Collaboration

Collaboration comes in many forms. Read about some of the exciting initiatives and partnerships between the UW System and local communities, schools, businesses, government, and more.

  1. Accounting in the real world: UWL students gain hands-on experience through partnership with Mid-City Steel

    Photo of Paul Bagniefski, far left, president of Mid-City Steel, leading UW-La Crosse accountancy students on a tour of the company's manufacturing facilities. This spring, students are gaining real-world accounting experience through a partnership with Mid-City Steel — part of UWL's Community Engaged Learning program.

    May 31, 2023

    UW-La Crosse accounting students are gaining invaluable experience they could never obtain from a textbook.  Through UWL’s Community Engaged Learning program, Assistant Professor Mehtap Eklund’s cost accounting class (ACC 325) is offering […]

  2. UW-Stout game design and animation programs ranked among best in country

    Photo of a student trying a virtual reality game during a recent Stout Game Expo.

    May 30, 2023

    Three programs from UW-Stout’s School of Art and Design are the best in the state, according to new national rankings. Ranked No. 1 in Wisconsin are two Bachelor of Fine […]

  3. Help from afar: Bike ride aims to help Afghan students at UWM

    Photo of Farzana (left) and Khatera, who are two of the 10 students who came to Milwaukee and UWM after escaping Afghanistan. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)

    May 26, 2023

    A young woman from Nepal is reaching out from Minnesota to organize a bike ride to support a group of Afghan women at UWM. Anita Tamang, who just graduated from […]

  4. Car and writer: UWM journalism grad lands a job at storied auto magazine

    Photo of UWM alum Jack Fitzgerald, who writes about cars both new and classic for Car and Driver magazine. (Photo courtesy of Jack Fitzgerald)

    May 25, 2023

    Jack Fitzgerald’s grandfather was an engineer with Corvette Racing, and he passed his love of cars to his grandsons. Fitzgerald remembers picking up old editions of Car and Driver magazine […]

  5. UW-Parkside students recognized for research communication skills at WiSys Quick Pitch competition

    Photo of UW-Parkside Chancellor Dr. Debbie Ford, center-right, and WiSys Regional Intellectual Property and Licensing Associate Allee Marti, left, congratulating UW-Parkside students Elise Zevitz, center-left, and Elisa Kurber, right, for their successful participation in the WiSys Quick Pitch @ UW-Parkside (Photo courtesy of Laura Mason, UW-Parkside).

    May 24, 2023

    UW-Parkside students Elise Zevitz and Elisa Kurber were recognized for their outstanding research communication skills in the WiSys Quick Pitch @ UW-Parkside on April 19. The student “pitch” competition challenges […]

  6. Badgers win national debate championship

    Photo of members of the UW-Madison debate team, from left to right, Aliya Seet, Zachary Heintz, Sophie LaRose, Emily Distler, Ethan Park, William Darbyshire and MK Denton. PHOTO BY PRANAV GOPAN

    May 19, 2023

    You don’t hear “Jump Around” blasted at many debate tournaments. That changed when a team of Badgers won the national championship at the annual Yaatly Online Debating League in Denver on […]

  7. Nonprofit professionals gain education and insight at inaugural spring conference

    Photo of attendees at the sold-out inaugural Nonprofit Education & Development Network Conference, held on April 5, 2023, at Lambeau Field.

    May 18, 2023

    The inaugural Nonprofit Education & Development Network Conference, held on April 5, 2023, at Lambeau Field was a sold-out event! The event, ‘Nonprofit Resilience: Reset, Renew & Inspire,’  brought together more than […]

  8. UWM engineering students create solution that saves company $840,000 per year

    Photo of Easton Dobson (left) and Colin Haagensen flanking Steve Coolidge, general manager of AAA Sales & Engineering on the floor of the company’s Oak Creek plant. Dobson, Haagensen and another student, Ryan O’Day, worked on a project that benefited the company and gave the students real-world experience. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)

    May 17, 2023

    The three UWM senior engineering students stood on the workroom floor of a Wisconsin manufacturing company, about to tell 70 older, experienced machinists how to improve their inventory system. Easton […]

  9. Ready to act: UWO student nurses lead on-campus emergency intervention training

    Photo of UWO nursing students holding emergency intervention training for faculty, staff and others at the Fond du Lac campus.

    May 16, 2023

    Knowing what to do in an emergency can mean the difference between life and death. University of Wisconsin Oshkosh senior nursing students recently shared lifesaving skills with faculty and staff […]

  10. UW-Platteville, Nicolet College partnership brings
 engineering bachelor’s degrees to the Northwoods

    Photo of UW-Platteville officials touring Nicolet College labs and classrooms during their visit and signing ceremony that opens the door for Northwoods residents to earn engineering bachelor’s degrees. Academic leaders from both institutions are pictured here in Nicolet’s metal fabrication lab.

    May 15, 2023

    Northwoods students looking to earn a bachelor’s degree in engineering will have several new options thanks to a new, broad-based transfer agreement between Nicolet College and the University of Wisconsin-Platteville. […]

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