Campus and Local Information

We are pleased here to offer information on the following areas of particular concern to international students and scholars:

• UWM Housing
• The City of Milwaukee
• Educational and cultural institutions or activities in Milwaukee
• Weather
• UWM's academic calendar

Housing is generally available in the immediate vicinity of the UWM campus.  The UWM Off Campus Housing Information Service is a vital resource for those seeking "off campus housing."  The service maintains continuously updated lists of houses, flats and apartments available for rent, primarily within a three mile radius of the campus.  The service also maintains lists of individuals who are looking for roommates to help reduce living expenses.  

On Campus Housing is also offered.  For information, you may contact:

UWM Department of Residence Life
3400 N. Maryland Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53211-2903

Residence Life Office
7:45 am - 4:30 pm
Monday through Friday
(414) 229-4065 or 1-800-622-0286

Sandburg Main Desk
24 hours a day, 7 days a week
(414) 229-6123
FAX Number (414) 229-4127

For questions on the housing contract, application process, or fees, please contact:  contract@aux.uwm.edu

Milwaukee is the largest city in Wisconsin, with a thriving metropolitan population of 1,500,000 people. It is the seventeenth-largest city in the U.S., an ethnically diverse city with an abundance of parks, museums, art galleries, music, major league sports, and fine restaurants. 

Educational and cultural institutions or activities include

• a nationally known zoo
• Summerfest, a music festival attracting national musical entertainers
• a series of ethnic festivals held in the summer and early Fall at Milwaukee's lakefront or Easttown including
  • African World Festival
  • Asian Moon Festival
  • Arabian Fest
  • Bastille Days
  • Festa Italiana
  • German Fest
  • Irishfest
  • Mexican Fiesta
  • Polish Fest
    
    
• the Milwaukee Art Museum
• the Milwaukee Repertory Theater 
• the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts which houses 
  
  • the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
  • the Florentine Opera
  • the Milwaukee Ballet

For more on the City of Milwaukee.

Weather
Milwaukee has four different seasons and temperature ranges. Be prepared with warm clothes for the three coldest months (December through February), when the temperatures range from below zero Fahrenheit (-18 Celsius) to approximately 25 degrees (-4). In the warmest months (June through August) the temperatures range from 70 (21) to 100 (37) degrees.

For Milwaukee's current weather and a 10-day forecast.

The University's academic calendar is divided into three periods: the spring term, the the fall term, and the summer sessions. These three periods typically begin as follows:  the spring term, on the second week in January; the summer sessions, on the third week in May, and the fall term, on the first week in September. There is a one-week spring break in March or April.