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Soul Patrol | New release!
Soul Patrol uncovers a hidden chapter of American military history by focusing on the Vietnam War's first Black special ops team, an elite unit operating deep behind enemy lines. With unprecedented access to this once-secretive group of African-American veterans, director J.M. Harper reconstructs their journey with an immediacy rarely seen in Vietnam War storytelling, using raw Super 8 footage, photographs, and audio recordings from their personal archives. Opening on the war’s 50th anniversary, the surviving members reunite in a hotel that becomes a surreal liminal space, where memory, brotherhood, and unresolved trauma collide. As the men reflect on their experiences,...
Serving Those Who Served
Student-Veterans, Alumni, prospective military-related students, and Faculty & Staff who served! Join us for a brunch just for you in honor of Veterans Week. This event is FREE to you to thank you for your service to this country....
How to Fund Your Study Abroad Trip!
The possibilities of a passport are endless. Join us to learn more about funding a study abroad trip. Hear from study abroad and financial aid experts to discover resources and support designed to help you get to your next destination....
Family Yoga
Join the UWM Student Parent Success Program (SPSP) for a special Family Yoga evening designed to help parents and children connect, move, and enjoy time together. This welcoming, playful experience is open to all experience levels! During the first half, families will participate in playful yoga poses, breathing exercises, a story, and games together. During the second half, children will enjoy childcare while parents unwind with a restorative, slow-flow yoga class. Whether you're looking to spend quality time with your child, meet other student parents, or take a little time for yourself, this evening offers an opportunity to connect, relax,...
NBA 2K E-Sports Tournament
Meet friends and become champions in our new E-Sport tournaments! Make a team, join a team, or become a free-agent.
Panther Improv Night
Join the Panther Prov Jesters in the Union Cinema for a night of Improv and interactivity! Co-sponsored by Panther imProv...
First Gen Week Brunch and Screenprinting
Celebrate our first gen community and unleash your creativity with our Brunch and Screen-Printing celebration. Bring your friends to enjoy breakfast treats and connect with students and staff while screen-printing your own tote bag at the First Generation+ Resource Center. Limited supplies, unlimited laughs....
Crossing Over – Opening Reception
The fall student exhibition, Crossing Over, features work produced by undergraduate students in UWM’s Peck School of the Arts, Department of Art and Design who have received a scholarship and/or fellowship award in the 2026/2027 school year.
Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 35mm print!
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesRichard Dreyfuss stars as cable worker Roy Neary, who along with several other stunned bystanders experience a close encounter of the first kind – witnessing UFOs soaring across the sky. After this life-changing event, the inexplicable vision of a strange, mountain-like formation haunts him. He becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents, much to the dismay of his wife and family. Meanwhile, bizarre occurrences are happening around the world. Government agents have close encounters of the second kind – discovering physical evidence of extraterrestrial visitors in the form of a lost fighter aircraft from World War II and a stranded...
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office | Milwaukee premiere!
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe daring experimenter Dr. John C. Lilly dedicated his life to radical self-investigation and unlocking the mysteries of consciousness and communication. Directors Michael Almareyda and Courtney Stephens, along with narrator Chloë Sevigny, explore the life of a determined scientist and his experiments into the psychonautical unknown....
John Lilly and the Earth Coincidence Control Office | Milwaukee premiere!
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesThe daring experimenter Dr. John C. Lilly dedicated his life to radical self-investigation and unlocking the mysteries of consciousness and communication. Directors Michael Almareyda and Courtney Stephens, along with narrator Chloë Sevigny, explore the life of a determined scientist and his experiments into the psychonautical unknown....
Close Encounters of the Third Kind | 35mm print!
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesRichard Dreyfuss stars as cable worker Roy Neary, who along with several other stunned bystanders experience a close encounter of the first kind – witnessing UFOs soaring across the sky. After this life-changing event, the inexplicable vision of a strange, mountain-like formation haunts him. He becomes obsessed with discovering what it represents, much to the dismay of his wife and family. Meanwhile, bizarre occurrences are happening around the world. Government agents have close encounters of the second kind – discovering physical evidence of extraterrestrial visitors in the form of a lost fighter aircraft from World War II and a stranded...