UWM Residency Policy Update Story courtesy of University Housing The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee is continuing planning for a healthy, safe and successful Fall 2020 semester. While a number of possibilities are still being considered for fall instruction, we are writing… Read More
Chancellor To Host Town Hall For Future Students And Families Please join me and other UW-Milwaukee leaders for a virtual town hall meeting at 5 p.m. on Wednesday, May 27. During these unparalleled times of COVID-19, we understand that uncertainty… Read More
Career Planning & Resource Center Four-Year Plan UWM’s Career Planning & Resource Center is asking students to take a closer look at their future by creating a four-year plan to prepare themselves for their careers after college. The four-year plan… Read More
First-Year Focus: Overcoming A Poor Start Academically It’s not uncommon for a student (or their parent) to be disappointed in their grades after the first semester or two of college. Some students even end up on Academic Probation – which can… Read More
When Should A Student Pick A Major? As the spring semester begins, many families ask if their undecided student should be picking a major. Others ask if it’s OK if their student changes their major. These are common questions. Many… Read More
There’s No Place Like Home! Or Is There? Before you know it, your student may be returning home for the holidays. By this time, we would expect you have seen your college student return home at least one other time… Read More
Helping With An End-Of-Semester Push How do the final weeks of classes and study habits impact student success? Mid-term progress hits hard for some students, with a wake-up call to step up for the final quarter push. Encouraging your student… Read More
Managing Roommate Conflicts Article courtesy of University Housing Now that we are more than a month in to the school year, we felt it is a good time to check in with you and offer some tips on how to… Read More
Helping My Homesick College Student Has your student been struggling with homesickness? What can you do to assist them? How can you help? Most college students experience homesickness. For some, it may last a few days until they acclimate to… Read More
Greetings from the Writing Center The UWM Writing Center is open for the semester for help your student succeed. Writers can easily make f2f or online (in real time) appointments via their website. Walk-ins are welcome, too, in CRT 127… Read More