" alt=\"51ÁÔÆæ student sitting at their laptop\" title=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"750\" height=\"500\" \/><figcaption>Kyah, an education major, created and designed a coloring book for meditation but wasn\u2019t sure how to distribute or promote it. \u201cThe Lubar Entrepreneurship Center has been excellent, and I\u2019ve networked with a lot of people,\u201d she says.\n<\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"entrepreneurial-programs\">Entrepreneurial Programs<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Innovative ideas and problem-solving skills don&#8217;t just belong to business majors. The Lubar Entrepreneurship Center (LEC) helps students in all disciplines develop the creativity and know-how to advance their careers. The LEC is where future teachers build education apps for the classroom, athletes patent inventions to improve performance and architecture students launch startups. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Startup Challenge is a particularly popular entrepreneurship program on campus. 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