UWM Announces Plans to Close Washington County Campus
Following a directive from the Universities of Wisconsin, UWM will close the UWM at Washington County campus, with a goal of completing the process by June 30, 2024.

A Virtual Evening with Kay Coles James

UWM’s College of General Studies and the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership are excited to welcome political leader Kay Coles James in a virtual webinar on Wednesday, December 2nd, 2020. Spots for this virtual event are limited and registration is required. Kay Coles …

UWM Covering Application Fee Through October 31st

UWM at Washington County is so excited about having you join our Panther family that we’ll cover the $25 application fee if you apply to UWM by Oct. 31, 2020. Plus, new freshman are now able to apply using the …

COVID-19 Testing Available for Symptomatic CGS Students

UW–Milwaukee and the College of General Studies are offering free COVID-19 testing for students at both the Washington County and Waukesha campuses. These free tests are available for students who are taking classes in-person or online, and who are symptomatic …

Fall Reopening Virtual Town Hall

In anticipation of reopening for the Fall 2020 semester, UWM’s College of General Studies held a town hall on August 11th. This town hall had Dean Simon Bronner and other members of campus administration answer questions students had about classes, …

Virtual Commencement 2020

Congratulations, Class of 2020! You worked hard during your time with us and we couldn’t be more proud of you. The end of this semester tested us with having to move classes online due to the current pandemic, but you …

2020 CGS Faculty & Staff Awards

Every year, the College of General Studies hands out a variety of awards to faculty and staff who have been leaders in their work and shined that year. We are happy to announce this year’s recipients of the College of …

Student Leadership Helps Out Classrooms

Meet UWM at Washington County student, Carlee Morrison. Carlee is a sophomore and is an aspiring electrical engineering student who has demonstrated phenomenal leadership. Recently, Carlee realized the company for whom she is interning, HED, Inc. (Hydro Electric Designs), intended to …

Festival of Arts Moved to Virtual Experience for 2020

Washington County Campus Foundation’s annual Festival of Arts had to be moved to a virtual experience this year. Every year, there is a juried art competition for middle and high school students from 25 schools from a five county region in our area. …