Find inclusive housing resources along with inclusive restrooms on campus.
If you find yourself in an emergency situation that is impacting your academic performance, please reach out to the Dean of Students office and/or apply to the UWM Emergency Grant.
Housing Resources
On Campus Options
UW-Milwaukee is proud to be the first university in the University of Wisconsin System to offer Inclusive Housing.
Inclusive Housing offers an inviting, welcoming space for students who self-select and self-identify as gender non-conforming or who have other cultural or identity considerations related to living in the residence halls, along with students who identify as allies. University Housing will have some suites (and possibly floors, depending upon student interest) where students may request any roommate without regard to gender identity or physical sex.
Students interested can now opt-in via the Student Housing portal or contact University Housing via emailing inclusive-housing@uwm.edu.
As of Fall 2023, UW-Milwaukee has an LGBTQIA+ friendly living learning community, called Kaleidoscope. Residents will create an environment of awareness, respect, and advocacy for all gender identities and sexual orientations. Those interested in living in Kaleidoscope should opt-in through the Student Housing portal or contact uwmllc@uwm.edu.
Off-Campus Options
The UWM Off-Campus Resource Center provides direct outreach and advising to help students find quality off-campus housing and roommates through education, referral, and support. They promote healthy living and social responsibility to connect students with UWM and the surrounding neighborhoods.
The Off-Campus Resource Center will be able to assist you in finding an LGBTQIA+ friendly and affirming living environment in the neighborhoods surrounding UWM.
Unhoused or Housing Insecure Resources
Courage MKE is a non-profit focused on serving LGBTQIA+ youth (up to age 24) facing homelessness, including owning two licensed group homes for displaced LGBTQIA+ youth on Milwaukee’s south side.
Pathfinders is an organization that serves the Greater Milwaukee area, supporting displaced and homeless youth with a variety of case management and service opportunities. To learn more about their services, including a Drop-In Center, please visit their website or call their Main Office at 414-964-2565.
Impact 2-1-1 is a free, confidential helpline that anyone can call for more information about resources, services, and programs that address housing insecurity, food insecurity, financial assistance, and other crises. Just dial 2-1-1.
Gender-Inclusive Restrooms on Campus
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There are over 50 gender inclusive restrooms at UWM, below is a listing of the restrooms currently designated as gender inclusive. All of these restrooms are single stall and lockable.
- Many in the Student Union – there is a hub on the Street Level near the Concourse, two near the Student Association Office, and another hub on the Campus Level near Burger King.
- Many of the bathrooms in the Northwest Quadrant
- 2 on the third floor of the Library (W302 and W303)
- 1 on the eighth floor of Enderis Hall, room 828
- 1 in the basement of Enderis Hall, room B85
- 1 on the fourth floor of Sabin Hall (470)
- 2 in Curtin Hall (5th floor and 9th floor)
- 1 in the basement of Vogel Hall (125C)
- 1 on EVERY floor of Cunningham Hall (B130, B30, 130, 230, 330, 430, 530, 630, and 730)
- 1 in the basement of Mellencamp Hall (B57)
- 1 on the eighth floor of the Chemistry Building (801)
- 1 in Sandburg Hall on the 3rd floor commons
- 2 in the Honors Hall (134 and 151)
- 2 in the basement of Lapham Hall (NB16 and SB86)
These are a nice option if you feel uncomfortable in the male and female-assigned spaces. Of course, you have the right (guaranteed by UWM) to use ANY bathroom you like – don’t feel limited to using gender inclusive ones alone!