MILWAUKEE _ Students will begin moving into residence halls at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee on Tuesday, Aug. 29.

Nearly 4,000 students are expected to move in this week, including about 3,000 first year students. UWM has about 26,000 students in total. More than 1,000 students will be housed in the university’s Living Learning Communities.

New this year is upper-level student housing at RiverView Residence Hall, a housing community that combines the independence and privacy of apartment-style accommodations with the convenience of a university-managed building. Upper-level students are those who are sophomores or above.

Kelly Haag, the director of University Housing, will be available for interviews from 8:45 to 9:30 a.m. Wednesday, Aug. 30, in the lobby of Sandburg Residence Hall, 3400 N. Maryland Ave. There is parking available on E. Edgewood Avenue, just north of the Sandburg towers.

Photographers and videographers will be able to shoot footage in the lobby and other common spaces at Sandburg from 8:45 to 10 a.m. Photographs or video can be shot in student rooms only by invitation from students occupying those rooms.

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT: Angela McManaman, alm5@uwm.edu, 414-229-5703.

About UWM

Recognized as one of the nation’s 115 top research universities, UW-Milwaukee provides a world-class education to 26,000 students from 89 countries on a budget of $667 million. Its 14 schools and colleges include Wisconsin’s only schools of architecture, freshwater sciences and public health, and it is a leading educator of nurses and teachers. UW-Milwaukee partners with leading companies to conduct joint research, offer student internships and serve as an economic engine for southeastern Wisconsin. The Princeton Review named UW-Milwaukee a 2017 “Best Midwestern” university based on overall academic excellence and student reviews, as well as a top “Green College.”