University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

Services

Basic

nonremedial tutoring, women’s center, placement service, day care, health service

Remedial

reading, math, writing, study skills

Counseling

minority student, career, veteran student, academic, older student, birth control

Career

on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, interview training

Campus Safety

24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)

Campus Life

Housing

Overview

• The school offers housing for students.
• 12% of students live in school housing.
• The school will provide assistance for off-campus housing

Types of housing available

• 25% of housing units are Singles.
• 50% of housing units are Doubles.
• 6% of housing units are Triples.
• 19% of housing units are Apartments.
• In total, there are 5 housing buildings.

Room Accessories

• 80% of rooms are equipped with sprinkler systems.
• 100% of rooms are equipped with fire alarms.
• 100% are equipped with high-speed internet connections.

Extracurricular

• 65% of students remain on campus over the weekends, on average.
• Alcohol is permitted on campus.
• Popular events on campus: African Expo & Taste of Africa; Annual Autumn Pow Wow; Annual Habitat for Humanity Sleep-out; Asian Awareness Week; Battle of the Bands; Black Greek Expo & Party; Black History Month; Building Unity Conference; Charity Ball; Distinguished Lecture Series; Drag Ball; Gasthaus Entertainment Series; Greek Forum & Step Show; Homecoming Week; International Week; Islam Awareness Week; Latino/Hispanic Month; LGBT Film Festival; Lyrical Sanctuary; Midnight Mayhem; Neighborhood Cleanup; Student Achievement Awards Reception; Student Leadership Retreat; Student Organization/Involvement Fair; Taste of Service Day; UWM Day of Service; Vagina Monologues; Welcome Week; Women’s History Month
• Student activities: choral groups, concert band, dance, drama/theater, jazz band, literary magazine, music ensembles, musical theater, pep band, radio station, student government, student newspaper, student film society, symphony orchestra
• In total, there are about 265 organizations on campus.
• Honor societies: Mortar Board, Phi Eta Sigma, Honors Program Student Association, Pi Theta Epsilon-Rho Chapter, Sigma Delta Pi, National Collegiate Hispanic Honor Society, Epsilon Iota Chapter, NRHH Panthers Chapter, Eta Sigma Phi, Gamma Gamma Chapter, Psi Chi Tau Beta Pi, Golden Key National Honor Society, Beta Alpha Psi, Eta Theta Chapter
• Religious organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Ahmadiyya Muslim Student Association, Apologetics Association, Aquinas Club, Baha’i Club, Campus Crusade for Christ, Catholic Students Newman Association, Chi Alpha Christian Fellowship, Chinese Christians on Campus, East Side Baptist Outreach, Eastbrook Int’l. Student Ministry, Impact Movement, Intervarsity Christian Fellowship, Lutheran Student Fellowship, Lutheran Student Movement (ELCA), Milwaukee Christians on Campus, The Ave Collegiate Fellowship, University Bible Fellowship, University Christian Ministries, WELS Campus Ministry;
• International organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) African Student Association; American Indian Student Association; An Cumann Ceilteach-Celtic Club at UWM; Anime Circle at UWM; Armenian Student Association; Bangladesh Student Assn. at UWM; Black Student Union; Campus Organization for Israel; Celtic Music Club; German and Scandinavian Studies Club; Global Student Alliance; Hmong Student Assn. at UWM; Japanese Student Assn. at UWM; Jewish Student Service – Hillel; Kobudo Club at UWM; Lao Student Association; Latino Student Union; Muslim Student Assn. ; Palestinian Students Organization; Persian Cultural Assn. ; Russian/Eastern European Club; Serbian Student Organization; Student Creative Outreach Providing Entertainment/Education; Students for Education, Peace, and Justice in Israel; Students of India; Taiwanese Student Association; Thai Student Assn. ; Vietnamese Student Assn.
• Other organizations: (Appears as submitted by school) Too many to list; for a complete list, please visit our website: http: //www. uwm. edu/UWM/Student/Org/
• Student papers: (Appears as submitted by school) UWM Post (weekly); UWM Leader (bi-weekly)

Travel

• Nearest airport(s) (distance in miles): Milwaukee (12)
• Nearest train(s) (distance in miles): Milwaukee (2)
• Nearest bus-station(s) (distance in miles): Milwaukee (2)
• Public transportation serves the campus.
• Not all students are permitted to have cars on campus.

Employment

• School employment is available.

Greek Life

• There are 12 fraternities
• 2 fraternity houses
• There are 9 sororities
• 0 sorority houses

ROTC

• Army ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Marquette University)
• Navy ROTC: Not offered
• Airforce ROTC: Offered at cooperating institution (Marquette University)

Additional Policies

class attendance policies set by individual instructors