UWM Bienvenida: New Latine Student Welcome

SAVE the DATE!

Roberto Hernández Center’s 6th Annual UWM Bienvenida: New Latine Student Welcome on Friday, August 16th, 2024.

AN RSVP LINK will be available soon!

The Roberto Hernandez Center (RHC) is committed to supporting Latine students through graduation and will be hosting our annual UWM Bienvenida: New Latinx Student Welcome event on Friday, August 16th at 10:30 am.

Students should arrive before start time and plan to stay until at least through 4:30 pm. Full agenda of activities and this is not a drop-in event. There will be a networking celebration to follow until 5:30 pm

At this event you will:

  • Meet the RHC Staff & other UWM campus partners and resources.
  • Learn important information from RHC Success Coaches
  • Network and build community with other new incoming Latine students.
  • Hear from and connect with current Latine students and other Latine professionals at UWM.

All students who attend will get a free ‘Yo Soy UWM’ t-shirt! 

​​We also recommend that you bring up to two guests with you to Bienvenida. Your guests should be your parents/guardians, or anyone who will be a strong support to you during your time in college; they will get their own unique experience.

NOTE: The Bienvenida event is separate from New Student Orientation (NSO) and Transfer & Adult Student Orientation (TASO). You must also attend/complete NSO/TASO before you can enroll in classes at UWM. Bienvenida is open to any NEW and Re-Entry Latine student who is taking classes in Fall 2023 at the Milwaukee Campus. 

If you have any further questions, please email the RHC at rhc@uwm.edu or call us at 414-229-6156.

We look forward to beginning this journey with you to help establish academic success and your eventual graduation from UWM.