Welcome Back to the Spring Semester: Check Out These Key Dates To Remember The Panther Family Association is thrilled to welcome you and your student back for the spring semester. We hope your student had a great winter break, possibly… Read More
Overcoming The Winter Blues Are the winter blues getting you down? It just might be Seasonal Affective Disorder. SAD is most common among people living far north or south of the equator, mainly due to the decreased sunlight during the… 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
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
Guiding Your Student Toward Getting Involved Get Involved! This message is prevalent across the UWM campus. The semester began with an involvement fair, student organizations recruiting new members, faculty searching for research assistants, offices hiring new employees and community organizations… 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
Norris Health Center: Tips For Handling Homesickness Homesickness is a natural reaction to going away to college and is a very normal part of the human experience. When we feel homesick, we’re feeling insecure or uncomfortable with where we are, physically and emotionally,… Read More