New student Matthew Willison gets some help from his mom and sister while moving in to his dorm. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
New UWM student Kirsten Sanford and her parents unload their truck to begin move-in. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
UWM Chancellor Mark Mone and the Student Housing Administrative Council President Jonathon Brown help wrap a student's belongings to secure them for transport. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Chancellor Mark Mone speaks with new student Brittany Spencer and her family about how exciting this time of year is. Mone told them about his son's move-in day when he attended UWM. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Chancellor Mark Mone helps a family maneuver a futon to fit it on an elevator going to a Sandburg residence hall. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Students check in at the lobby of Sandburg Hall lobby to begin moving in. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Students line up in the Sandburg Hall lobby to check in to get their keys, room number and other basics for their dorms. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Mikayla Holdorf hands a new student the key to her dorm room. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
New student and nursing major Nathan Ciabatti gets help from his parents to organize his new home. (UWM Photo/ Elora Hennessey)
A student's comfy 25th-floor room in Sandburg Hall is decorated to her liking and has the perk of an amazing view of the city. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
UW-Milwaukee began coming to life for the start of the school year as students moved into residence halls.
Nearly 4,000 students moved in this week, including about 3,000 first year students. Out of that 4,000 more than 1,000 students will be housed in the university’s Living Learning Communities.
