Student Affairs Events and Activities

  • Common Ground – Exhibition Run

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Common Ground explores the possibilities of working with natural materials, bringing together artists whose practices engage with these mediums. The featured works demonstrate the diverse ways artists transform raw materials into objects of beauty, meaning, and innovation. Each work reflects …

  • Canoeing the Milwaukee River

    Klotsche Center (KC) 3409 North Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Experience the joy of canoeing on the Milwaukee River with Outdoor Pursuits, perfect for beginners. We'll provide everything you need – transportation, canoes, and friendly guidance – to make your first canoeing adventure in downtown Milwaukee memorable and fun. No …

  • Exploring & Camping Maquoketa Caves

    Klotsche Center (KC) 3409 North Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Maquoketa Caves State Park in Iowa is a caving gem! About 13 caves can be found in the park, some of which can be explored by walking, while others are better suited for serious spelunkers who enjoy crawling in tight spaces. Outdoor Pursuits will spend the weekend exploring the park's trails, bluffs, and caves.

  • American Dreams (lost and found)

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Milwaukee-born filmmaker James Benning's austere personal history of the USA from 1954 to 1976, told through an amalgamation of his Hank Aaron card collection with the scrolling scrawl of would-be Nixon assassin Arthur Bremer's diaries. Benning describes the film as an homage to his own coming-of-age, combining his love of baseball with interests in American history, politics, and popular culture to achieve a formally complex and aesthetically challenging take on the American Dream.

  • Eight Bridges | Milwaukee Premiere

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    “It seems to be the time to consider bridges.” James Benning’s latest exercise in looking and listening centers on meeting points between built and natural worlds, ranging from the cinematic (San Francisco’s Golden Gate) to the historical (Selma’s Edmund Pettus) to the self-referential (North Dakota’s Hi-Line Railroad). Its rich sound and painterly compositions seize variously on the passing of clouds, the flowing of water, and the churn of commuters to link physical manifestations of the American project with contemporary flows of people and capital.

  • Learn to Surf Lake Michigan

    Learn to Surf Lake Michigan
    Klotsche Center (KC) 3409 North Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Did you know that the Milwaukee area is one of the surfing capitals of the Midwest? Lake Michigan is great to learn how to surf and provides a practice ground for bigger water. This surfing class is geared toward first …

  • Panthers Vote Educational Table

    Panthers Vote Educational Table
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Join Panthers Vote for a voter information tabling event designed to help you prepare for upcoming elections. Panthers Vote will provide step-by-step guidance on how to register to vote, check your registration status, and update your information if needed. Attendees can also learn about important deadlines, identification requirements, early voting options, mail-in ballots, and what to expect on Election Day. Stop by to get your questions answered and access reliable, nonpartisan resources to ensure you’re ready to participate in the voting process.

  • Board Games in the Gasthaus

    Board Games in the Gasthaus
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Looking for something fun to do or a new game to try? Stop by the Gasthaus for a casual night of board games, with plenty of options to choose from. Come with friends or come solo and sign up to …

  • The Ceremonial Technologies of Karthik Pandian

    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Born on the ancestral territory of Tongva peoples in what is now known as Southern California in 1981, Karthik Pandian is a conductor of energy, son of healers who landed in the Bronx region of Turtle Island in 1972, and grandson of Tamil Nadars who survived invasion, migration, and caste discrimination to see the end of British imperialism in India.

  • Club Soda

    Club Soda
    UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    Club Soda is a weekly get-together with students who choose not to use for whatever reason. It is a great place to meet like-minded people and share experiences, information, and resources. Drop in at anytime!

  • Apple Picking

    Klotsche Center (KC) 3409 North Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United States

    We're headed to Barthel Farms in Mequon to pick apples and get lost in their corn maze! The cost of this trip covers transportation and admission for the corn maze.