Milwaukee Press Club

January Newsmaker Luncheon to focus on UWM Innovation Park

Event Details

Wed, January 30, 2008
12:00 PM – 1:30 PM
Cost: $15.00 Members / $20.00 Non-Members / $10.00 Students
Location: Newsroom Pub
137 E. Wells Street
Milwaukee, WI 53202
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The Milwaukee Press Club
Gloria Gappa-Grundman, (414) 588-9571
milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com
www.milwaukeepressclub.org


Next Newsmaker Luncheon to focus on UWM Innovation Park

MILWAUKEE, WI—January 16, 2008.  At the next Milwaukee Press Club Newsmaker Luncheon, Carlos Santiago, chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, will discuss the future of school, including his plans to develop a new engineering campus and business park on the Milwaukee County grounds.

The luncheon will take place at Noon on Wednesday, January 30, at the Newsroom Pub, 137 E. Wells St., in downtown Milwaukee. The public is invited to attend.

Santiago has raised more than $120 million in private money and has a pledge from philanthropist Michael Cudahy to buy the land needed to build the UWM Innovation Park in Wauwatosa.

Santiago envisions engineers from some of Milwaukee's most vibrant companies working alongside faculty and students from UWM to advance the region's technological capabilities and spur economic development.  He is seeking businesses to partner and help fill the 82-acre campus.

The Milwaukee Press Club's Newsmaker Luncheon Series is sponsored by Journal Communications, and the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.  Pre-registration for the Newsmaker Luncheon is required.

The Press Club presents the Newsmaker Luncheons monthly to shed light on issues of the day. The public is invited to attend the luncheons. The cost to attend is $15 for MPC members, $20 for non-members, $10 for students. Lunch is included. Because seating is limited, pre-registration and advance payment is strongly recommended and may be made online at www.milwaukeepressclub.org. Checks may be mailed to the MPC at PO Box 223, Hales Corners, WI 53130-0223. Cancellations will be accepted up to 48 hours in advance for a full refund. Contact the Milwaukee Press Club at milwaukeepressclub@gmail.com or 414-588-9571 with any further questions.  To pay by credit card, call 262-894-2224.