Marquette University alumnus and NBA legend Dwyane Wade has given a major gift to the university’s Ralph C. Hartman Literacy and Learning Center to extend his Live to Dream Summer Reading Program through 2025. His gift will continue to grow the highly successful summer reading program he initially funded through the Wade’s World Foundation in […]
Marquette, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee partner for ‘President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty’
Marquette University and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, with support from the Johnson Controls Foundation, have announced a new partnership, the “President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge: A Crosstown Collaboration to Address Poverty,” which will focus on poverty, its root causes and its subsequent effects on members of Milwaukee’s various communities. The President’s and Chancellor’s Challenge will provide […]
Near West Side Partners Community Clean-up at Tiefenthaler Park, June 4
Join the Near West Side Partners for a Community Clean-up at Tiefenthaler Park (N. 27th Street and Cherry Street) on Saturday, June 4. The event begins at 10 a.m. Garbage bags, trash grabbers and gloves will be provided. Volunteers will be divided into teams to clean up sections of the neighborhood. A car will be helpful […]
First Near West Side Arbor Fest, June 4
Near West Side Partners will be hosting its first Near West Side Arbor Fest at the Potawatomi Wgema Campus (3215 W. State St.) on Saturday, June 4, at 11 a.m. Arbor Fest is an opportunity for community members to connect and learn about sustainability with free native plants, gardening workshops, resources, food and music. This […]
Gov. Evers announces $5 million investment in community development project in Near West Side
Community center will serve as a hub for workforce training, small business development, and community engagement, among other key priorities Gov. Tony Evers today announced the state is planning a $5 million investment to support economic growth and community development in Milwaukee’s Near West Side. The investment will help to establish Concordia 27, a project […]
Community collaborators
Nursing faculty work with Milwaukee community partners to focus their research on real-time health care needs in the neighborhood. By Lauren Sieben For some people, the idea of “research” might conjure images of professors running experiments in a lab or reviewing academic studies in their office. While these are common components of conventional research, these […]
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Near West Side Partners, Marquette focus on neighborhood vitality
As the President’s Task Force on Community Safety continues to address safety and security on campus and in the community, members of the Marquette community, including those serving on several task force workgroups, have been collaborating with neighborhood organizations to focus on crime prevention and community building. Last week, Near West Side Partners (NWSP) convened […]
NNS editor named secretary of Institute for Nonprofit News board
Ron Smith, the editor and program director of Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, was ratified as the new secretary of the Institute for Nonprofit News board of directors at their meeting on Feb. 2. Smith has served on the INN board for the past year as a member representative. The Milwaukee Neighborhood News Service, housed in […]
TMJ4 News partners with Marquette for a series of Milwaukee Mayoral, Wisconsin U.S. Senate and Gubernatorial debates
Marquette University and TMJ4 News will co-host a series of televised political debates as Wisconsin voters prepare to go to the polls in three high-profile 2022 elections. The series of debates will focus on Milwaukee’s mayoral race as well as Wisconsin’s race for governor and U.S. Senate. Each debate will be moderated by TMJ4’s veteran […]
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