{"id":3403,"date":"2021-09-21T11:47:19","date_gmt":"2021-09-21T16:47:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergrad-admission\/?page_id=3403"},"modified":"2026-02-18T08:48:23","modified_gmt":"2026-02-18T14:48:23","slug":"illinois-visit-day","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergrad-admission\/visit\/campus-visit\/illinois-visit-day\/","title":{"rendered":"Illinois Visit Day"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"uwm-u-py-0\"><div class=\"uwm-l-container--base uwm-l-container--overflow-hidden\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\"><header class=\"page-header\"><h1 class=\"entry-title heading-separator\">Illinois Visit Day<\/h1><\/header>\n\n\n<p class=\"lead-in\">Illinois Visit Day is an on-campus event for prospective students from Illinois who are considering attending UW-Milwaukee. This&nbsp;day&nbsp;is specifically designed for high school students who are looking to&nbsp;visit&nbsp;campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Here\u2019s your chance to explore UWM\u2019s campus, connect with admissions counselors and hear from current students. The day is yours to customize to your needs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-register-for-illinois-visit-day\">Register for Illinois Visit Day<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><em>This event has passed. Please check back for future dates. <\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-at-illinois-visit-day-you-ll-get-to-choose-how-you-connect-with-uwm\">At Illinois Visit Day you&#8217;ll get to choose how you connect with UWM:<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Discover what makes Milwaukee unique including our vibrant city life, year-round events and access to numerous jobs and\u202finternships\u202f&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Connect with the experts in University Housing and Student Financial Services to tackle all your questions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meet with Admissions Counselors and current Panthers to get your questions answered and learn about your next steps<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Just 90 minutes from Chicago \u2013 find out why Illinois students are choosing UW-Milwaukee!\u202f&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div style=\"height:40px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"content_block\" id=\"custom_post_widget-7642\">\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p class=\"size-p-lg\"><strong>Have a Question?<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We&#8217;re here to help! <br>Don&#8217;t hesitate to reach out.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Contact Hope Williams <br><a href=\"mailto:ouaevents@uwm.edu\">ouaevents@uwm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"aligncenter uwm-c-img--center\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergrad-admission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/539\/2024\/06\/williams_hope-150x150.jpg\" alt=\"Hope Williams\" class=\"wp-image-7643\" srcset=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergrad-admission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/539\/2024\/06\/williams_hope-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/uwm.edu\/undergrad-admission\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/539\/2024\/06\/williams_hope.jpg 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading size-h3\" id=\"h-information-on-visiting-uwm\">Information on visiting UWM <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion uwm-p-accordion--icon-left-circle\" data-accordion-prefix-classes=\"uwm\" data-accordion-cool-selectors=\"1\"><button class=\"uwm-p-accordion--toggle-button size-p-md\">Expand All<\/button>\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Parking <\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>Free parking\u202fis available in the Sciences Surface Lot at 2050 E.\u202fKenwood Blvd.&nbsp;You may park at any spot with a&nbsp;gold&nbsp;bag over the&nbsp;sign&nbsp;that reads&nbsp;<strong>\u201cReserved: Welcome Center Guests Only.\u201d<\/strong>&nbsp;Please&nbsp;note, we\u2019ll need your&nbsp;license plate number at check-in.\u202fWe ask that you follow any additional parking&nbsp;signage or&nbsp;posted&nbsp;restrictions as we are unable to dismiss parking citations.&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Hotel Reservations <\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>If you\u2019re&nbsp;traveling&nbsp;into the city and looking to spend the night or weekend in Milwaukee, consider booking your stay through our preferred hotel partners. Discounts are available and you can conduct all your bookings online. Visit&nbsp;our&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitmilwaukee.org\/uwm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Panther Families Preferred Hotels website<\/a>&nbsp;at&nbsp;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.visitmilwaukee.org\/uwm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.visitmilwaukee.org\/uwm<\/a>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--header\">Cancellations and Questions<\/div><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel\"><div class=\"uwm-p-accordion--panel-inner uwm-u-clear\">\n<p>If you need to cancel or have any questions, please call us at 414-229-4397 or email us at\u202f<a href=\"mailto:ouaevents@uwm.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">ouaevents@uwm.edu<\/a>.\u202f<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:70px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-css-opacity alignfull uwm-c-hr--thick uwm-u-m-0\" \/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":3792,"featured_media":8639,"parent":388,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/full-width.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-3403","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.2 (Yoast SEO v27.2) - 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