UNIVERSITY OF - 2019−20 15 VISIT Why you should minutes from downtown CAMPUS Best Midwestern University 5 Milwaukee 90 — CHOOSE UWM PRINCETON REVIEW IN 2019 minutes from minutes from Lake Michigan Chicago Seeing our campus in person is the best way to figure out if UWM is right 1 We’re nationally recognized for our for you. Tours are available six days undergraduate research, which a week during the school year and means students get to meaningfully Monday through Friday in the summer. contribute to their field from day one. uwm.edu/visituwm

2 We have some of Wisconsin’s leading Go on a UWM campus tour and… + programs, like the largest college →→Learn about our 190 programs. →Meet current students. of nursing and one of the largest → →→Talk to an admissions advisor. schools of education. →→See inside a residence hall. →→Walk through major campus hubs. 3 Our unique schools include Wisconsin’s only architecture school and the SIGN UP FOR SPECIAL state's only school of public health. CAMPUS VISIT EVENTS: Meet Milwaukee: 4 In 2018, The Hollywood Reporter Oct. 18 ranked us amongst the top 25 film Get a true taste of life as a UWM schools in the country. student with this full-day event for high school students interested in UWM. 5 We have the largest freshwater- uwm.edu/meetmilwaukee focused academic research institution on the Great Lakes and even have our own research vessel, the Neeskay. Go Milwaukee: Feb. 21, March 7 and March 27 Designed for admitted students But it’s not impressive stats that set us Take a virtual tour! and their families, this event is the apart. It’s our students. They’re determined uwm.edu/virtualtour perfect opportunity to finalize your problem-solvers who refuse to be one college decision. thing. They’re researchers and artists, uwm.edu/gomilwaukee innovators and caregivers, scientists and communicators. Students choose UWM because they don’t want to settle for just reading the textbooks — they want to write them. Sound like you? 2 Lucio FILM MAJOR, SENIOR BACHELOR’S ROCKFORD, ILLINOIS Programs ARCHITECTURE EDUCATION ENGINEERING INFORMATION German PUBLIC HEALTH UWM Was My & URBAN Community Engagement & APPLIED SCIENCE STUDIES Global Studies Public Health PLANNING & Education Applied Mathematics Information Science History First Choice Architectural Studies Education & Computer Science & Technology International Studies SOCIAL WELFARE “USC accepted me into their film program, • Concentrations include: Biomedical Engineering Italian Criminal Justice ARTS LETTERS & SCIENCE but after weighing tuition and being closer →→American Sign Civil Engineering Japanese* Social Work Animation Actuarial Science to home, UWM was my first choice. The Language Studies Computer Engineering Jewish Studies Art & Design →→Bilingual Education Computer Science African & African PRE-PROFESSIONAL film program here is fun, has a high level Diaspora Studies Journalism, Advertising • Concentrations include: →→Early Adolescence Electrical Engineering & Media Studies PROGRAMS of prestige, and tuition is affordable.” Anthropology →→Design & Visual and Adolescence-level Environmental Engineering Latin American, Caribbean Anesthesiologist Assistant Communication English, Mathematics, Industrial Engineering Applied Mathematics & U.S. Latin@ Studies Chiropractic (Graphic Design) Science and & Computer Science Materials Engineering Linguistics Dentistry →→Photography Social Studies Art History & Criticism My Scholarship Mechanical Engineering Mathematics Dietetics & Imaging →→Early Childhood Level Atmospheric Science “To complete my senior film, I needed to Microbiology Law Art Education →→Interpreter Training Biochemistry travel to Mexico with my grandparents. HEALTH SCIENCES Philosophy Medicine Dance Program (ASL) Biological Sciences Without the scholarship, I wouldn’t have Biomedical Sciences Physics Occupational Therapy Film →→Middle Childhood - Chemistry been able to do that. It was pivotal.” Early Adolescence • Concentrations include: Political Science Optometry Music Chinese* (Elementary Education) →→Biomedical Sciences Psychology Pathologists' Assistant Music Education Classics Exceptional Education →→Cytotechnology Religious Studies Pharmacy Theatre Arts Communication • Concentrations include: →→Diagnostic Medical Physical Therapy Favorite Class Russian →→Early Adolescence - Sonography Comparative Ethnic Physician Assistant “The introductory course to the film BUSINESS Studies* Sociology Adolescence →→Public Health Spanish Podiatry program was probably my favorite. Accounting Microbiology Comparative Literature →→Early Childhood Urban Studies Veterinary Medicine It was all hands-on, cutting and splicing Finance Special Education →Medical Laboratory Conservation & → Women’s & Gender Studies actual celluloid.” Human Resources →→Middle Childhood - Science Environmental Science Management UWM ONLINE Early Adolescence →→Radiologic Technology Digital Arts & Culture* NURSING Award-winning teaching Information Technology Communication Sciences Economics Management Nursing and maximum flexibility & Disorders English mean you can pursue Marketing Health Care Administration Film Studies Nursing-Collaborative** a degree that fits your Supply Chain & Operations Kinesiology French lifestyle and schedule. Management uwm.edu/online Nutritional Sciences Geography Occupational Studies Geosciences * This program is offered as a committee interdisciplinary major (CIM). ** Collaborative programs offered in partnership with other UW System campuses.

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Vianca:­­ Journalism, advertising Mitchell: Computer science major Brandon: Education major Jordan ARCHITECTURE MAJOR, SENIOR Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin and media studies major Hired before graduation at Interned and hired before graduation GREENFIELD, WISCONSIN Hired before graduation at 88Nine Amazon as a software development at Milwaukee Sign Language School Discovery World 7 Radio as a multimedia producer. engineer. as a K-12 educational interpreter. Disney FORTUNE 500 Hired Before EPIC Creative Graduation GE Healthcare COMPANIES “I was hired as a junior designer at headquartered in Bjarke Ingels Group in New York Harley-Davidson metro Milwaukee City. The architecture professors Hoffman York at UWM really know the industry.” Johnson Controls 5+ Kohl’s Corporate INTERNSHIP Manpower Group Milwaukee Art Museum

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Milwaukee Police Department A TOP-RANKED Northwestern Mutual Rockwell Automation CITY FOR Rachel: Kinesiology major Ashley: Finance major Bandana: Information technology Interned at Froedert Hospital in Interned and hired before graduation management major Urban Ecology Center NEW COLLEGE cardiopulmonary rehabilitation. at Rockwell Automation as a finance Interned and hired before graduation leadership development program at STRATTEC Security as a Tesla associate. programmer analyst. GRADS WEC Energy Group —SmartAsset in 2019 Workshop Architects 7 UNDERGRAD RESEARCH

About half of UWM students graduate with research experience, which can involve data-gathering, interviewing, coding, research design, analysis and more. Plus, many research opportunities at UWM are paid positions and some even involve travel. Students who get involved with research projects also forge strong mentorships THINK with professors through the Michael: Biological sciences major Jennifer: Biological sciences major Office of Undergraduate Research. Researched adolescent brain and cognitive Researched cell development in embryonic uwm.edu/undergrad-research development. zebrafish.

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Classroom Why I Chose ENTREPRENEURSHIP AT UWM UW-Milwaukee “I heard that UWM's occupational studies Innovative ideas and problem-solving program is one of the most highly recognized skills don’t just belong to business majors. in the U.S. Then I found out UWM is big on The brand-new Lubar Entrepreneurship research. I knew I wanted to do research as Center helps students in all disciplines part of my degree, so it was an easy choice.“ develop the creativity and know-how to advance their careers. The LEC is where future teachers build education apps for the classroom, athletes patent inventions My Research to improve performance, and architecture “One of my professors researches health students launch startups. Step inside the LEC inequalities, which is how I got involved. In my research, I study how different and see where your talents might take you. Terrance (middle): Film major Kali: Communication major health care systems around the world uwm.edu/innovate Kue (right): Information studies major Started luxury camping business for UWM.EDU Created educational tablet game for kids. Door County, Wisconsin. affect health outcomes.“ 10 STUDENT Bright Minds, RESOURCES

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American Indian Bold Ideas Student Center UWM offers 170 study abroad programs each year Black Student across all disciplines. Study abroad for a couple weeks, Cultural Center STUDY a summer, a semester or even a year. Choose between Career Planning faculty-led programs, where you travel abroad with and Resource Center a UWM faculty member and a small group of UWM ABROAD students, or try an exchange program, which means Fostering Success Emily at UWM attending a foreign university and taking classes there. MARKETING MAJOR, SENIOR MADISON, WISCONSIN No matter what your interests are, there’s a life- Inclusive Excellence Center changing study abroad option for you. uwm.edu/cie LGBT Resource Center

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First Choice Students get the best of both worlds in the Honors Norris Health Center “Growing up in Madison, I really wanted College: the personalized education of a small liberal a college campus that’s separate from the HONORS arts college with the vast resources of a large research Office of Central Advising city. I can totally focus on school at UWM, university. Students attend discussion-based Honors Panther Academic then venture off into the city to explore.“ College seminars alongside their regular UWM classes Support Services COLLEGE to earn an Honors Degree. Research, study abroad and independent projects further customize the Honors Roberto Hernandez Center experience. Other benefits include priority course Going to Paris Southeast Asian “I went to a Paris business school for two registration, scholarship opportunities, access to a American Student Center weeks. I learned a lot, but my favorite writing specialist and more. uwm.edu/honors part was exploring Paris with other UWM Student Success Center students. We became like a small family.“ University Legal Clinic Honors College + : Women’s Resource Center 35 600 15 1 660 Writing Center “The Honors College helped me step out of countries where students student-to- students my comfort zone and challenged me with students study study abroad faculty ratio in in Honors uwm.edu/student-resources UWM.EDU material outside of the business school.” abroad each year Honors College College 12 5 CAN’T-MISS CAMPUS EVENTS FOR CURRENT STUDENTS LIFE ON uwm.edu/student-life 1 Pantherfest: Kick off a new 2 Geek Week: Celebrate 3 Annual Drag Show: Talented 4 Earth Week: Join our campus 5 Distinguished Lecture year at UWM! Free food and science, sci-fi, fantasy and all drag performers have been community in protecting our Series: Interesting people Campus music at the Panther Street things nerdy with this week part of this campus tradition planet with an entire week of are always coming to campus. Festival lead to the main of fun programming and events. for more than 20 years. About environmentally focused Recent guests have included event: a free concert for UWM Look forward to guest speakers, 1,700 attendees marvel at the activities, including a film “Reading Rainbow” host LeVar students. Recent headliners STEM-themed city tours, trivia, glam, and proceeds benefit the series, guest speakers, and Burton and New York Times include Khalid and Kesha. interesting panels and more. UWM LGBT Resource Center. river and trail cleanups. bestselling author Roxane Gay.

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13 5 Find a whole bunch of student resources at Bolton Hall, from the Student + : Success Center to multicultural 27,000 18 1 offices, like the Roberto Hernandez students student-to-teacher 24 ratio places to Center and the Black Student 104 eat on campus Cultural Center. acres of campus 6 Take to the trails of Downer Woods, an 11-acre forest conveniently located Top 10 on the north end of campus. SPOTS WE 7 A beloved UWM tradition takes place at the start of the school year when new students toss class coins into the UWM LOVE ON Fountain to kick off their four-year college journey.

CAMPUS 8 UWM students take center stage at the Helene Zelazo Center for the Performing Arts, which hosts 1 There are only two planetariums in the student-run musicals, plays, city — and one is on our campus. Stop concerts and dance performances. by the Manfred Olson Planetarium Friday nights for a stargazing show. 9 No matter how you like to stay active, there’s something at the Klotsche 2 The Student Union is our campus hub Center for you. Join an intramural where you'll find coffee, places to eat, sports team, work out with weights free movie screenings in the cinema, and cardio machines, or do a few a bowling alley, and more. laps in the pool.

10 At the Norris Health Center, students 3 The Golda Meir Library’s five floors get easy access to primary health are jam-packed with books, special care providers, psychiatrists and collections, study rooms and a licensed counselors. recording booth. Plus, one of six Grind coffee shops.

4 The Lubar Entrepreneurship Center offers workshops, courses, and networking opportunities to students of all disciplines. 16 LIVING LEARNING COMMUNITIES (LLCS):

CAMPUS Think of LLCs as communities within communities. Students are Housing grouped together in the same part of a residence hall based on a shared CAMBRIDGE COMMONS: interest, career choice or major. First-Year Students and Up They take a class together and have Six minutes south of the main Kenwood activities and events centered on their campus via a free UWM shuttle service. LLC topic. Not only are LLCs a fast Students who want or need easy way for first-year students to make access to a full kitchen (available on friends, but students who live in every floor). LLCs have higher GPAs. Convenience store and music practice rooms. ALL RESIDENCE HALLS INCLUDE:

RIVERVIEW: →→24/7 security First-Year Students and Up →→Fitness rooms Six minutes south of the main Kenwood →→Laundry access campus via a free UWM shuttle service. →→Free shuttle service between Students who want a balance between the main Kenwood campus and independence and being close to campus. residence halls Movie theater, game room and curated →→Utilities include: internet, cable, electric, heat and water art gallery. →→Regular social and educational events hosted by student orgs Learn more at uwm.edu/housing. SANDBURG HALL: First-Year Students and Up THIRD/FOURTH-YEAR On the main Kenwood campus, near Downer Woods and the Klotsche Center. STUDENTS: Students who want to be within convenient walking distance of their classes. Older UWM students have two more Coffee shop, cafeteria and movie theater. campus housing options: Purin Hall and Kenilworth Square.

Purin Hall is for second-year students and up. Kenilworth Square is for third- Standard room layouts pictured above. Location | Ideal For | Special Features See alternative layouts at uwm.edu/housing. and fourth-year students, graduate students and students 21 or older. 18 UNITED WE Roar GO PANTHERS! Cheer on the home team at the UWM Panther Arena in downtown Milwaukee and at the Klotsche Center on campus. No matter what UWM team you’re invested in, UWM students get in to all regular- season home games for free. Bre UWM PANTHER ARENA NURSING MAJOR, SOPHOMORE MUKWONAGO, WISCONSIN Our men’s team plays its home games at the UWM Panther Arena downtown. The UWM student section features the MKE Party Deck, where students play games, enter giveaways and eat great food. Why I Chose The easiest way to get to UWM Panther Arena? Hop on our free shuttle! It drops off and picks up at Sandburg, Riverview and UW-Milwaukee Cambridge residence halls. “I wanted to be at a school where I could study nursing and play basketball. Both of those things are big time commitments, MEN’S SPORTS WOMEN’S SPORTS but at UWM, I'm encouraged to be a BASKETBALL basketball player and a nursing student.“ BASKETBALL CROSS COUNTRY CROSS COUNTRY SOCCER SOCCER SWIMMING & DIVING My Advisors “I meet with my basketball advisor once a SWIMMING & DIVING TENNIS week. She makes sure I stay on track with TRACK & FIELD TRACK & FIELD my classes. I also have a nursing advisor, VOLLEYBALL who’s a huge help, too.“

Small Classes 15 60 140 23 7 “UWM may be a big school, but the NCAA NCAA Tournament conference MLB classes here are small. There are more Division I teams appearances championships draft picks all-sport trophies opportunities for one-on-one time with professors. They really want to help you.“ 19 A TOP-RANKED CITY FOR COLLEGE GRADS TO START THEIR CAREERS — ZIPRECRUITER IN 2018 Top 10 THINGS WE 5 There’s a reason Milwaukee’s nickname 12+ museums is City of Festivals. Celebrations are 60+ held throughout the year, from long- LOVE ABOUT festivals and events running ones like Summerfest and every year Bastille Days to newcomers like MILWAUKEE Newaukee Night Market.

6 Summer in Milwaukee means free outdoor music concerts all season 1 Lake Michigan! Hit the beach for long. Jazz in the Park and the Skyline a game of volleyball or a bracing, yet Music series are citywide favorites. refreshing, dip in the lake.

7 Our city has award-winning 2 Root for the home team at a Bucks, restaurants and a small army of Brewers or Admirals game. Or food trucks, so whether you’re a total go off the beaten path and catch a + foodie or just want to eat the best street bout. 120 miles of Milwaukee taco of your life, there’s something here County bike trails for your taste buds. 3 For 15 days in fall, Milwaukee hosts the Milwaukee Film Festival, which 8 Be part of Milwaukee’s bicycle showcases more than 300 films, from community with annual events, cult classics to new favorites. like the Santa Cycle Rampage (where cyclists dress as Santa) and 4 Colorful and awe-inspiring murals the Riverwest 24 (a 24-hour bike race). by local artists are scattered throughout the city. Stroll through an entire gallery 9 Coffee aficionados have their pick at Black Cat Alley. of dozens of coffee shops and roasters, including Anodyne, Colectivo and Stone Creek Coffee. 1,400 acres of THE MIDWEST’S —VOGUE MAGAZINE IN 2018 beaches and 10 Wander through the galleries at the lakefront parks Milwaukee Art Museum or walk the gas-lit Streets of Old Milwaukee at the Milwaukee Public Museum. 21 Coo lest Ci t y FAVORITE NEIGHBORHOOD HOT SPOTS WELCOME TO THE uwm.edu/aboutmke Downer Avenue is just south Brady Street features eight blocks Bradford Beach is five minutes south Lake Park is the perfect oasis in of campus. Stop for pizza at Pizza of diverse restaurants (from Thai to of campus and a popular spot for sun, the city. It was designed by the same Neighborhood Man, see what’s new at the Downer tacos), colorful shops and historic volleyball, lake breezes and delicious architect who planned NYC's Central Theatre, and browse the bookshelves businesses that reflect the frozen custard. You may even spot a Park! Take a nature walk, go for a run, at Boswell’s – all on one block. neighborhood’s cultural heritage. surfer or two taking on the waves. or visit North Point Lighthouse.

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YOUR GUIDE TO GETTING AROUND uwm.edu/transportation U-PASS: Show your student ID B.O.S.S.: From 6 p.m. to 2 a.m., call for Prowl Line: Hop on this daily Walking: Your own two feet are an and U-PASS card for no-charge a free B.O.S.S. shuttle ride or request shuttle that takes students from the easy way to get around campus. UWM access on every Milwaukee County one via the TapRide app to get home main campus to east side residence offers S.A.F.E. Walkers — call their Transportation Service (MCTS) bus, safely after an evening study session. halls, like Cambridge Commons and office and someone will walk with from local routes to the Freeway Flyer. uwm.edu/boss Riverview Residence Hall, and back. you wherever you need to go. UWM.EDU

23 24 Ben EDUCATION MAJOR, JUNIOR How to Apply WOODBURY, MINNESOTA Step 1: Complete application online: apply.wisconsin.edu. Learn more about the application process: uwm.edu/undergrad-admission. UWM Was My Step 2: Pay $50 application fee. NEW First Choice Step 3: Send ACT/SAT scores (if you’re under 21) and Unable to apply online? “After doing the City Year program in FRESHMEN official high school transcript to UWM. Call us at 414-229-2222 for more options. Milwaukee, I knew I wanted to become a teacher in an urban school, and UWM Mail any paperwork to: has one of the best urban education Undergraduate Admissions programs in the country.“ Step 1: Complete application online: apply.wisconsin.edu. P.O. Box 749 If you’re currently attending another school, Milwaukee, WI 53201 TRANSFER complete the “Courses in Progress” section. I Love the City “In Milwaukee, there are a lot of places you For more questions: Step 2: Pay $50 application fee — unless you’re transferring can go and ways you can get there, even if STUDENTS uwm.edu/contact. from a two-year UW campus or re-entering UWM. you’re on a budget. I always check out the murals in Black Cat Alley on the East Side.“ Step 3: Send official high school and any postsecondary Discover our two-year campuses: school transcripts to UWM. UWM at Waukesha and UWM at Washington Transferring from a Wisconsin technical college or another County offer a two-year degree and a valuable UWM’s Values UW System campus? Learn how credits transfer: start to a four-year degree. Go online to learn more: “People here value different perspectives ted.uwm.edu. uwm.edu/generalstudies. and understand that we all have diverse experiences and backgrounds. I really like sharing my own and learning from others.“ 2019-20Timeline

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