Expedition to Great Lake Michigan

Program Dates: June 9 – June 20, 2025

Dive into a hands-on learning adventure focused on the limnology, web based climate and weather models, and biogeochemistry of Lake Michigan! This unique 3-credit course, taught by expert scientists and faculty from UW-Milwaukee and UW-River Falls, uses a problem-solving approach to tackle real-world environmental challenges affecting Lake Michigan, especially coastal resilience in the era of climate change.

What’s Included:
Meals during class time are included. Students needing accommodations who preregister by February 1, 2025, are eligible for double-occupancy dorm rooms. Meals and lodging are covered by the Freshwater Collaborative of Wisconsin.

Prerequisites:
You’ll need to have completed courses equivalent to UWM’s BIO SCI 150 (Foundations of Biological Science I) and CHEM 102 (General Chemistry).

Class Schedule (subject to change based on weather)

Syllabus coming soon!

How to Enroll

This course is open to undergraduate students from any accredited college or university, with a limit of just 10 spots available. Reserve your place by preregistering—students are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Dorm rooms are only available for those who preregister by February 1st.

Enrollment opens on March 24, 2025. Students who preregistered will have their spot secured.

• UW-Milwaukee students should enroll in FRSHWTR 300 at UW-Milwaukee.
• UW-River Falls students should enroll in GEOG 389 at UW-River Falls.
• Students from other institutions need to complete a University Special Student application for enrollment at UW-Milwaukee. Instructions and the application form are available here. These students will enroll in FRSHWTR 300 at UW-Milwaukee.

Instructors

Questions?

Contact Mallory Kaul, Academic Program Manager at UWM’s School of Freshwater Sciences: malkaul@uwm.edu.

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