Visit our COVID-19 website for information about UWM’s response to the pandemic.
Due to the increased number of COVID-19 cases, UWM is not offering in-person campus tours at this time. We also are not allowing walk-in visits to the UWM Welcome Center. The health and safety of our students and guests is our… Read More
UWM Enrollment Management offices are moving to virtual services starting Monday, Nov. 30, after the Thanksgiving recess. Services will be available during regular office hours, 8 a.m. to 4:30 p.m., Monday to Friday. Please use the following the email addresses… Read More
UWM shifted to primarily online instruction after Thanksgiving break in recognition of the spike in COVID-19 cases in the community and throughout the state. A limited amount of face-to-face instruction will occur after break, but not until the week of… Read More
Taking care of your health and safety should be your first priority. Get tested for COVID-19 on campus a few days before leaving, wait to leave until you get your test results and quarantine/isolate as needed. Remember to get tested before you return… Read More
Yes, a family member can drop off one bag of essential items that a student needs while in isolation or quarantine. Please note that a student in isolation or quarantine will be allowed to receive such a delivery just one time while… Read More
University Housing does not supervise or monitor those students who are in isolation and quarantine spaces. While encouraged to remain on campus, students are permitted to isolate/quarantine on campus or at an off-campus location. University Housing asks that students in… Read More
Winterim 2021 courses will be primarily online. For Winterim, rates for instructional technology fees for hybrid and online offerings will remain at Fall 2020 levels. As with typical Winterim sessions, no segregated fees will be charged. The complete Winterim 2021… Read More
Students at the Milwaukee campus who live off campus have several options for testing on campus and in the community. Students with symptoms should make an appointment to be tested at Norris Health Center. Off-campus students who don’t have symptoms… Read More
Free at-home testing is available to College of General Studies students who are showing symptoms of COVID-19. The tests are self-administered PCR tests, the same high-quality testing used at hospitals and clinics. Students can administer the test at home, send… Read More
As of now, all student-athletes and sport programs will be allowed to practice and train during the year in accordance with NCAA regulations and Horizon League policies, as well as state, local and institutional guidelines.
As of Nov. 4, 2020, fans will not be allowed to attend home athletics events through the end of the year. The policy will be revisited as we approach January 2021. When fans are allowed again to attend home athletic… Read More
Yes. All students living in UWM residence halls must get tested every two weeks as part of the campus’ effort to manage infections through early detection, contact tracing and quarantine. Students living off campus have the option to get tested…. Read More
The UWM Food Center and Pantry is open with the following hours for the Fall 2020 semester: Mondays: Noon to 3 p.m. Thursdays: 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Distribution will return to a shopping model, hosted in the Eighth Note… Read More
Yes. UWM is tracking all positive tests among students and employees no matter their location and asks everyone to self-report this information. This helps the university understand the scope of the infection’s spread and provide students and employees with support and resources…. Read More
The Klotsche Center and Pavilion are open for the Fall 2020 semester. The hours of operation are: Monday to Friday, 7 a.m. to 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. The facilities are open with an initial… Read More
You should continue to monitor your health and symptoms, but you do not need to quarantine. If your classmate’s test comes back positive and you are identified as a close contact, meaning you were within six feet of the person… Read More
The CDC defines “close contact” as occurring when a person is “within six feet of an infected person for a cumulative total of 15 minutes or more over a 24-hour period, starting from two days before illness onset (or, for… Read More
No. Any course that must change delivery mode after the add/drop date due to a pandemic-related circumstance will not be charged additional instructional technology fees. For questions or concerns on tuition and fee charges, please contact the Bursar’s Office at 414-229-4914 or at bursar@uwm.edu.
“Go boxes” with bottled water and snacks are available at the front desks of each building. Students can pick them up on arrival or whenever they need them. The boxes are not meals but meant to tide students over until… Read More
Residence hall students who must quarantine or isolate due to COVID-19 are not required to do so at an off-campus location. University Housing provides isolation locations, as well as (if applicable) the ability to quarantine or isolate in a student’s assigned space. As… Read More