{"id":116,"date":"2022-03-31T15:02:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2026-06-09T10:39:45","modified_gmt":"2026-06-09T15:39:45","slug":"opportunities","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/services\/students\/opportunities\/","title":{"rendered":"Get Involved"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-cie-events\">CIE Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The Center for International Education (CIE) hosts many events throughout the year to help international students build community among themselves and with American students. Past events have included:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Ice cream socials and picnics<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Holiday parties such as Friendsgiving and Halloween<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Winter Solstice celebration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Earth Day celebration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>International student hike<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Graduation celebrations&#8230; and more!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/events\/\" rel=\"\">View Upcoming Events<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-panther-international-pals-pip-program\">Panther International Pals (PIP) Program<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>We highly encourage students to join the Panther International Pal (PIP) program. This program is designed to help build student connections, and ease new students&#8217; transition to campus and Milwaukee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>How it works:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>New student PIP mentees are assigned a current student as their PIP mentor. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mentors help their mentees acclimate to life in the U.S. and at UWM. <\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>All PIP participants are invited to fun events throughout the year hosted by the Center for International Education (CIE).\u00a0<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about PIP or would like to join as a mentee or mentor, please contact Sue Conway (<a href=\"mailto:conways@uwm.edu\">conways@uwm.edu<\/a>) or Ying Hu (<a href=\"mailto:hu23@uwm.edu\">hu23@uwm.edu<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--testimonial uwm-p-card--gold uwm-p-card--testimonial-outside uwm-u-mb-40\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/600\/2022\/05\/Bisma-for-web.jpg\" alt=\"Headshot of Bisma, an international student from Pakistan\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"400\" height=\"400\" \/><figure class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><blockquote><p>\u00a0My PIP mentor is so sweet. She&#8217;s helped me with everything &#8211; from my culture shock, to telling me about all of the restaurants near campus, to sharing all of UWM&#8217;s campus resources. Whenever I have an issue I text her and she\u2019s there for me.<\/p><\/blockquote><hr class=\"uwm-c-hr--center-short\" \/><figcaption><strong>Bisma<\/strong><em>Pakistan<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-join-us-on-social-media\">Join Us on Social Media<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us on social media to stay up-to-date on all things CIE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uwminternationaleducation\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uwminternationaleducation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:13px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\"><div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-4043\"><nav aria-label=\"Sidebar\" class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list uwm-p-navigation-list--gold-border \"><div class=\"uwm-p-navigation-list--title\">Student Life<\/div><ul>\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/services\/students\/avoiding-scams-targeting-international-students\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Avoiding Scams Targeting International Students<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/services\/students\/housing\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Housing<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/services\/students\/money-and-banking\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Money &amp; Banking<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/services\/students\/wisconsin-drivers-license-and-state-id\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Wisconsin Driver&#8217;s License &amp; State ID<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/services\/students\/finding-food-and-essentials\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Finding Food &amp; Other Essentials Near Campus<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/services\/students\/milwaukee-international-dining-guide\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Milwaukee International Dining Guide<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/services\/students\/opportunities\/\" class=\"current\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span aria-current=\"page\">Get Involved<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul><\/nav>\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1287,"featured_media":0,"parent":3675,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/centered.php","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[34070]},"class_list":["post-116","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.7 (Yoast SEO v27.7) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Center for International Education<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"CIE offers numerous student involvement opportunities. 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