University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee chancellor Carlos Santiago wants to expand the university’s reach by adding two campuses, which he said will help ease crowding at its main campus on Milwaukee’s east side and bring academics closer to research.
In a speech to UWM officials Thursday, Santiago proposed creating a campus near the Milwaukee Regional Medical Center and the Milwaukee County Research Park and a second campus near a downtown hospital to bring clinic experience to students in its nursing care, aging support and other medical fields.