Welcome to the Student Health and Wellness Center (SHAW)! We are here to help you reach your full potential for health and well-being through our medical care, counseling services, health promotion, and victim advocacy.

Students enrolled at UW-Milwaukee can access these services provided they are currently registered for classes and have fulfilled the requisite segregated fee payment in addition to their tuition.

How We Help

Necessary health services for students
Physicians and nurse practitioners treat illness and injury along with a team that includes nurses, a dietician, medical assistants, and laboratory technologists.
More information about medical services
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Wide range of mental health services
Counselors, psychologists, and psychiatrists provide brief psychotherapy, crisis management and psychiatric evaluation and care.
Counseling services for students
Students outside on a college campus
Promoting student well-being and academic success
Health educators work with Peer Health Advocates (fellow students) and other campus partners to promote healthy lifestyle choices and a healthier campus community for all of us.
Promoting a healthier campus community
Providing emotional support, as well as legal, medical, and academic advocacy
Free & confidential advocacy and support to UWM student victim/survivors of sexual assault, sexual harassment, dating violence, domestic violence and/or stalking.
Support and resources for survivors & victims

Campus Health News

  • Mental Health Week: May 1-5
    Join SHAW for a week of activities dedicated to mental health awareness, self-care, and celebrating community! Monday, 5/1: Catch Your Breath Under the Stars – 12:30 – 1:00 P.M. – Manfred Olson Planetarium Tuesday, 5/2: Self-Care Celebration – 1:30 – 3:30 P.M. – Spaights Plaza Wednesday, 5/3: Wag More Wednesday – 11:00 A.M & 1:00 …
  • Frame By Frame: May 1-5
    Every part of you deserves to be seen, loved, and celebrated at UWM! Frame by Frame is a cross-campus project aimed to celebrate intersecting identities frame by frame. Stop by any of the Multicultural Student Centers or Centers for Advocacy and Student Engagement (CASE) to be a part of the celebration.  This project is an …
  • Survivor Support & Wellness Fair
    Join us in spreading awareness of sexual assault on Denim Day as we bring together campus and community partners for our Survivor Support & Wellness Fair! Date: Wednesday, April 26, 2023Time: 12:00 to 2:00Place: Union Concourse Learn what resources are available for survivors Learn what you can do to help spread awareness of and prevent …
  • Be Well Bingo: Mar. 28 – Apr. 4 
    Be Well Bingo – Mar. 28 – Apr. 4  Join the Student Health and Wellness Center as we explore different ways to Be Well on campus and at home. The first 25 students to complete FIVE activities on the BINGO card using the lists below will receive SHAW T-shirt. All students who submit their completed …