Academic Support Resources

Accessibility Resource Center

uwm.edu/arc

The Accessibility Resource Center serves students with a wide range of disabilities, and provides them equal access to the university’s academic, social, cultural and recreational programs. This includes evaluating and approving requests for academic and housing accommodations.

First-Generation+ Resource Center

uwm.edu/firstgen

The First-Generation+ Resource Center is committed to cultivating a sense of belonging and a supportive learning environment for all UW-Milwaukee students, with a focus on empowering students whose parents(s) and/or guardian(s) did not graduate from a 4-year college or university in the United States.

LGBTQ+ Resource Center

uwm.edu/lgbtrc

The UWM LGBT Resource Center (LGBTRC) strives to create a welcoming campus community by providing social-justice-based education, resources, programming, and support for students across the spectrum of gender and sexuality, with an emphasis on inter-sectional experiences.

Military and Veteran’s Resource Center

uwm.edu/mavrc

As part of the Centers for Advocacy and Student Engagement, MAVRC works to support the UWM military related students while earning their college degree and completing successful transitions into the civilian workplace.

Student Success Center

uwm.edu/studentsuccess

The Student Success Center connects UWM students to peers, faculty, staff, and resources throughout the campus to support the personal and academic success of each student. They provide resources such as peer mentoring, supplemental instruction, tutoring, success coaching, and academic skill development.

TRIO Student Support Services

uwm.edu/student-support-services

The TRIO SSS program’s mission is to promote student achievement and preparation for global competitiveness by fostering educational excellence and ensuring equal access. Its two main purposes are to:

  • Increase the college retention, persistence, and graduation rates of program participants; and
  • Foster a climate supportive of the success of students whose parents did not complete a four-year college degree and/or are disabled and/or whose family income may hinder them from remaining in college without financial assistance to receive the full range of services and opportunities at UW-Milwaukee

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