{"id":116,"date":"2022-03-31T15:02:42","date_gmt":"2022-03-31T20:02:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/cie\/?page_id=116"},"modified":"2026-03-06T15:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T21:05:00","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>a Winter Solstice celebration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an Earth Day celebration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>an 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>New student PIP mentees will be assigned a current student as their PIP mentor. Mentors will help their mentees acclimate to life in the U.S. and at UWM. All PIP participants are invited to fun events throughout the year hosted by the Center for International Education (CIE).\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions about the Panther International Pals Program, 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, including the upcoming events we are hosting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Follow us on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/uwminternationaleducation\/?hl=en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Instagram<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/uwminternationaleducation\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Facebook<\/a> and <a href=\"http:\/\/twitter.com\/cieuwm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Twitter<\/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\/grocery-stores-and-shopping-near-campus\/\" class=\"\" rel=\"\" target=\"\"><span>Finding Food &amp; Other Essentials Near Campus<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n\n<li class=''><span>International Dining Guide<\/span><\/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><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1287,"featured_media":0,"parent":3675,"menu_order":71,"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 v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - 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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