Get to Know Milwaukee

Get to know

MILWAUKEE

There’s something especially exciting about an urban campus like UWM’s, with all the opportunities of city life fueling your work and play. It’s easy to build an eye-catching resume here through internships and networking opportunities with major employers based right in our backyard. When your college-to-career path needs to take a detour for downtime, there’s no place like our hometown.

Lakefront living

Mere minutes separate UWM from Lake Michigan’s Bradford Beach. Dramatic waves, beaches, trails and sails are a four-seasons reminder of what makes Milwaukee one of the most scenic college towns around.

Biggest small town in America?

Even in Wisconsin’s largest city, you’ll run into someone you know tailgating at Miller Park, strolling the midway at Summerfest or taking in the markets and marquees of Milwaukee’s theater district. Experience a charming city on Lake Michigan where a RiverWalk connects restaurants, nightlife and trendy neighborhoods.

Think naturally

Bike, run or hike through Milwaukee’s awardwinning parks. Milwaukee is a top 10 city for urban forests, which combines neatly with our academic reputation as a leader in sustainability education and job creation.

6 FORTUNE 500 COMPANIES

headquartered in metro Milwaukee

60+

festivals and events every year

1,400

acres of beaches and lakefront parks

THE MIDWEST’S Coolest City – VOGUE MAGAZINE IN 2020

1,700+ COMPANIES

recruit at UWM

12+

museums

25 BEST PLACES TO VISIT

– Forbes in 2020

120+

miles of Milwaukee County bike trails

COMMUNITY PARTNERS

UWM partners with nearly 3,000 businesses, nonprofits, schools and other organizations including:

Associated Bank Aurora Health Care Baird Briggs & Stratton Corp. Caterpillar Children’s Hospital of Wisconsin City of Milwaukee Health Department Direct Supply GE Healthcare Harley-Davidson Motor Co. Johnson Controls Kohler Co. Manpower International Marcus Hotels & Resorts Medical College of Wisconsin MillerCoors Milwaukee Art Museum Milwaukee Public Library Milwaukee Public Museum Northwestern Mutual Rockwell Automation Schools and Universities State of Wisconsin Department of Justice Wisconsin Department of Transportation Wyndham Worldwide

STUDENT RESOURCES

Abdel Rahman

MECHANICAL ENGINEERING, PHD

Abdel Rahman specializes in computational fluid dynamics analysis for gas turbine cooling technologies, and also studies renewable energy technologies including solar, hydroelectric, and wind.

"Being recognized for my research achievements, competing alongside my great fellow researchers at UWM, is a great honor."

Whether you are interested in a professional master’s degree, conducting research and obtaining your doctorate, or advancing your career in a coordinated or certificate program, you can be confident that we are just as committed to your education as you are. Here are a few of the many campus resources UWM has available to enrich your experience and help you succeed in earning your valuable degree:

• Accessibility Resource Center • American Indian Student Center • Black Student Cultural Center • Career Planning and Resource Center • Center for International Education • Children’s Learning Center • Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion • Electa Quinney Institute for American

Indian Education • Financial Aid • Housing • LGBTQ Resource Center • UWM Libraries • Military and Veterans Resource

Center (MAVRC) • Roberto Hernandez Center • Southeast Asian American Student

Center • Student Health and Wellness Center • Student Organizations • Transportation Services • University Legal Clinic • University Recreation • University Technology Services • Women’s Resource Center • The Writing Center • And many more!