Gain Skills Through Campus Employment

Working on campus gives you more than a paycheck: you will connect with mentors, strengthen your path to graduation, and develop competencies that support long-term career success. This is more than a job—it’s an investment to power your future.

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UWM student sitting in front of window holding laptop
As an information technology management major, Jamie works at UWM’s Help Desk as a desktop support supervisor. “Campus jobs offer a lot of flexibility, because they understand you’re a student first and an employee second,” he says.
UWM student working in the on-campus garden bed
Nina is a conservation and environmental science major and works in UWM’s Office of Sustainability. “I’m in charge of the garden beds in front of the Physics Building and do a lot of the composting on campus. I get to have service-learners every semester, too, so I’m showing them how the composting system works on campus and why composting is so important,” she says.
UWM student in women's resource center in front of bookshelves
Mia graduated from UWM with a degree in social work. As a UWM student, she was a program coordinator in the Women’s Resource Center on campus. Her work directly related to her career goals of wanting to work with and help women facing gender-based violence.
Student walking in front of the library
Davien, a dance major, is a resident assistant (RA) on campus and an essential part of UWM’s student support system. He says, “Within my first weeks as an RA, I’ve had so many knocks on my door from new students who just need someone to talk to. That’s what I’m here for!”
Student sitting on the beach by their backpack
Maddy, a film studies major, applied to work as an orientation leader and was later promoted to team lead. “I’ve gotten to work with some really amazing people on campus and gotten to help connect students with campus resources,” she says.

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