Date: Friday, July 11, 2025
Time: 9:00AM-2:00PM (CDT)
On Friday, July 11, 2025 the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UWM) Graduate School will host its annual UWM Graduate School McNair Visit Day– in person! This is an opportunity for McNair Scholars from across the country to learn about graduate education, funding, and research at UWM. Students will be able to participate in a tour of the UWM campus and are encouraged to reach out to their graduate program of interest for a campus visit.
Agenda:
- 9:00am : Check-in & Light Breakfast
- 9:30am Welcome and outline of day: Erin Flynn, Assistant Dean of Graduate Education
- 9:30am Opening Comments
- Dr. Chia Y. Vang, Vice Chancellor for Division of Community Empowerment & Institutional Inclusivity
- Dr. Vickie Moerchen, Associate Dean of the Graduate School
- 9:45am-10:15am How to Apply to the UWM Graduate School, plus Q&A
- Elizabeth Farrow, Graduate Recruitment Lead
- 10:15am-10:45am UWM Graduate School Fellowships
- Dana Baldwin, Graduate School Fellowships Coordinator
- 11:00am-12:00pm Lunch Break
- 12:00pm-12:45pm Grad Student Panel feat. AOP Fellows & McNair Alum
- Dana Baldwin, Graduate School Fellowships Coordinator
- 12:45pm-2:00pm Outdoor Walking Tour of the UWM Campus
- TENTATIVE ADD – Library Tour with Tiffany Thornton’s “Nurturing Your Research”
If you are a McNair Staff member registering yourself, please click here to register:
If you are registering a group of McNair Scholars or if you are an individual McNair Scholar attending alone, please click here to register:
If you are interested in meeting with someone from your prospective graduate program, please refer to the Graduate Representative List to schedule an appointment with someone in your intended field of study. Note: Please also include the Graduate Representative Support Staff on your email.
For more information about the 2025 UWM Graduate School McNair Visit Day, please contact the UWM Graduate School Fellowships Coordinator via email at dbaldwin@uwm.edu [Subject: McNair Visit Day].
Once you are in Milwaukee, you’ll find endless spaces and activities our city has to offer. Here are some suggestions to get you started:
- Museums
- Use your student discount at the Milwaukee Art Museum
- Spend an afternoon exploring the Milwaukee Public Museum
- Get your science on at the Discovery World Science & Technology Center
- Learn more about U.S. Black History at America’s Black Holocaust Museum
- City & Neighborhood Tours
- Take an Edelweiss Historic Narrated Boat Tour
- Take a ride on the MKE Hop
- Take an educational tour of the Urban Ecology Center
- Explore downtown Riverwalk architecture on a guided Historic Walking Tour
- Shopping & Dining
- Support local businesses at the Bronzeville Collective
- Visit, shop, or eat at the Milwaukee Public Market
- Check out one of our many Farmer’s Markets
- Grab a bite to eat on campus at any of the UWM Restaurants
- Sports & Recreation
- See the Milwaukee Brewers play at American Family Field
- Check out our local climbing gym Adventure Rock
- Watch the NBA World Champion Milwaukee Bucks play at the Fiserv Forum
- Support the UWM Panthers Athletics
- Community Events
- Join thousands from around the state at the Milwaukee Hmong New Year
- Connect with local urban farming at Alice’s Garden Urban Farm
- Celebrate Native American cultures and traditions through the Hunting Moon Pow Wow
- Check out the plethora of cultural arts programming via Latino Arts
- Festivals & Free Fun
- Experience a bike-ride marathon via the Riverwest 24
- Enjoy food and live music at the Brady Street Festival
- Have a picnic at Bradford Beach
- Check out the many Milwaukee Festivals
