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Welcome to the Office of Student Life (OSL)
Office of Student Life Mission Statement:
Through its programs and services UW-Milwaukee's Office of Student Life (OSL) provides
a holistic approach to student development that includes social, intellectual,
emotional, physical, and cultural growth. OSL models leadership, responsibility,
service, and respect for diversity by providing a framework for purposeful and
meaningful experiences that empower students to reach their full potential. To this
end, OSL provides activities related to:
- Student leadership development,
- Self awareness and personal growth,
- Cultural diversity, campus civility, and student safety,
- Experiential learning and community involvement,
- Social and cultural activities,
- Providing students with university information, and
- Student support and mentoring
Programs and Services
Be On the Safe Side [B.O.S.S.]-Student Escort
and Transportation Services:
provides a shuttle/escort service in the evening for those students
who would otherwise walk alone. If you live close to campus, you can have a team of escorts
accompany you home at night through the escort program.
Center for Volunteerism and Student
Leadership: purpose is to foster an ethic of service and leadership within the
UW-Milwaukee campus community by promoting and
supporting volunteerism that addresses human and societal needs.
Dean of Students: has primary
responsibility
for nonacademic discipline, grievances and appeals. The office also
provides ombudsman
services to students who have difficulties with University offices
or processes.
Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Resource Center:
is a drop-in center to connect with various student populations and the
community at large by increasing the awareness, education, and presence of
LGBT issues on the UWM campus and providing a resource for students and
community members wanting to learn about and advocate for LGBT issues.
Links: Peer Outreach and Mentoring: is a place for students to gather, interact, and
develop leadership skills
through mentoring relationships. The office will extend campus
relations into the
community by working with local junior high and high schools to
encourage college
attendance and completion.
Student Activities
Office: oversees registered student organizations at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee through administering campus policies and procedures, supervising university segregated fee expenditures, and providing organizations with guidance, support and training resources.
Women's Resource
Center: is a drop-in
center where students can meet, network, organize, celebrate,
explore issues, read and
relax. It is also a clearinghouse for woman-focused services, events
and opportunities
on and off campus.
UWM's Policy on the Clery Act (campus crime reporting)
the Campus Sex Crimes
Prevention Act, and Drug & Alcohol Abuse Prevention Information.
The Clery Act of 1998 requires that
UWM publish crime statistics along with policies and procedures to be
followed in cases
of sex offenses. Most of this information has been and will continue to be
published each
semester in the Schedule of Classes.
Last Updated
March 19, 2008
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