Student Support and Wellness
College is an exciting time full of new experiences and personal growth. Student Support Coordinators are here to help you as you grow your artistic identity, celebrate wins and navigate any challenges you experience as a valuable member of the MIAD community.
Student Support Coordinators provide non-clinical mental health support to help students adjust to college, manage stress, foster coping skills, connect with therapists or other community resources and more.
Student Support Coordinators are available for individual or in-person appointments Monday-Friday from 9am – 4pm. To make an appointment or learn more about available campus or community resources, email studentsupport@miad.edu.
Counseling
While MIAD does not offer clinical counseling on site, full-time MIAD students are eligible to receive free mental health support through the Marquette Counseling Center. Information can be found here.
Medical Care
Full-time MIAD students are eligible to receive free or low cost basic medical care through the Marquette Medical Clinic. Please note that the Marquette Medical Clinic is unable to provide students with doctor’s notes. Information can be found here.
Health Insurance
Students are strongly encouraged to obtain health insurance while attending college. International students are required to carry health insurance. Optional coverage is available through The Affordable Care Act Marketplace. Information about the coverage options and costs is available at https://www.healthcare.gov/.
Student Accessibility Services
MIAD provides reasonable and appropriate accommodations for students with documented disabilities. Visit the Student Accessibility Services page to learn more.
MIAD student support system receives national 2024 SMILE Award
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This past summer, Olivia Nava ’26 (Communication Design) landed a fiercely competitive internship at athletic footwear and apparel brand Nike. Now that she’s back, the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) senior reflects on the experience, and the MIAD classes and connections that prepared her for this opportunity.
MIAD gallery offers photo students contemporary perspectives
In the photo area of the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design, where digital technology and the darkroom intersect, the Perspectives Gallery shines its own light on contemporary image makers.
Transformational reflection: Studying abroad in The Burren, Ireland
Each year, a group of Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) students spends four weeks in May investigating the Burren in County Clare, Ireland through text and image. Based at the Burren College of Art and led by Professor Leslie Fedorchuk and printmaker Matthew Presutti, the two-decade-long partnership between the colleges has produced meaningful reflection and transformational experiences for students.
Meet Trent Stuefen and 2025 Senior Exhibition project Terratus
Trent Stuefen ’25 (Communication Design) is a President’s (Honor) List student from Sheboygan, Wis., who received a 2025 MIAD Alumni Senior Thesis Award.
MIAD Alumni Association Board welcomes new president
The Alumni Association Board at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design (MIAD) welcomes David Szymanski ’13 (Photography) as the new president. Szymanski follows the tenure of Sara Mulloy ’06 (Painting), who served as the previous Alumni Board president.