Your UWM experience should be an adventure. UWM’s Kenwood Campus may be geographically small, there is no shortage of things to do. Get out and explore all that UWM and Milwaukee has to offer, from campus life to local favorites.
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- 1. Get your official UWM PantherID card.
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- 2. Introduce yourself to your new colleagues!
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- 3. Volunteer at a Fall Welcome event to kick off the academic year.
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- 4. Volunteer at RAK-A-Thon, MLK Jr. Day of Service, or the Hunger Clean Up.
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- 5. Get your photo taken with Pounce.
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- 6. Walk the neighborhoods around campus.
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- 7. Go grab a bite at the Gasthaus.
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- 8. Grab another bite at the Kenwood Inn, located on the third floor of the Union.
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- 9. Attend PANTHERFEST
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- 10. Use the facilities at Klotsche
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- 11. Attend a UWM sporting event.
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- 12. Walk to Bradford Beach from campus.
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- 13. Attend the annual UWM Drag Show.
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- 14. Participate in or volunteer at the Panther Prowl, UWM’s annual 5k run/walk.
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- 15. Volunteer at a Winter Welcome event to welcome students back.
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- 16. Wear UWM apparel or black and gold on Fridays to show your Panther pride!
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- 17. Help out with one of the career fairs sponsored by the Career Development Center.
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- 18. Get a cup of coffee or tea at the student-run 8th Note Coffeehouse.
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- 19. Visit all of the Student Affairs offices.
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- 20. Visit the Milwaukee Public Market in the Historic Third Ward.
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- 21. Attend one of Milwaukee’s many festivals.
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- 22. Buy some UWM panther gear from the Bookstore.
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- 23. Attend a UWM graduation ceremony.
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- 24. Attend a Student Association meeting.
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- 25. Go bowling at the Union Recreation Center
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- 26. Show your geek pride at a UWM Geek Week event!
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- 27. Attend a performance at the Peck School of the Arts.
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- 28. Check out a film playing during the Milwaukee LGBT Film/Video Festival.
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- 29. Meet the Chancellor.
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- 30. Witness the cross-town rivalry at a UWM vs. Marquette soccer or basketball game.
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- 31. Root for the Milwaukee Brewers at Miller Park.
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- 32. Attend a Distinguished Lecture Series.
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- 33. View an exhibit at the Union Art Gallery.
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- 34. Listen to some poetry at a Lyrical Sanctuary event.
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- 35. Attend a Life Matters Brown Bag series event.
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- 36. Tweet with the hashtag #PantherProud
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- 37. See an event at the UWM Helene Zelazo Center.
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- 38. Attend the Chancellor’s Plenary.
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- 39. Head down to the Milwaukee River Walk and take a photo with the Bronze Fonz.
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- 40. Eat lunch by the fountain outside of Curtin Hall.
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- 41. Attend a Safe Space Training.
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- 42. Volunteer for UNITE (University-Neighborhood Initiative to Engage).
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- 43. Live on the East Side of Milwaukee? Walk to work!
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- 44. Check out the UWM Archives on the 4th Floor of the Library.
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- 45. Eat at Oakland Gyros, an East Side staple.
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- 46. Explore campus.
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- 47. Attend a BP2W Brown Bag series event.
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- 48. Sign up for S.A.F.E. Mobile Alerts.
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- 49. Attend a Fall Staff Awards Ceremony and cheer on your colleagues.
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- 50. Get some coffee at Collectivo.
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- 51. Find your favorite Milwaukee Friday Fish Fry. (Most offer non-fish options too!)
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- 52. Participate in Bike to Work Day.
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- 53. Attend a MAVRC training on supporting Military and Veteran students.
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- 54. Attend a First Friday event.
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- 55. Attend an event put on by the Gasthaus Entertainment Series.
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- 56. Choose your own adventure.