Candidates
We’re excited to welcome candidates to campus as part of our selection process. This page includes key information such as candidate resumes, open forum schedules where you can engage with them, and additional background details about our current openings.
Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life
The Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Life plays a critical role in fostering a vibrant and inclusive student community at the University of Wisconsin Milwaukee through strategic leadership of operations and student engagement efforts within the Division of Student Affairs (DSA). Beyond divisional leadership, this senior leadership position within Student Affairs provides strategic direction, oversight, and support for departments that directly impact the student experience outside the classroom: University Housing, the Student Union (including Student Involvement), Dining & Retail Services (beginning October 1, 2026), and the Children’s Learning Center. This position leads strategic projects on behalf of the Division, including division-focused employee development, facilities, technological, and other division-level operational matters, large-scale programs, and internal communication efforts in support of DSA’s employee and student goals.
Michael Perry
Thursday May 1, 2025
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Open Forum/Q&A
UWM Student Union E240
Itinerary
- 8:30-10:15 AM
- Coffee and quick tour of Milwaukee
- 10:15-11:30 AM
- Student Affairs Leadership Team and Integrated Leadership Team
- 11:45-12:45 PM
- Lunch with Students
- 12:45-1:15 PM
- UWM Student Union Tour
- 1:30-2:30 PM
- Campus Open Forum/Q&A
- Location: UWM Student Union E240
- Topic: Share your leadership style and philosophy and how it contributes to a positive workplace and student-centered campus
- Campus Open Forum/Q&A
- 2:30-3:15 PM
- Children’s Learning Center Tour
- 3:15-4:15 PM
- Sandburg Tour: Housing/Dining
- 4:15-5:00 PM
- Meeting with Vice Chancellor Kelly Haag
Eve Esch
Wednesday May 7, 2025
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Open Forum/Q&A
UWM Student Union E240
Itinerary
- 8:30-10:15 AM
- Coffee and quick tour of Milwaukee
- 10:15-11:30 AM
- Student Affairs Leadership Team and Integrated Leadership Team
- 11:45-12:45 PM
- Lunch with Students
- 12:45-1:15 PM
- UWM Student Union Tour
- 1:30-2:30 PM
- Campus Open Forum/Q&A
- Location: UWM Student Union E240
- Topic: Share your leadership style and philosophy and how it contributes to a positive workplace and student-centered campus
- Campus Open Forum/Q&A
- 2:30-3:15 PM
- Children’s Learning Center Tour
- 3:15-4:15 PM
- Sandburg Tour: Housing/Dining
- 4:15-5:00 PM
- Meeting with Vice Chancellor Kelly Haag
Matt Suwalski
Thursday May 8, 2025
1:30pm – 2:30pm
Open Forum/Q&A
UWM Student Union E240
Itinerary
- 8:30-10:15 AM
- Coffee and quick tour of Milwaukee
- 10:15-11:30 AM
- Student Affairs Leadership Team and Integrated Leadership Team
- 11:45-12:45 PM
- Lunch with Students
- 12:45-1:15 PM
- UWM Student Union Tour
- 1:30-2:30 PM
- Campus Open Forum/Q&A
- Location: UWM Student Union E240
- Topic: Share your leadership style and philosophy and how it contributes to a positive workplace and student-centered campus
- Campus Open Forum/Q&A
- 2:30-3:15 PM
- Children’s Learning Center Tour
- 3:15-4:15 PM
- Sandburg Tour: Housing/Dining
- 4:15-5:00 PM
- Meeting with Vice Chancellor Kelly Haag