Student Success Center

UWM Student Success Center - Empowering Students to Succeed

Empowering Students to Succeed

Connections and Support

The Student Success Center connects UW-Milwaukee students to peers, faculty, staff and resources throughout our campus community to support the personal and academic success of each student. We provide students a variety of academic and support services to empower them to achieve and succeed.

Our Programs

Tutor at the Whiteboard scribing in Spanish
Tutoring and Supplemental Instruction
Tutoring/Supplemental Instruction services provides UW-Milwaukee undergraduate students with a variety of academic support services to empower them to learn, achieve, and succeed in college. Our services include Supplemental Instruction, Small Group Tutoring, Drop-In Tutoring, and Academic Skills Tutoring.
Learn more about Tutoring/Supplemental Instruction
Student and a peer mentor in a one-on-one meeting
Peer Mentoring
Peer Mentors serve in paid positions focused on supporting the success of first-year students. Peer Mentors guide students towards resources on campus that fit their needs and address academic, social, extracurricular, and professional topics with their students.
Learn more about Peer Mentoring
Student and a first-year forward coach in a one-on-one meeting
First-Year Forward
First-Year Forward (FYF) is dedicated to supporting the first-year student transition through success coaching, academic skill building, and referrals to campus resources.
Learn more about First-Year Forward
Fostering Success Students taking a stroll with the coordinator
Fostering Success
Fostering Success is a program to support and empower independent youth to attend and graduate college. Students receive college coaching, financial support, and help navigating resources.
Learn more about Fostering Success
Student and FFWS coach in a one-on-one meeting
Fund for Wisconsin Scholars
The Fund for Wisconsin Scholars Program (FFWS) randomly selects awardees that are first-year students who demonstrate experience a financial gap. In addition to scholarship support, students are supported by a team of peer mentors and a success coach to help them navigate their college experience.
Learn more about FFWS
Student and MKE Scholars coach in a one-on-one meeting
MKE Scholars
The MKE Scholars Program is designed to support holistic student success and retention for first-time incoming students UWM. Students participate in a for credit summer bridge program, leadership and service development programming, cohort-based coursework, and 1:1 success coaching throughout their time in the program.
Learn more about MKE Scholars
Nadella Scholars with Chancellor of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Nadella Scholars
A selective full-ride scholarship opportunity for new incoming students from the city of Milwaukee pursuing one of six identified majors with a strong focus in technology. Additionally, students are provided holistic support through academic advising, success coaching, peer mentoring, and tutoring/supplemental instruction to assist in their transition and pursuit of their degree.
Learn more about Nadella Scholars
Student and Re-Entry Coach in a one-on-one meeting.
Pounce Back
The Pounce Back program is committed to helping students who stepped away from UWM transition back to complete their degree. The Re-entry Manager can provide support with the re-entry admissions process, navigating campus resources, academic skill building, work/school/life balance and motivation.
Learn more about Pounce Back
Navigate360
Navigate360 is a leading customer relationship management system (CRM) for higher education that helps schools proactively manage student success and retention. At UWM, we combine technology, research, process improvement and predictive analytics to enable proactive, data driven conversations with students.
Learn more about Navigate360

Points of Pride

Peer mentoring at Student Success Center
3,554unique student visits in AY 22-23
15,449 student visits in AY 22-23
Group tutoring session at round table
100+student staff members serving their peers

What Do Students Say

Supplemental Instruction Leader was very patient and energetic during the session. She was able to thoroughly explain ideas and concepts in an understandable way that help me learn.

Math 211 Student Tutoring/Supplemental Instruction Program
Spring 2024

MKE Scholars made me feel like I belonged and helped me find the resources I needed in order to succeed.

MKE ScholarMKE Scholars Program
Fall 2023

I want to thank you for all the help all the motivation you have given me in the past semester, I definitely couldn’t have finished last semester strong without your help.

Re-Entry Transfer StudentPounce Back Program
Fall 2023

It was great to connect with an upperclassman who has the experience to help guide me and answer my questions. My mentor was so kind.

First-Year StudentPeer Mentoring
Spring 2024

Phenomenal SI session! I always feel like all my questions are answered. It is fun and enjoyable and makes me want to come back! I think the setup is incredible!

Spanish 104 StudentTutoring/Supplemental Instruction Program
Spring 2024

My peer mentor showed me that UWM can be a very good environment and that I’ll learn a lot from a lot of people on campus.

First-Year StudentPeer Mentoring
Spring 2024