Looking ahead to this fall, please place UNITE on your calendars for Aug. 23-31.

The goal of UNITE is to welcome students who live off-campus back to UWM, to communicate expectations for being a good neighbor and to encourage students to get connected with and explore the community near campus.

This year, we will again be delivering door hangers to off-campus addresses with a QR code directing students to visit the UNITE website. You can submit your contribution by filling out the form at the bottom of the event page.

Submissions will be reviewed by Neighborhood Housing staff and posted to the UNITE website prior to the event. Staff will email the contact to confirm when the submission has been posted. Please allow three to five business days for a response. The deadline to submit your contribution to the site is Wednesday, Aug. 18.

Please email Alyssa Wastradowski, Neighborhood Housing coordinator, at nho-supervisor@uwm.edu with any questions. If you aren’t sure if your item is OK, just ask — we are happy to give feedback and answer any questions.

Learn more about what we are looking for and the UNITE program below.

Contribute giveaway items or information

Take advantage of this opportunity to reach out to and get the attention of UWM students before the Fall semester begins.  Contributions should be engaging and action-oriented; giveaway items like t-shirts, keychains, etc. are preferred. At minimum, contributions should include events, deals or discounts listed. The deadline for students to pick up items as a part of the UNITE program is Thursday, Sept. 16, at 3 p.m.

Please adhere to the following guidelines as you consider your contribution:

• Quantity of at least 1000
• Decide if you will have students come to your location to retrieve their giveaway or if you will have it delivered to the Neighborhood Housing Office between July 12 and Aug. 18.
• If students are to pick up an item from the Neighborhood Housing Office, items must be delivered in a way that makes them easy to distribute.
• Items must be action-oriented and/or engaging (Event flyer, coupon, discount, or Give-a-Way item)  Neighborhood Housing will be offering good neighbor t-shirts and chip clips to students this year.
• There are no size and weight limitations as nothing will be placed inside a bag this year.
• No general office brochures or business cards please!
• If you must include some sort of contact or general info, it should be stapled to an event flyer prior to delivery.

Please do not limit yourself to the list below, however contribution examples from past years included:

Magnets
Headbands
Pens
Post-It Notes
Calendars
T-shirts
Cardholders (sticky to cell phones)
Pendant
Carabiner
Frisbee
Water bottle and laptop clings
Whiteboards and markers
Vouchers for free rentals at UREC
Chip Clips
Stickers
Band-aids and dispenser
Keyboard stickers
Bublr Bike promos
Event schedules

2020 contribution examples:
Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, and Research: PRT Info Session
Join the Panther Response Team by attending one of our upcoming info sessions
Athletics: Win Panther Swag
Get FREE exclusive Panther Swag by showing us you ROAR
UWM University Recreation, Outdoor Pursuits: free bike tuneup
UWM University Recreation, Outdoor Pursuits: free bike rental
Free bike rental for one day. Includes lock and helmet.
UWM University Recreation, Outdoor Pursuits: free longboard rental
Good Land Wing Co.: $5 meal
Global Studies T-shirt
UWM Planetarium: free ticket
NHO: 2% off monthly rent/$250 off security deposit
UWM Police Department: Download Rave Guardian app to receive a free mouse pad
Career Planning & Resource Center: Free CPaRC Padfolio or Journal and swag
Student Involvement: Fall Welcome Events
Check out the 2020 Fall Welcome events UWM has planned
UWM: Free UWM Mask
Pick up your free UWM branded face covering at campus locations.
Student Association: Join the Student Association Senate!
Represent the student body on the Student Association Senate.
Neighborhood Housing Office: Door Hanger Delivery
Get a door hanger delivered to your house or apartment lobby