UWM AND THE MILWAUKEE COMMUNITY
The University of Wisconsin--Milwaukee is a major
research-oriented university with over 24,000 students. The 90-acre
campus is situated in an attractive residential neighborhood adjacent to
Lake Michigan. The graduate degree programs offered by UWM are fully
accredited through the doctoral level by the North Central Association
of Colleges and Schools.
The Milwaukee metropolitan area has a population of 1.4 million
people
and provides a diversity of cultural and recreational opportunities
while maintaining a moderate cost of living. An outstanding system of
137 parks is complemented by 2 botanical gardens
the Mitchell Park Horticultural Conservatory (which boasts three large geodesic domes
for horticultural displays) and Boerner
Botanical Gardens,
5 nature-interpretive
centers, the nationally recognized
Milwaukee County Zoo,
and the
Milwaukee Public Museum. The city has professional
football, baseball, basketball, soccer, and hockey teams, as well as an
Olympic ice rink. Milwaukee is host to symphony, theater, ballet, and
opera companies, as well as excellent art museums.
Over 60
music, ethnic, and art festivals are held throughout the year.
Other sites of interest in Milwaukee:
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