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Paying for College

Thu, Nov 20 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Beth Weckmueller the Executive Director of Enrollment Services at UWM and with Jane Hojan Clark, Executive Director of the Department of Financial Aid and Student Employment and Military Education Benefits. They discuss being able to pay for college tuition in today's economy.

Basketball Season

Thu, Nov 13 Listen
Tom Luljak talks sports with UWM's head basketball coaches. Rob Jeter is head coach of UWM's men's basketball team and Sandy Botham is UWM's woman's head basektball coach.

Chancellor's Report

Thu, Nov 6 Listen
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses progress being made to acquire Milwaukee County land for a new campus facility. Also, a NCAA peer review team visits Milwaukee and work being done to map out a strategy for the Greater Milwaukee area to become the Silicon Valley of water technology.

Job Security

Thu, Oct 30 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with John Heywood, Director of UWM's Graduate Program in Human Resources and Labor Relations. They discuss job security in today's economy.

Peck School of the Arts at UWM

Thu, Oct 23 Listen
Tom Luljak, host of UWM Today, talks with Wade Hobgood the new Dean of the Peck School of the Arts at UWM.

UWM's SPARK program

Thu, Oct 16 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with two guests about the SPARK program at UWM. Rob Longwell Grice is the Director of the Office of Academic Services at UWM's School of Education and Abby Kagen is a UWM Student and a Spark Tutor.

Politics and the Media

Thu, Oct 9 Listen
Tom Luljak, Host of UWM today talks with Paul Brewer, Associate Professor of Journalism at UWM about media coverage of the political season.

Chancellor's Report

Thu, Oct 2 Listen
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago reflects on themes from his recent Plenary address to the campus community including the stabilization of enrollment, online instruction, off campus learning, and other trends he has observed over the last year.

Introduction to the New Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Scie

Thu, Sep 25 Listen
Tom Luljak, host of UWM Today, talks with the new Dean of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, Mike Lovell. They discuss UWM's plans for a satellite campus to house a new engineering building and a research park where businesses can collaborate with UWM's scientists and engineers.

African Languages

Thu, Sep 18 Listen
Africa has been the focal point of some ground breaking work done by members of UWM's School of Information Studies. Using the internet as their tool Jacques du Plessis and Dick Kawooya are helping to preserve language, music, and culture found in several African countries. Du Plessis is Assistant Professor of Information Studies at UWM and Kawooya is a lecturer in the school.

The Knowledge Based Nursing Initiative at UWM

Thu, Sep 11 Listen
Tom Luljak, host of UWM, Today talks with two guests about The Knowledge Based Nursing Initiative at UWM. Guests include Sally Lundeen Dean of UWM's College of Nursing and Norma Lang who is the project leader and Wisconsin Distinguished Professor.

Chancellor's Report

Thu, Sep 4 Listen
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discusses his institution's request for $10 Million to support continuation of the Growth Initiative. Also a new mental health task force will review services provided to students on campus and recruitment of new faculty members.

UWM's Community Media Project

Thu, Aug 28 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Portia Cobb, Associate Professor of Film in the Peck School of the Arts at UWM about UWM's Community Media Project.

Career Counseling at UWM

Thu, Aug 21 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with two UWM experts on Career Counseling. Tom Bachhuber is the Director of UWM's Career Development Center and Cindy Petrites, Alumni Career Counselor working with the Alumni Association and the Career Development Center.

The Rescue Effort for Burma

Thu, Aug 14 Listen
A team of people at UWM are helping to guide a relief effort to Myanmar (Burma). Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljka, talks with Ingrid Jordt, Associate Professor of Anthropology at UWM about the rescue effort.

Chancellor's Report

Thu, Aug 7 Listen
The Greater Milwaukee Committee and Milwaukee 7 are working to take advantage of Milwaukee's location on Lake Michigan and the presence of water-related firms in the area to transform the region into a Silicon Valley for water. UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago discussed the University's participating in that initiative. Also, support for a college-prep board school serving at-risk children in Milwaukee and Southeastern Wisconsin.

Freshwater Science Research

Thu, Jul 31 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Sam White, Director of the Center of Workforce Development, Associate Dean of the School of Continuing Ed. and Professor of Urban Planning at UWM.

Access to Success

Thu, Jul 24 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Erica Pollock, Director of UWM's First Year Center and with Jessica Stein a student counselor at the center about Access to Success.

UWM's Green Roof

Thu, Jul 17 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Jim Wasley, Associate Professor of Architecture at UWM and with Scott Peak, Director of University Housing about UWM's new green roof.

Campus Safety

Thu, Jul 10 Listen
After the Virginia Tech and Northern Illinois University shootings UWM Chancellor Carlos Santiago appointed and independent task force to examine all of the campus' safety policies. Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Stan Stojkovic chair of the task force and Dean of the Helen Bader School of Social Welfare and professor and head of the criminal justice department.

Chancellor's Report

Thu, Jul 3 Listen
A discussion of the approval by the UW Board of Regents for a new School of Public Health and School of Freshwater Sciences at UWM. Also, Chancellor Santiago reflects on the University's role in promoting arts and culture in the community.

New School of Public Health at UWM

Thu, Jun 26 Listen
The UW-system board of regents voted to approve the first accredited school of public health in Wisconsin at UWM. Host of UWM Today talks with Rita Cheng, Provost and Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs at UWM about the decision.

Micro-electronic Sensors

Thu, Jun 19 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, explores the topic of micro-electronic bio-sensors. Today's guest is Dr. David Klemer, Associate Professor of electrical engineering at UWM and a research scientist working in collaboration with others at The Medical College of Wisconsin.

Mosaic Milwaukee

Thu, Jun 12 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with two guests about Mosaic Milwaukee a program that aims to end racial stereotyping in our community. Guests include Joan Prince, Vice Chancellor for Partnerships and Innovation at UWM and Genyne Edwards, Mosaic Milwaukee's Program Director.

Chancellor's Report

Thu, Jun 5 Listen
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago reflects on the University's recent commencement ceremony in which more than 3100 students received degrees. Also an update on research growth initiative awards and a group of engineering students who traveled recently to Germany.

The Summer Dance Program at UWM

Thu, May 29 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Ed Burgess, professor of dance at UWM. He is both a dance teacher at UWM and the artistic director and choreographer in the opening series of Summer Dances. They discuss the Summer Dance Program at the University.

Zip Car at UWM

Thu, May 22 Listen
Host of UWM today, Tom Luljak, talks with Scott Peak, Director of University Housing at UWM and Jenny Larios Berlin, General Manager of the University Programs for Zip Car about the service.

Building a Solar Home

Thu, May 15 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Greg Thomson and Chris Cornelius both Assistant Professor's in UWM's School of Architecture and Urban Planning about building a solar home.

The Evolution of Computers

Thu, May 8 Listen
Host of UWM Today, Tom Luljak, talks with Thomas Haigh, Assistant Professor of Information Studies at UWM about the history in computers.

Chancellor's Report

Thu, May 1 Listen
UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Carlos Santiago reports on actions taken by the faculty senate to create two new schools at the University. Also, the creation of the David O Nicholas finance lab and a discussion of the role the University can play in preparing our youth for the global workforce.

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