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  • Photo of a table covered with parchment paper and people using modeling clay. There are two hands at the forefront of the picture manipulating a clay portrait of a face. The lips and nose are complete, and the person is working on the chin area.

    Intro to Ceramic Hand Building Techniques Session 1

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    In this 6-week course, you’ll explore the essentials of three different hand-building techniques to create functional and decorative pieces: a textured coaster set, an imaginative trinket box, and a unique abstract flower vase. This course is perfect for all experience …

  • Banner with a yellow sunburst design. The middle in bold black letters reads "HOW I LEAD" and to the right of it is a profile of the back of a person wearing a multi colored cape. They are in a superman type of pose with their first in the air and their feet together as if flying.
    How I Lead

    How I Lead

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    A 3-week program where you’ll explore five key leadership practices with a cohort. Through discussions, activities, and friendly competition, you’ll answer essential questions like: How do I lead based on my values? How can I inspire and create positive change? …

  • Portrait image of wheel throwing tools. You have assorted rolling pins, wood knives, sculptures, and wire loops.
    Intro to Wheel Throwing Session 1

    Intro to Wheel Throwing Session 1

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Are you curious to try out the pottery wheel? Discover the craft of wheel throwing in this beginner-level course. We will learn and explore the foundational throwing techniques  centering and opening the clay, pulling walls to make functional forms, decoration …

  • Babylon

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    UK Classics Franco Rosso's incendiary Babylon had its world premiere at Cannes in 1980 but went unreleased in the U.S. for "being too controversial, and likely to incite racial tension" (Vivien Goldman, Time Out). Raw and smoldering, it follows a …

  • Dancers and musicians performing

    Black History Month Closing Celebration

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Celebrate the finale of Black History Month with an unforgettable community gathering! Savor delicious food from Immy’s African Cuisine, experience the vibrant artistry of Ko-Thi Dance Company, and get moving with lively line dancing hosted by Fraternity & Sorority Life. Come together in joy, rhythm, and community as we honor Black history, culture, and legacy! 

  • Banner reading 'Student Leadership programs"

    Values (STARS)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    The Values Workshop is an interactive session for student organization leaders to explore and clarify their personal core values. Participants leave with a deeper understanding of how their values guide their decisions and leadership style.

  • A linocut work surrounded by tools, a tube of ink, a roller, and shavings.
    Linocut Relief

    Linocut Relief

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    In this workshop, participants will explore relief printmaking through carving small linoleum blocks, printing by press and by hand, and onto fabric and paper. This workshop is great for those who enjoy printmaking, drawing, and/or sewing. No printmaking experience is necessary!

  • Six participants on a game show stage with a game show host

    Game Show MKE

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Step right up, and get ready to be transported into a electrifying world of challenges and nostalgia where the lights shine brighter, the stakes feel higher and every student becomes part of the action. This is an off-campus event. Transportation …

  • Soulemayne’s Story

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New Releases Racing through the streets of Paris making food deliveries on his bicycle, Guinean immigrant Souleymane is struggling to stay afloat. In two days, he has to report for an asylum application interview, where he must plead his case …

  • Banner image of the Ignite logo, with a small flame depicting as the 'dot' on the the second letter I in "ignite" below the logo reads "Make connections. Create Your Path".

    Ignite

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Are you tired of picturing the same people when you hear the word Leadership? Does the word Leadership freak you out? Redefine it at Ignite. One workshop gives you lifelong skills to put on your resume and a new perspective on what it means to lead. …

  • Small sculpture of black and red hands coming out of a pedestal

    53rd Annual Juried Show Opening Reception

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Please join us for the opening reception of the 53rd Annual Juried Show at the Union Art Gallery! The Union Art Gallery is showcasing its 53rd Annual Juried Exhibition, highlighting a wide range of creative work by college artists from …

  • Compensation

    Compensation

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    New Restoration A landmark of independent cinema, Compensation is Zeinabu irene Davis’s moving, ambitious portrait of the struggles of Deaf African Americans and the complexities of loving relationships at the bookends of the twentieth century. In extraordinary dual performances, Michelle …