Stories

Partner at Accounting and IT Firm Fulfills Personal Goal of Earning Degree in UW Flexible Option

Michael Senkbeil is a partner at Chortek LLP, an accounting and IT firm based in Milwaukee that focuses on small businesses and their owners.

Wanting to fulfill his personal goal of earning a degree, Michael was excited to find the Bachelor of Science in Information Science and Technology program offered through UW Flexible Option. Taking courses in the online program fit perfectly into his busy schedule.

First-Gen College Grad Finds Community in Applied Biotechnology Program

Jason Muljadi says the UW Master of Science in Applied Biotechnology “is a great program to sink into biotech, regardless of what experience level you have.”

Director at Microsoft and IST Faculty Member Uses Dual Careers to Help Others Cultivate Their Potential

Dee Piziak’s career in IT is an illustrious one. Her CV includes roles at IBM, Northwestern Mutual, Johnson Controls, Oracle, and Google. She’s currently a Director of Data and Artificial Intelligence at Microsoft, where she leads pre-sales technical specialists on her team and works with organizations in the eastern half of the US to help them identify practical use cases and applications for AI.

Videos

‘Dress For STEM’ Celebrates Women in STEM and Brings Awareness to Gender Gap

“Dress for STEM” takes place on March 14th, the same day as Pi Day. The movement was formed to honor female STEM professionals and the pioneers who came before them. At the same time, it’s also meant to start a conversation and bring awareness to the underrepresentation of women in STEM fields.

I helped to interview the women featured in this video and worked with our Media team to provide creative input and choose excerpts for the final project.

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Looking For a Way to Learn New Skills? Consider a Certificate

The Universities of Wisconsin offer a variety of certificate programs in business, science, technology, and healthcare–all completed entirely online.

I wrote the script and storyboard for this animation video that our Creative Design team brought to life.