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Parent/Family Orientation
Panther Families
Stay connected to UWM!
We understand the crucial role that parents and families play in the college experience, and we realize that maintaining communications with your UWM student is important, whether you live hundreds of miles away, or just down the block. In order to help you support your student throughout his or her college career at UWM, we created the Panther Families Web Site. Visit and bookmark www.pantherfamilies.uwm.edu, where you will find:
· A free electronic subscription to Panther Family News;
· Frequently Asked Questions;
· Important dates, deadlines, and announcements;
· Information about events especially for parents and families.
If you can’t find what you need on the web site, you can contact us at 414-229-5188 or at panther-families@uwm.edu.
Presentations and documents from Family Orientation
Panther Families and Neighborhood Relations
Recreational Sport and Facilities
New Student Orientation Welcome Session
Family Educational Rights & Privacy Act (FERPA)
When your child was in elementary and high school, the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) gave you and your child rights to access and control your child's educational records. Now that your child is in college, these same laws transfer ownership of the records directly to your son or daughter. According to FERPA, college students are considered responsible adults and are allowed to determine who will receive information about them. While parents understandably have a vested interest in a student's academic progress, they are not automatically granted access to a student's records without written consent of the student.
In our experience, open and honest communication between families and students about academic standing and student’s grades is the best way to help them succeed. Begin discussions with your student now about your expectations and how you would like to see your student’s progress reported to you. More detailed information about your student's rights under FERPA and resources available to you as a parent can be found at www.ferpa.uwm.edu.
How are grades reported?
At UWM grades are reported electronically directly to students via their PAWS account. Typically, students will see grades and academic standing reported on PAWS within two weeks of final exams ending.
Records and Graduation
Mellencamp 274
(414) 229-4226
desgrades@uwm.edu
www.des.uwm.edu
Stay Connected via PAWS
Under the Federal Reporting and Privacy Act (FERPA), UWM, like all institutions of higher education, is precluded from giving non-directory student information to parents, guardians, spouses or other individuals without specific, written permission from students or in the case of emergency. However, we recognize that as someone connected to a UWM student, there are situations in which it would be beneficial for you (and your student!) if you had access to certain information that we have historically only provided directly to the students themselves.
As an important step in facilitating connections between families and students, UWM offers a feature within our PAWS student information system called “Designate Access”. By utilizing designated access, students will now have the ability to give up to three individuals their own unique login and password for PAWS and assign them permission to see/do any combination of the following:
§ View “To Do” items
§ View Financial Aid
§ View Billing Statements
§ Make a Payment
§ View Grades
If you are interested in being able to have your own access to this information within your student’s PAWS account, your first step is to connect with your student as they alone can set this up. Step-by-step tutorials to guide students through setting up your designated access are available as are instructions for you to follow once your student has granted you access at https://www4.uwm.edu/paws/students/designate.cfm
NeighborHood Relations and Panther Family Communications
Contact: Heather Harbach
Email: harbach@uwm.edu
Phone:414-229-4451
Panther Families Website: www.pantherfamilies.uwm.edu
Email: panther-families@uwm.edu
Phone: 414-229-5188
Family Weekend: www.familyweekend.uwm.edu
Financial Aid
Contact Information:
Mellencamp Hall, Room 162
P.O. Box 469
Milwaukee, WI 53201-0469
Phone: 414-229-4541
Fax: 414-229-5699
Email: finaid@uwm.edu
www.uwm.edu/financialaid
www.Fafsa.ed.gov
PAWS - www.paws.uwm.edu
www.studentloans.gov
Health and Safety
Non-Emergency: 414-229-4627
Emergency: 414-229-9911
BOSS Van Services: 414-229-6503
Welcome and Closing
www.fafsa.ed.gov
www.pantherfamilies.uwm.edu
Technology
Tech Store www.Techstore.uwm.edu
Tech Repair www.Techrepair.uwm.edu
Software Purchases www.Wiscsoftware.wisc.edu
Anti-virus Software www.Security.uwm.edu
Epanther ID www.Epantherid.uwm.edu
Computer Campus Labs www.ccl.uwm.edu
Panther Access to Web Services (PAWS) www.paws.uwm.edu
Desire 2 Learn (D2L) www.d2l.uwm.edu
PantherLink www.pantherlink.uwm.edu
PantherFile www.pantherfile.uwm.edu
Poster Printing www.creativeservices.uwm.edu
Survey Instrument www.surveyinstrument.uwm.edu
Mobile www.mobile.uwm.edu
Consequences www.dmca.uwm.edu
Student Employment www.uitsstudentjobs.uwm.edu
UWM Technology www.technology.uwm.edu
Free Short Courses www.shortcourses.uwm.edu
UWM Help Desk www.gettechhelp.uwm.edu or 414-229-4040
University Housing
Website: www.universityhousing.uwm.edu
Phone: 414-229-4065 or 1-800-622-0286
Email: contract-group@uwm.edu
Facebook: www.facebook.com/UWMUniversityHousing
Twitter: @UWMreshalls
Student Accessibility Center (SAC)
Director: Laurie Petersen
Room: Mitchell 112
Email: laurie@uwm.edu
Phone: 414-229-6287
Learning Disability and Autism Spectrum Disorders
Staff: Barbara Simon
Room: Mitchell 113A
Email: barbaras@uwm.edu
Phone: 414-229-4564
Learning Disability and Brain Injuries
Staff: Ann Kowaliczko
Room: Mitchell 113B
Email: Kowalicz@uwm.edu
Phone: 229-6239
Blind/Visually Impaired
Staff: Jean Salzer
Room: Mitchell B16
Email: jenao@uwm.edu
Phone: 414-229-5660
Deaf/Hard of Hearing
Staff: Jason Altmann
Room: Mitchell 116C
Email: altmann@uwm.edu
TTY: 414-229-3871
Psychological and Systemic Disabilities
Jon Broskowski
Room: Mitchell 116C
Email: bros@uwm.edu
Phone: 414-229-6730
Panther Academic Support Services (Pass)
Office: Bolton 120
Phone: 414-229-3726
Email: pass@uwm.edu
Website: www.uwm.edu/PASS
Neighborhood Housing
Website: www.neighborhoodhousing.uwm.edu
Email: coastldrs@uwm.edu
Phone: 414-229-6999