Community Speaker Events

We invite you to save the date for these speaker events and parent forums at University School of Milwaukee during the 2018-19 school year. All events listed below are free and open to the general public, with the exception of the USM Parent Forums, which are only open to members of the USM community. Light refreshments will be served. RSVPs will be requested (but not required). Times, dates, speakers, and topics are all subject to change. All events will take place on the USM campus.

David Patrikarakos

USM Global Scholars Crisis Simulation Speaker Series: The Future of International Conflict
Thursday, Sept. 13, 2018, 6:30-8 p.m.
Presenter: David Patrikarakos, journalist and author

Dr. Lisa Miller

USM/REDgen Speaker Series: The Spiritual Child
Tuesday, Oct. 16, 2018, 7-8:15 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Lisa Miller, professor and founder of the Spirituality Mind Body Institute at Teachers College, Columbia University

Dr. Delaney Ruston

USM/REDgen Speaker Series: Screenagers: Growing Up in the Digital Age
Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2018, 7-8:15 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Delaney Ruston, filmmaker

R.P. Eddy '90

USM Global Scholars Crisis Simulation Speaker Series: Social Media, Public Opinion, and National Security
Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, 6:30-8 p.m.
Presenter: R.P. Eddy, globally recognized security and intellegence expert and CEO of Ergo

Dr. Deborah Gilboa

USM/REDgen Speaker Series: What's Happy Got to Do With It: How to Figure Out What Our Kids Need and What They Want
Tuesday, Feb. 12, 2019, 7-8:15 p.m. POSTPONED DUE TO INCLEMENT WEATHER AND WILL BE RESCHEDULED
Presenter: Dr. Deborah Gilboa, board certified physician at Pittsburgh's Squirrel Hill Health Center and founder of askdoctorg.com

Dr. Suniya Luthar

USM/REDgen Speaker Series: Pressure in High-achieving Schools and Pathways to Fostering Resilience
Monday, April 8, 2019, 7-8:15 p.m.
Presenter: Dr. Suniya Luthar, professor of psychology, Arizona State University

Deonte Lewis

Cindy Zautcke Memorial Endowed Fund and SEEK Diversty Speaker
Tuesday, April 20, 3:30 to 4:30 p.m.
Presenter: Deonte Lewis, Boys & Girls Club of Greater Milwaukee
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Wildcat Coffee Hour

Every Wildcat Wednesday, 8:15-10 a.m.
Wildcat Coffee Get-Togethers
Informal parent forums with Division Heads Michael Tauscher, Pamela Nosbusch, and Stuart Cushman. USM community members only, not open to the general public.

Prekindergarten (age 3) - Grade 12 • Independent • Coeducational

2100 W. Fairy Chasm Road, Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53217 • 414.352.6000