Catherine James, an art history major, views the gallery contributed by UWM veterans titled "Service Members at Work." The gallery is apart of the "Dear Veteran" public art project that gives civilians an opportunity to acknowledge veterans in their lives and communities. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
UWM student Sean Cramer, who serves in the Marine Corps, answers the question "What made you join the military" written on whiteboards in the union concourse for service members to answer. The Q&A whiteboards are apart of the "Dear Veteran" public art project. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Many of the attendees at the annual Military and Veterans Ball are students, including (from left) Mike Place of Marquette University and UWM students Caitlin Fielding, Wynter Novak, Jayden Libby, Michaela Hamilton, Madyson Weinholz and Douglas Machkovech. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Veteran Larry Fox and wife Meg Fox attend the Fourth Annual Military and Veterans Ball. Hosted downtown at the Hilton Milwaukee City Center, the event featured a “Titanic”-themed cocktail lounge, dinner, dancing and guest speakers. (UWM Photo/Troye Fox)
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett thanks and talks with the veterans and volunteers who attended the "Serving Those Who Served Brunch." (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Student Sean Bante, who served in both the United States Army and Air Force, is served a frittata by campus and community leaders. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Milwaukee Veterans Affairs representative Gretchen Schuttey (left) and Ramona Sledge (right), an adviser at the Black Student Union, greet Saprina Johnson, a corporate partner liaison/public relations officer at Student Veterans of America Milwaukee, at the Veterans Brunch. Sledge is a Navy veteran. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
A color guard from St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy retires the colors at the Serving Those Who Served Brunch. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
Jayne Holland, interim director of UWM's Military and Veterans Resource Center, stands for the national anthem, performed by St. John’s Northwestern Military Academy choir. (UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
UWM's Military and Veterans Resource Center staff Evan Brunn, Sean Bante and Daniel Kafka invite people in the Student Union Concourse to write messages to veterans. Completed Dear Veteran cards will be displayed in MAVRC as gestures of tribute and hope.(UWM Photo/Elora Hennessey)
UWM honored its students who are veterans or still serving in the military with more than a week’s worth of activities leading up to Veterans Day on Nov. 11.
UWM has more than 1,000 veterans and members of the military on campus, making it a leader in the Midwest in educating veterans and service members. UWM is one of just three universities in the U.S. to partner with all three major veteran support programs: the Pat Tillman Foundation Scholars program, Upward Bound and VetSuccess on Campus.
The events, ranging from a formal military ball to a brunch dispensed by dignitaries, are organized by UWM’s Military and Veterans Resource Center.
