CCBLR formerly the CVSL

The Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, and Research provides the UWM campus with different opportunities to volunteer throughout the city and beyond. Each week of the year there are opportunities to make a real difference in Milwaukee and beyond by working to improve the environment, mentoring local kids, stocking shelves at a food pantry, serving breakfast to Milwaukee’s homeless community, engaging in an alternative spring break, and helping older adults.

It is through this organization that I became involved with Big Brothers Big Sisters. I have been a Big for 2 years now and I am very grateful for the opportunity to have a positive impact on someone's life. I wouldn't have been able to do this without the CBBLR, especially since they provide transportation to and from Keefe Avenue school where I volunteer. So if you're looking for a way to make a difference around Milwaukee check out the CBBLR!!!!!

Student Signing Association

A great on campus organization for ASL students, is SSA (Signing Student Association).  They put on events throughout the year where Deaf, hard-of-hearing, and ASL students can go to communicate and hang out.  This is a great way to meet other people who are learning ASL or are actively involved in the Deaf Community!  Some of the various events that have taken place this year include: Sign N’ Snack, rock climbing, ice skating, and Deaf Day. 


SSA is a student run organization.  There biggest event every year is Deaf Day which is a great cultural awareness event for Deaf Culture and the Deaf community.  This event brings in presenters that are actively involved in the Deaf Community and you really get a feel for what Deaf culture is and how much it is valued within the Deaf Community.  You can check out upcoming events on SSA’s Facebook group page “SSA (Signing Student Association).”  Go check out SSA, and come to an event!  It’s great fun!

Gallery Night in the Third Ward

Every three months, there is a gallery night/day event held in the Third Ward of Milwaukee. At this event, various artist sign up (and pay) to participate and show their work at local galleries throughout the Third Ward. The galleries are open to everyone for viewing during this event and completely free, so go check it out!

This month, gallery night/day is being held on Friday, April 19th from 5:00pm to 9:00pm and Saturday, April 20th from 10:00am to 4:00pm. You can take the Greenline to get to the vicinity of the galleries, but it will require some walking! To see a list of all the available locations for this month's gallery night/day, you can take a look at the participant list at http://www.historicthirdward.org/events/gallerynight.php. This will give you access to names, locations, and maps! Check it out, look at local art, and have fun!

Phi Alpha Theta!

Hi All!

Looking to get involved? Like history? Join Phi Alpha Theta the history honor society!

This is a great opportunity to get involved on campus and in history! I am currently the vice-president and will be the president next year. I am working on some great opportunities for our members!

To join, all you need is 12 history credits, a 3.1 in history credits taken, and a 3.0 overall. You also don't have to be a history major! The last thing you'll need is a 40 dollar payment for lifetime membership! Being in an honor society looks great on applications and provides great networking opportunities.

Some of the things we are working on (hopefully) for next year are a "geek week". This will be a week of honor societies promoting themselves and having some fun activities to learn about the organizations!

We are also hoping to host a regional Phi Alpha Theta conference. In addition, we will be having our third annual Phi Alpha Theta conference next year as well. These all are great opportunities to get involved and add to a resume!

If you want to get involved feel free to email me, Brianna, at bmquade@uwm.edu!

Pirate Exhibit Outing!

Arggg Ya'll,

This is Pirate Hannah here to talk about the Honor LLCs trip to the Milwaukee Public Museum! A few Fridays ago, the Honors LLC and 30 individuals from the Honors College boarded the bus toward the MPM to visit the Pirates! Exhibit.

It was a lot of fun! We learned about the shipwreck of a pirate ship in an interactive and engaging way. I learned a lot about the history of pirates, why people became pirates, and the dangers surrounding piracy.

After the exhibit, those who went were able to tour the rest of the museum. The 10 LLC students that went with me, from what I heard, had a great Friday afternoon and they were glad they went! A big shout-out to Shannon and Alan for helping me put this together, as well as Keri for purchasing the LLC tickets!

Until next time mateys!!

RA Hannah