Student Leader Studies in Milwaukee and Abroad

Class: Junior

Major: Education and Spanish

In her time at UWM so far, Yazmin has gotten involved! She was a college fellow with Leaders Igniting Transformation, which encourages civic engagement among youth of color, and she interned with Fund My Future Milwaukee, which promotes children’s savings accounts for higher education. She has also been active in jiu-jitsu and the Latinx Student Union at UWM. This year she is traveling to Seville, Spain. “Studying abroad always seemed unreachable for me as a firstgeneration student already struggling to pay for college, but through scholarships, it has become a reality! Thank you for inspiring me to believe in myself.”

• Salomon H. Flores Memorial Scholarship

• School of Education Extra Help Fund

• School of Education General Scholarship

• School of Education Kellner Scholarship

• School of Education Scholarship

• School of Education Restricted Scholarships

• Second Century Scholarship

• Stella Johnson Staunt Scholarship

• Sydney G. Hambling ’37 Scholarship

• Teachers for a New Era Scholarship

• Temkin Adult Ed Scholarship

• Thomas & Mary Domer Scholarship

• Thomas Cheeks Education Scholarship

• Ura M. and John G. Silveus Scholarship

• William B. Harvey Scholarship

• Wilma H. Berg Scholarship

Madison Parola | Senior | Education

I am involved in UWM’s Legal Clinic as a non-paid paralegal for 10 hours a week. I have an interest in legislation and plan to attend law school. This scholarship comes at an important time for me. I have always wanted to study abroad, but finances were a concern. I hoped that I could work hard enough to get a scholarship, and I relied on that chance. I am grateful to travel abroad during my last summer as an undergrad.

Sydney Sweet | Senior | Education

After experiencing several tragedies that forced me to really analyze myself and what I wanted to do in life, I decided that the only way that I could make the biggest impact was getting an education. I have always worked full-time, even while being a fulltime student, and receiving this scholarship means more than I can express. I have received a lot of help to get to where I am now, and I will pay it forward tenfold.