University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee
| University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee | |
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| motto | Something Great in Mind |
| founding | 1885, 1956 |
| Sponsorship | state |
| place | Milwaukee |
| state | Wisconsin |
| country | United States |
| management | Mark Mone, Chancellor |
| Students | 29,768, of which 24,678 undergraduates and 5,090 graduates |
| Employee | 1,623 |
| University sports | Horizon League |
| Website | www.uwm.edu |
The University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee (also called Milwaukee , UWM or UW – Milwaukee ) is a state university in Milwaukee , Wisconsin , USA .
The university belongs to the University of Wisconsin system and is the second largest university in this system after the University of Wisconsin – Madison . Almost 30,000 students from more than 80 countries are currently enrolled, and the faculty employs 1,623 people. The university is particularly known for its research and teaching in the field of architecture and urban planning. 180 degrees are offered, comprising 94 Bachelor, 53 Master and 32 PhD programs.
history
The story dates back to 1885 when the Milwaukee State Normal School opened. Today's University of Wisconsin – Milwaukee was founded in 1956 as a result of a merger of the old University of Wisconsin and the Wisconsin State College of Milwaukee (formerly Milwaukee State Normal School).
Scientific institutions
The institutes and facilities are spread over 14 organizational units:
- Architecture and urban planning
- Business (Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business)
- Adult education
- Health sciences
- Graduate school
- Information science
- Engineering and applied natural sciences
- Nursing
- Letters and Science
- pedagogy
- Peck School of the Arts
- Public health
- School of Freshwater Sciences
- Social Welfare and Welfare (Helen Bader School of Social Welfare)
Sports
The university is famous for its college basketball team, The Milwaukee Panthers. The sports teams are members of the Horizon League .
Personalities
- Insoo Kim Berg (1934–2007), psychotherapist and founder of solution-focused short therapy
- Willem Dafoe , Hollywood actor
- Alberto Fujimori ('72 MS Mathematics), former President of Peru (1990–2000)
- Mildred Harnack , US-American-German literary scholar and resistance fighter against National Socialism
- Phil Katz ('84, BS Computer Science), developer of the ZIP archive file format
- Jack Kilby ('50 MS Electronic Engineering), Nobel Laureate in Physics
- Alan Kulwicki ('77, BS Mechanical Engineering), NASCAR racing driver
- Golda Meir ('17, Education), former Prime Minister of Israel
- Mo Mowlam , Lecturer and British Labor Party politician
- Satya Nadella ('90 MS Computer Science), CEO of Microsoft
- Tony Sanneh , soccer player
- George H. Sutton (1870-1938), professional pool player
- Virginia Satir ('36 BA Education), "Mother of Family Therapy"
- Louise Adelaide Wolf (1898–1962), mathematician and university professor
Web links
- Official website (English)
Individual evidence
- ↑ https://uwm.edu/chancellor/about/
- ↑ UWM Facts 2011/12 , accessed on July 22, 2012 (English).
| University of Wisconsin System |
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| Private universities |
Alverno • Beloit • Carroll • Cardinal Stritch • Carthage • Concordia • Edgewood • Lakeland • Lawrence • Madison Media Institute • Maranatha • Marian • Marquette • Medical College of Wisconsin • Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design • Milwaukee School of Engineering • Mount Mary • Northland • Northland International • Ripon • St. Norbert • Silver Lake • Viterbo • Wisconsin Lutheran • Wisconsin School of Professional Psychology |
Coordinates: 43 ° 4 ′ 30.1 ″ N , 87 ° 52 ′ 58.5 ″ W.