UWM Announces Plans to Close Waukesha Campus

College of General Studies Welcomes New First-Year Bridge Program Director

The College of General Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is pleased to announce the appointment of Dr. Angie Izard as the director of the First-Year Bridge Program located on the Kenwood Campus in Milwaukee, beginning January 8, 2021. Introduced in fall 2019, The …

December 2020 Honors and Scholarship Recipients

Normally every year, UWM at Waukesha holds an Honors and Scholarship Ceremony in person on an evening in December. It’s a nice banquet with dinner and a great way to honor student accomplishments. This year, however, the ceremony had to …

Kay Coles James Webinar Recap

The College of General Studies had the pleasure this week of hosting political leader and President of The Heritage Foundation, Kay Coles James, along with the Tommy G. Thompson Center on Public Leadership. Even with the event being a virtual one, it …

Food Pantry Available for Students

“Happy is Better Than Hangry” is the phrase we use for the UWM at Waukesha Food Pantry. This pantry is made possible thanks to food donations from faculty, staff, and retirees and extra support from the UWM at Waukesha Foundation. The pantry has …

Rapid Results COVID-19 Testing

UWM and other UW System campuses are serving as locations for a six-week federal “surge testing” effort aimed at slowing the spread of COVID-19. The program done in partnership with UW System and the U.S. Department of Health and Human …

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 …

Upcoming Virtual Festival of Books Events with UWM Professors

The UWM at Waukesha Foundation announced that the 2020 Southeast Wisconsin Festival of Books scheduled for a virtual event on November 6 and 7 will not be presented as planned due to circumstances related to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Festival, a project …

UWM Covering Application Fee Through October 31st

UWM at Waukesha 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 Common …

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 …