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UREC Indoor Triathlon
Klotsche Center (KC) 3409 North Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesUREC’s Indoor Triathlon returns for another year February 9 – 20! Students will track their progress throughout the two weeks working to complete a Sprint distance triathlon! An exclusive 2026 UREC Indoor Triathlon t-shirt and other rewards will be awarded based …
The 29th Annual Festival of Films in French
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesFilm Festival // Free For Everyone! The Festival of Films in French returns this February with an array of contemporary and classic fiction, animation and documentary films that attend to their very form and explore notions of care, restoration and …
UREC Climb Night
Adventure Rock Milwaukee 2220 N. Commerce St, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesAdventure Rock and UWM’s Outdoor Pursuits invite you to a FREE night of indoor rock climbing (bouldering and top roping)! Whether it’s your 1st time rock climbing or your 10th time, UREC Climb Night is the perfect way to learn …
Portrait of Jason
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesDocumentary On December 2, 1966, director Shirley Clarke and a miniscule film crew gathered in her apartment at the Hotel Chelsea. Bestowed for twelve hours with the one-and-only Jason Holliday, Clarke confronted the iconic performer about his good times and …
Financial Aid Help Session
First-Generation+ Resource Center (EG39) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd, Milwaukee, WI, United StatesGot financial aid questions? FAFSA got you in a twist? Trouble breaking down your tuition? Drop into the FG+RC to meet with a financial aid expert every other Thursday. No appointment needed. Open to all. For questions and to ensure …
Parenting Workshop: Raising Resilient Children
Northwest Quadrant Building (NWQ) 2025 E Newport Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesJoin the Children's Learning Center and the Student Parent Success Program for an evening of connection and learning, with The Parenting Network. Learn how to help your children manage their feelings and become resilient in dealing with stress including expressing …
Drylongso
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesA lost treasure of 1990s DIY filmmaking, Cauleen Smith’s Drylongso embeds an incisive look at racial injustice within a lovingly handmade buddy movie/murder mystery/ romance. Alarmed by the rate at which the young Black men around her are dying—indeed, “becoming …
Big Powderhorn Weekend Ski/Snowboard Trip
Klotsche Center (KC) 3409 North Downer Ave., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesOur annual ski/ snowboard trip! This year, we are headed to the Upper Peninsula of Michigan, Big Powderhorn Mountain. Previous downhill skiing and snowboarding experience is required. We will not be offering lessons. We will spend two nights at Camp …
Vingt Dieux (Holy Cow)
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesAfter the tragic death of his father, 18 year-old Totone finds himself with daunting new responsibilities, looking after his younger sister and their failing family farm in the Jura region of France. He takes on yet another challenge when he …
Rendez-vous avec Pol Pot (Meeting With Pol Pot)
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesDemocratic Kampuchea (Cambodia) – 1978. Three journalists are invited by the Khmer Rouge to conduct an exclusive interview with the regime’s leader, Pol Pot. The country seems idyllic, but behind the Potemkin village presented to the journalists, the Khmer Rouge …
Le sang et la boue (Of Mud and Blood)
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNumbi, a village in the Democratic Republic of Congo mountains, lies at the heart of our modern world. Here, workers mine the coltan that will find its way, legally or not, into much of our technology. For decades this grey …
Dounia, le grand pays blanc (Dounia, the Great White North)
UWM Student Union (UN) 2200 East Kenwood Blvd., Milwaukee, WI, United StatesNow settled in Canada after fleeing Syria in Dounia and the Princess of Aleppo (FFF2024), Dounia and her grandparents slowly get to know the new home that has welcomed them: its intense seasons, its special foods, its languages. Dounia’s grandparents keep their …