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‘No Zero Days’: Health Sciences Grad Balances Work, Teaching, and Raising Three Boys

Learn how one Health Sciences bachelor's degree grad and mom of three boys completed her degree while working full-time as a medical assistant and teaching courses at a local college.

‘Anybody in a Helping Profession Would Benefit From This’: Q&A with SUDS Student and Social Worker Brian Benford

Brian Benford has been involved in social justice efforts and activism since he was a child. Brian’s passion for helping marginalized populations has led him to fill many roles in social work, local politics, and now as a Success Coach for the UW Odyssey Project at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.

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Health Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Graduate: ‘I Hope Others Find UW Flexible Option Like Me’

If you’ve thought about going back to school to get your bachelor’s degree but aren’t sure you can do it, take some advice from Sonia, a recent alumnus of the UW-Milwaukee Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences: Health Sciences offered through the UW Flexible Option.

UW-Parkside Outstanding Graduate Award Recipient Credits Success in MBA Program to UW Flexible Option BSBA

For Antwaun Sanders, a recent MBA graduate from UW-Parkside and recipient of an Outstanding Graduate Award, finishing his Bachelor of Science Degree in Business Administration from UW Flexible Option meant more than just getting a diploma.

Occupational Therapy Program Director Uses Health Sciences Degree as Stepping Stone to Education Career

For Andrew Min, an alumnus of the UW-Milwaukee Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences: Health Sciences program offered through the UW Flexible Option, being a student helped him realize that teaching is his true calling. Andrew, who graduated in September 2022 from UW-Milwaukee, is currently teaching in-person associate degree-level occupational therapy courses at Bates Technical […]

Cybersecurity Expert Returns to School, Completes IST Program

By finishing the online IST program, Torry opened new doors for his education and hopes to one day earn a master’s degree.

Business Administration Student Discusses How Being Your Own Boss Can Help You Eventually Become One

If anyone knows how important time management is while working full time and getting an education, it’s Shannon Fitzgerald. Fitzgerald is on the road 100 to 150 days per year for work, while raising two kids with his girlfriend. Both work full time. He’s also a student in the online UW-Parkside Bachelor of Science in Business Administration program offered through UW Flexible Option and plans to graduate by the end of the year.

How One Sonographer Plans to Transition Her Love of Scanning into Other Career Paths with a Diagnostic Imaging Degree

Stacy Tauke, a student in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences: Diagnostic Imaging program, is leveraging her expertise in the radiology field to get her four-year degree, and so far, she’s thriving.

Diagnostic Imaging Grad Lands New Administrator Role – Before Finishing Her Degree

Kara Winzenreid, a recent graduate of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Sciences: Diagnostic Imaging, truly embodies determination and doing what it takes to achieve a goal. And it’s paid off - she’s already leveraged her degree into a new role as a Picture Archiving and Communication Systems (PACs) administrator – a job she started even before finishing the program.

Coming Full Circle: UW Flexible Option Instructor Who Completed RN-BSN Program Channels Passion for Helping Others

Jill Saxton has seen her nursing career come full circle – from the moment she started out as a CNA to earning her nurse practitioner degree and becoming an instructor at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee RN-to-BSN program offered through UW Flexible Option to shape the next generation.

Partner at Accounting and IT Firm Earns IST Degree

The online IST bachelor's degree program offered through UW Flexible Option fit perfectly into Michael Senkbeil's busy schedule.

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