Participate in a Learning Community

Learn, study and grow as part of a small community within UWM's larger University setting. You will enjoy a sense of community as you interact closely with a small group of other students and professors in two linked courses.

Five learning communities are available in Fall 2008 at RiverView Residence Hall, each designed to help you feel connected to your fellow students, your instructors, and UWM.

Learn more about each of the five Living Learning Communities:

Visual Arts Living Learning Community

Apply if you're considering careers in:

• Graphic Design
• Multimedia and Web Design
• Art Education
• Jewelry & Metalsmithing
• Photography
• Painting
• Sculpting

LLC Activities:

• Field trips to many art venues in Milwaukee (including Gallery Nights, the Milwaukee Art Museum, Inova Gallery)
• Artist talks
• Peck School of the Arts Fall & Spring open house
• Student art exhibitions within RiverView
• Special invitations to the Arts Lecture Series

Likely course offerings include:

• 2D Concepts
• English writing

For more details about the Department of Visual Arts within the Peck School of the Arts, visit www.uwm.edu/PSOA/

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Health Care Living Learning Community

Apply if you're considering careers in:

• Nursing
• Physical Therapy
• Chiropractic
  
• Nutrition
• Exercise Fitness & Athletic Training
• Occupational Therapy
• Medical Doctor
• Communicative Sciences and Disorders

LLC Activities:

• Engage with faculty and staff in a health care community service project
• Learn to navigate the web environment for relevant health care information
• Interact with health care practitioners/providers to network and learn

Likely course offerings include:

• Foundational course in global health and university resources.
• Cultural diversity in healthcare.

For more details about the:
UWM College of Nursing, visit www.uwm.edu/nursing
UWM College of Health Sciences, visit www.uwm.edu/chs

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Cultures & Communities Living Learning Community

Fulfill Your General Education Requirements through the Cultures and Communities Certificate Program (www.cc.uwm.edu).

Cultures and Communities provides students with opportunities to explore cultural diversity, both in the classroom and through service learning experiences in the Milwaukee community. Students who earn the Certificate focus their General Education Requirements by taking a set of thought-provoking courses that examine race, gender, class, sexuality, and social justice through historical and contemporary perspectives.

LLC Activities:
Students will help plan events that promote intercultural understanding and self-awareness, including:

• Advising guidance
• Service learning activities
• Film festival
• Pot-lucks
• Visits to local neighborhoods
• Conversations with visiting speakers and artists

Cultures and Communities LLC members will automatically be enrolled in the CC Certificate Program and take:

• “Multicultural America”
  
• Global Cultures and Communities
• The CC student advisor will provide assistance in choosing other CC courses students may wish to take to fulfill their requirements

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Information Technology Living Learning Community

Work and Learn Opportunity
Students who apply for the Information Technology Living Learning Community will receive priority consideration when applying to the Student Technology Services program in University Information Technology Services. This program is comprised of students from diverse backgrounds and majors who have a variety of work experience. They work side-by-side with UWM IT professionals, developing technical and professional skills needed to be successful when entering the workforce after graduation.

LLC Activities:

• Discussions with Milwaukee technology leaders about IT careers and the abilities and experiences they look for in potential employees
• Field trips to area businesses with significant IT operations
• An orientation to the various IT majors (from the School of Information Sciences program and the Lubar School of Business Management Information Systems program), where you’ll hear from current students and graduates sharing about their experiences in the programs and in the field

Likely course offerings include:

• Technological Ethics
• Technology and Business Management Concepts

For more details about the:
UWM School of Information Sciences, visit www.sois.uwm.edu/
UWM Sheldon B. Lubar School of Business, visit www.uwm.edu/Dept/Business/
Student Technology Services Program, visit www.uits.uwm.edu/

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Creating Your Future - Exploring Majors & Career Directions

Most new students at UWM are considering multiple majors and career directions. Although confusing, it’s reassuring to know that this is an important part of college. The Creating Your Future Living Learning Community provides opportunities to identify your interests, skills, and values; learn about campus resources, research academic majors and careers, intelligently choose courses and your major as well as plan a satisfying, marketable education. Students will appreciate the benefi t of a supportive community, a variety of on and off campus activities and the guidance of a dedicated career counselor.

Community Activities

• Workshops and speakers
• A dedicated advisor
• Connection to the UWM Career Development Center
• Job shadowing in the field
• Interview UWM alumni in careers
• Career scavenger hunt

Likely course offerings include:

• Planning Your Major & Career

For more details about the:
UWM Career Development Center, visit www.uwm.edu/Dept/CDC/
UWM School of Education, visit www.soe.uwm.edu/

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How to Apply:

1. Simply select which Living Learning Community you wish to join on the University Housing Contract Signature Page.
2. Make sure you also choose RiverView as your #1 housing preference; it is currently the only building with Living Learning Communities.

What Comes Next:

1. Once you have selected your Living Learning Community, University Housing will assign you to that LLC based your preference (no other application necessary).
2. Living Learning Community members will hear from the sponsoring school or college and from University Housing in mid-spring about course requirements and Living Learning Community expectations.
3. We expect these spaces to fill quickly, so sign up today!

About RiverView
As a Living Learning Community member, you will be assigned to RiverView Residence Hall, University Housing’s new first-year student building.

What Makes RiverView Unique

• Classrooms and faculty offices in the building
• One Resident Assistant for every 40 students-- the lowest ratio in University Housing
• 24-hour shuttle service provided to campus
• Located on the Milwaukee River
• Easy access to river-side bike/walking trails
  

Living Learning Communities are a collaboration between Academic Affairs and Student Affairs at UW-Milwaukee.


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