More than 3,900 students are moving into University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee residence halls starting Monday, Aug. 26, ahead of the start of the 2024-25 school year.
UWM University Housing Director Arcetta Clay Jones and Undergraduate Admissions Executive Director Marc Young will be available for media interviews from 8-10 a.m. Monday outside of Sandburg Residence Hall, 3400 N. Maryland Ave.
Photographers and videographers are welcome to take photos and shoot footage in the garage, lobby and other common spaces at Sandburg at that time. Photos and video can be shot in student rooms only by invitation from students occupying those rooms.
Media are encouraged to park on the streets near Sandburg Hall to not interfere with the drop-off process. Media interested in covering move-in day are asked to RSVP via email to media-services-team@uwm.edu.
Move-in will be staggered throughout the week of Aug. 26 at Sandburg to allow for a smooth transition into the halls. Move-in at the other UWM residence halls – Cambridge Commons, RiverView and Kenilworth Square Apartments – will also take place during the week, with arrival times similarly spread out to avoid overcrowding in parking garages and elevators.
University Housing is at capacity for the fall. In Sandburg Hall alone, an estimated 2,760 students will move in over three days.
By the numbers
Some other interesting statistics and fun facts from University Housing about move-in:
- 38: Number of states from which UWM students will be traveling to move into residence halls
- 10: Number of countries represented by University Housing residents
- 80: Number of hours dedicated to training student resident assistants
- 157: On average, the number of students scheduled to arrive per hour at UWM’s four residence halls combined
- About 300: Number of moving carts in use per hour to help residents roll their belongings up to their rooms
- 1,036: Number of lofts delivered to residence halls
- About 45,000: Number of feet of shrink wrap used to help secure residents’ belongings as they move them from street level to their rooms