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UWM Student Union (UN)

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2200 East Kenwood Blvd.
Milwaukee, WI 53211 United States Get Directions
Phone 414-229–4825
Website https://uwm.edu/union/
The UWM Student Union is the center of campus life, with over 27,000 visitors each day during the academic terms. The union is designed to help students find community, build relationships, and make memories.

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  • Photo of a table covered with parchment paper and people using modeling clay. There are two hands at the forefront of the picture manipulating a clay portrait of a face. The lips and nose are complete, and the person is working on the chin area.

    Intro to Ceramic Hand Building Techniques Session 1

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

    In this 6-week course, you’ll explore the essentials of three different hand-building techniques to create functional and decorative pieces: a textured coaster set, an imaginative trinket box, and a unique abstract flower vase. This course is perfect for all experience …

  • Purple banner image with a near transparent image of a book behind the lettering. The book is fanned out so many of its pages are spread. The banner reads "Out stories" and in larger cursive lettering "Honoring" and underneath that text reads "service, sacrifice, and spirit"
    Our Storiy – Black Veterans Display

    Our Story – Black Veterans Display

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

    February is Black History Month! A time to celebrate achievements, history, and rights movements, including within the U.S. military. Stop by the Our Stories display in the Student Union walkway East to view stories of our Black servicemembers and celebrate …

  • Banner image with a megaphone depicted in the top left corner. Black text reads "The case and multi-cultural centers" then red text 'will be consolidated" and then black bold text "We Need Your voice" followed by more red text that reads "at the MAVRC Design Input Session"

    We Need Your Voice | At the MAVRC Design Input Session

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

    You may have seen the recent announcement regarding UWM’s future consolidated student center. On Wednesday, February 11th the Military and Veterans Resource Center (MAVRC) DESIGN INPUT SESSIONS will take place in the Student Union, room W191 from 9 to 11am. This session is …

  • Bob the Builder with red, yellow, and green construction machines.

    Boundary Builders

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

    Can we communicate boundaries? Yes, we can! Drop by stations to help build stronger skills for communicating boundaries and put them to the test in partnered games.

  • A photo portrait of Angela Davis. Her left hand is held in a fist that she props below her chin

    Angela Davis Reading Group

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

    Join us to read and discuss select Angela Davis texts to prepare for her visit to campus. Women’s and Gender Studies faculty will lead the discussion in the Women’s Resource Center. Texts will be provided, no need to read in advance.

  • With Peter Bradley

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

    Documentary When filmmaker Alex Rappoport met then-79-year-old abstract artist Peter Bradley in early 2020, Bradley hadn't sold many paintings or had a major show in over four decades - yet he still painted every day in a shipping-container studio heated …

  • Purple banner image with a near transparent image of a book behind the lettering. The book is fanned out so many of its pages are spread. The banner reads "Out stories" and in larger cursive lettering "Honoring" and underneath that text reads "service, sacrifice, and spirit"
    Our Storiy – Black Veterans Display

    Our Story – Black Veterans Display

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

    February is Black History Month! A time to celebrate achievements, history, and rights movements, including within the U.S. military. Stop by the Our Stories display in the Student Union walkway East to view stories of our Black servicemembers and celebrate …

  • Banner reading 'Student Leadership programs"

    Smart Goals (STARS)

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

    This workshop is all about setting clear, attainable goals, not only for your organization but also for yourself.

  • Image from Netflix's "Bridgerton"

    Tea Time with the Bridgertons: A Valentine’s Soiree

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

    Dearest Gentle Reader, You are cordially invited to step into the romantic world of the Ton for an afternoon brimming with elegance, sweet indulgence, and charm. This Valentine’s Day Soiree promises a most delightful gathering—where hearts flutter like lace fans …

  • Depiction of the "The Garden of Sensitivity Where Everything is Felt At Once" A triptych depicting a serene black woman in the middle, the right a small anthropomorphic cub, and on the left the same type of cub

    Too Much to Hold Artist Talk

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

    Please join us for an artist talk by Brianna Cole, the featured artist in ‘Too Much to Hold’ at the Union art Gallery! Too Much To Hold is an exhibition that features the work of Milwaukee based interdisciplinary artist Brianna …

  • Banner image of the movie "Sinners". The movie title is depicted in white with a orange colored moon behind it. On the right and left side of the image is MIchael B Jordan in character as "Smoke" and "Stack" looking at the viewer of the image. Their faces are partly blocked by shadow.

    Sinners Movie Viewing

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

    Join Sociocultural Programming and MAVRC in exploring the intricacies of the film Sinners alongside a dynamic panel discussion with professors Marquise Mays, Paulina Bugember-Kuwahara, & Tiera Hammond-Trammell. Participation in the post-film discussion enters you for a chance to win a …

  • still from the movie "sinners"

    Sinners

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

    New Release // Free For Everyone! Trying to leave their troubled lives behind, twin brothers return to their Mississippi hometown to start again, only to discover that an even greater evil is waiting to welcome them back. Co-sponsored by Military …