In the Business Panthers LLC this month, we attended the Lubar
Spring Multicultural Networking Event. This event was about the effective
communication in a diverse work environment. It was an interactive workshop for
students to work together with their peers as well as with other business
professionals. In this work shop, students were introduced to the different
forms of communication that best work for them. It also addressed why
understanding diversity and how it can impact your communication is important
in your personal and professional life.
Thursday, April 25, 2019
Health Professions: Go Milwaukee and Museums
As the Health
Professions LLC swings into April, we have a lot we have accomplished and more
to look forward to! The community has been putting their best foot forward in
academics and engaging in many more activities that UWM has to offer. Many
students studied hard for their midterms in the lounge and continue to form study
groups in the lounge. The lounge is also a place where the community continues
to hangout and socialize.
The LLC had the
opportunity to give many students interested in attending UW-Milwaukee a tour
of the Health Professions LLC during “Go Milwaukee”. We had the honor of
representing all the perks of living in the Health Professions LLC and answer
any questions that came up during the tour. Several students were interested in
what the LLC had to offer, and we even had a resident of the community speak to
a group on how living in the Health Professions LLC had positively influenced
their freshman year. We have one more “Go Milwaukee” event approaching in April
and we are excited to speak on behalf of such a rewarding LLC!
The Health
Professions LLC will be taking a trip to the Museum of Science + Industry in
Chicago April 28th! During this trip, the community will be able to
explore the interactive displays at the museum and experience all the
interesting qualities science has to offer this world. We are thrilled to be
taking this trip and are ecstatic to see all the students that are interested
in attending this trip.
Wednesday, March 20, 2019
Transfer: Events on events!
The
Transfer LLC in South Tower had an amazing start to the spring semester filled
with lots of events! The first event that we attended was “Bowling for Soup”
hosted by the Union Recreation Center. If students brought 2 canned food items,
you received 1 FREE game of bowling! If students brought 3 canned food items,
you received 2 FREE games of bowling! All of the donations collected went to
the UWM Student Food Pantry which allows students in need access to food.
Resident Assistant (RA) Alyssa went with 5 residents and we had a total of 7
strikes throughout the game and took some amazing pictures along the way!
The
next event that the Transfer LLC students attended was hosted by Campus
Activities Board (CAB). It was their annual “Glow Roller Rink” on Valentine’s
Day. They had various Valentine’s Day crafts, sweets, pasta bar, and of
course…. skates for the roller rink!
A few
residents trying out the skates, enjoying the music, and feeling the glow!
After
realizing how bad the skates hurt their feet, some residents decided it was
time to make some Valentine’s Day crafts while still enjoying the music and
snacks provided.
Would
it really be considered an LLC without a LLC ice cream and pizza party?! In
November, we have our annual homecoming banner competition. The Transfer LLC
won “Most LLC” and received a FREE pizza and ice cream party from University
Housing. Who doesn’t love free food?!
Since
it fell around the time of Valentine’s Day, we had some residents making
Valentine’s Day cards while enjoying some pizza and great company from their
LLC friends!
Others
were really just excited about the free food and stopped by for a few minutes
to enjoy the amazing reward!
In the
South Tower Transfer LLC, we are excited to be pairing up with the Riverview
Transfer LLC for more events this spring such as Mitchell Park Domes and 6
Flags! Stay tuned (:
Social Welfare: Criminal Justice Student Association & Go Milwaukee
It is now
March, we are over a month into the new semester, and things are in full swing
within the Social Welfare LLC. Although the Criminal Justice/Social Work 105
class is over, our community continues to pursue educational opportunities
related to the fields of Criminal Justice and Social Work. This month, we will
be attending the Criminal Justice Student Association meeting together, and we
also have plans for a large-scale event in the City of Milwaukee in
collaboration with the City of Milwaukee Police Department.
A noteworthy event this past month was the first “Go Milwaukee” event of the semester. Several prospective Social Welfare LLC students had the opportunity to take a tour of our community and hear from current residents within the LLC. We look forward to assisting with “Go Milwaukee” events in the future!
A noteworthy event this past month was the first “Go Milwaukee” event of the semester. Several prospective Social Welfare LLC students had the opportunity to take a tour of our community and hear from current residents within the LLC. We look forward to assisting with “Go Milwaukee” events in the future!
Local 2 Global: Studying Abroad
On January 23rd the Center for International
Education put on an amazing Study Abroad Fair in the Union Ballroom. This was
the Local 2 Global LLC Kickoff and the students loved it! Because there are
some Global Studies majors in the LLC and since studying abroad and having an
international internship is part of the graduation requirements, this was an
excellent opportunity for my residents to learn more about their options. My
residents got to learn about all sorts of different programs to use to fulfill
their requirements and because the Study Abroad Fair was running practically
all day, those who could not attend with the group still made sure to stop by
on their own free time between classes.
One of my residents, Jack, who is thinking about majoring in
Anthropology here at UWM, was excited to have learned a lot of information
about Ireland. He has been eager to study abroad there for a while so the fact
that there was entire booth dedicated to the country was awesome for him. He
spent a while talking to the program coordinators and learning about his
options. Now, he is planning on possibly going over this coming summer!
Another resident, Alphia, who is double majoring in Global
Studies and Russian also had a great time at the event. She was looking around
at all of the different program options, including the UWM faculty led programs
as well as the many organizations who put on separate programs.
All in all, the Study Abroad fair was an excellent event for
the Local 2 Global residents to put themselves out there and learn more about
their options!
Engineering: Industry Expo & Fun Events
There are a lot of exiting events that are coming soon in
the Engineering LLC! Today (March 1st) was the Spring Industry Expo,
held in the Wisconsin Room of the Student Union! The Industry Expo is where
representatives from many different companies from the local area come in and
set up booths in the Union. Engineering students then come and talk to these
representatives to either get their foot in the door for possible internships
or Co-Ops in the future, or to hand in a resume in order to be looked at right
away for a summer internship or Co-Op. Either way, Engineering students are
receiving excellent exposure into the world of Engineering, and what it has to
offer. Some students may even go on to become one of the representatives that
people talk to at these Industry Expo events! Coming soon is the College of
Engineering and Applied Science Alumni Dinner! This is another excellent way
for Engineering students to get exposure to real world engineering, as they
will have an opportunity to talk with engineers in the area who have been in
their shoes and who are now building their careers from their education at UWM.
The other event that is coming later in the semester is the Six Flags Trip! A
date has been set for April 21st for this event. One of our
very own professors within the college of Engineering, Andrew Dressel, will
give a short presentation to students who will be going on the trip about the
physics of rollercoasters. Students are in for a day of fun at the theme park
afterwards. Fun and educational! We are very exited for what is in store for
our engineers for the rest of this semester!
Cultures and Communities: Identity Bingo & Drag Show
Hi everyone!
Welcome to another exciting semester
in the Cultures and Communities LLC of Sandburg Hall! For those who don’t know
me yet, I am Bri, the Resident Assistant of Floor 6 of West Tower. I have some
exciting events planned for the LLC this semester, two of which have already
happened!
Our first event, the second semester
LLC kickoff, was a fun game of Identity Bingo. In Identity Bingo, residents
created their own bingo card based off of a list of identities that they
believed applied to them. Then, I randomly called from the list and we played a
game of bingo with those identities. We stopped a few times to talk about some
of the identities, and residents shared some personal stories relating to them.
We all learned a little more about the people in our community from this event.
Our next event was shortly after our
kickoff, the UWM Drag Show! Huge crowds showed up to the Drag Show, in the
thousands! Pictured is just a section of the huge crowd. Many residents from
the Cultures and Communities LLC were among them. This year was the 20th Annual
Drag Show, but it was many of my residents first time. Everyone I talked to
told me how much fun it was and that they cannot wait for next year.
This semester, you can expect more
collaboration with the Local 2 Global LLC on the 5th Floor of
West Tower. The RA, Allison, and I are thinking about an end of the semester
event to support a fellow resident in his final presentation for his African
Dance class. I expect many fun LLC events this semester, and I hope everyone is
as excited as I am.
ASL: Snow Days & Drag Show
The ASL
LLC has been amazing the past few weeks. The semester started off a little
rough with 4 snow days. We had a lot of free time to hang out and catch up
after winter break but the following weeks were quite stressful trying to catch
up on our all of the make-up work. Once classes finally started for real some
of the residents mentioned that they really noticed the benefits of living in
the ASL LLC. Many people commented on how much ASL they already knew and how
much easier their ASL class was because they were ahead of their classmates. I
was so excited to hear that they really enjoyed living on the floor AND they
were learning and getting something out of the experience as well.
One of
the most exciting things that happened, at least for me, was the UWM Drag Show.
We were able to get reserved seats behind the interpreter section. The future
interpreters on our floor had a great time learning a different style of
interpreting. So far they have really only seen classroom and community
interpreters so it was a new experience to see a show interpreter in action.
ASL is a visual language and based on the content of the Drag Show there were a
few interesting moments where knowing a visual language become pretty
interesting. Based on what has happened so far this semester I cannot wait to
see what the rest of the school year has to offer.
Film: 24 Hour Film Festival & Oscars
This was an EXTREMELY fun and busy month for the Film LLC!
At the beginning of the semester in January, the LLC embarked on a tradition
that will last a lifetime, The 24 Hour Film Festival! Before January 25th,
participants picked groups, but on the actual day of the event, the genre,
phrase and prop they must have used was decided. After that, they had 24 hours
to create a 5 minute or less film outside of Cambridge. After the 24 hours,
flash drives were given to RA Garrett for distribution to our judges!
On February 6th, the LLC awards ceremony was
held. Over 70 LLCer’s, RA’s, RLC’s and students came to the event. Pizza and a
chocolate fountain were provided! We watched the 6 films, then awards such as
Best Actor, Best Cinematography and Best Sound Design. It was an extraordinary
night and one of the best events I have seen put on by University Housing.
Lastly, RA Phoebe hosted a party for Hollywood’s biggest
night. The Oscar party was a huge success and LLC members Thomas Lovely and
George Sande made sushi for all that attended! Overall, this was a fantastic
month for the LLC and I hope it continues to get better!
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