List of Student Organizations
(Updated Nov. 16, 2009)
AdClub at
UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 187
Contact: Corey Nampel, (920) 344-6480, cmnampel@uwm.edu
E-Mail: adclub-officers@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/adclub/
Purpose: The purpose of AdClub is to provide and promote a better understanding of the functions of advertising and its values as well as stimulate and encourage advertising professionalism through advertising education. Also, we try to develop the individual abilities of members and promote fellowship of free exchange of ideas and network with career professionals in advertising.
Activities: Our activities involve hosting professional speakers, organizing workshops to educate members, social activities for networking with peers and professionals, participation in regional and national activities, and meetings.
Adelphoi
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 219
Contact: Matt Phelps, 414-243-6743, mtphelps@uwm.edu
E-Mail: Adelphoi.Bible.Study@gmail.com
Purpose: The purpose of this organization is to provide an open forum of discussion focused on religious topics from a Bible-centered prospective. The group seeks also to build relationships through social activities, functions and a common interest.
Activities: Activities include weekly meetings to discuss religious topics, social gatherings and interpersonal relationships.
Adult
Student Alliance
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 99
Campus Office: Union 386
Contact: Deepak Gupta, adultsa@uwm.edu
E-Mail: adultsa@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/adultsa/
Purpose: Our purpose is to assist adult students at UWM, and facilitate solutions for access to university services so that adult and returning students are able to participate in the services that are available at the university.
Activities: Our activities include providing resources and references, providing information on UWM’s (OARSS) events, and scheduling guest speakers.
Advocates
for Choice
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 228
Campus Office: Union 364/394
Contact: Jessie Mayer, (608) 780-3514, jnmayer@uwm.edu
Purpose: Advocates for Choice is a State wide program to energize and mobilize the new generation of pro-choice Americans. We aim to educate and mobilize college students to advocate reproductive freedom.
Activities: Advocates for Choice sponsors such activities as condom crawls, speakers, and educational events used to promote healthy sexual choices for UWM students.
African
Student Association
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 66
Contact: Titilayo Dada, tjdada@uwm.edu
E-Mail: asa-uwm@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to bring together students of African descent, and also focus on working to create a culturally enlightened community on campus by educating people about Africa and its culture.
Activities: African Student Association’s main activities are diversity night, all African week, international women symposium, and taste of Africa.
Africology
Club
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 310
Contact: Thomas Earl, (414) 719-6337, thearl@uwm.edu
E-Mail: thearl@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to encourage the study of Africology as a minor or major, and perpetuate a positive image of Africa to the UWM community.
Activities: Our activities include providing different cultural activities as well as different speakers that reflect Africa's culture and history.
Ahmadiyya
Muslim Student Association
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 58
Campus Office: , (414) 462-2535
Contact: Mujeeb-ur-Rehman Khan, (414) 541-6087, mukhan@uwm.edu
E-Mail: khudams@islaminmilwaukee.org
Purpose: Our purpose is to further the message of the International Ahmadiyya Muslim community through activities and events based on the motto, “Love for all, hatred for none.”
Activities: Our activities and programs include interfaith conferences, lectures, social gatherings, and display booths.
AIESEC
(International Organization for Students in Economics and Commercial Sciences)
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 285
Campus Office: Union 387
Contact: Maike Feldhusen, (608) 774-2520, maike@uwm.edu
E-Mail: aiesec-at-uwm-members@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide members with an integrated development experience comprised of leadership opportunities, international internships and participation in a global learning environment. AIESEC creates an international platform for young people to discover and develop their potential so as to have a positive impact on society.
Activities: Our activities include an exchange program that enables students to participate in international internships, cultural and professional networking events, regional, national, and global conferences. Speakers from all fields, cultural and diversity celebrations, volunteer activities, social events, and fundraising.
Alliance of
History Graduate Students
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 201
Contact: John Terry, jrterry@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to bring together history graduate students for professional, social and academic development and to work with graduate faculty.
Activities: Our activities include socials and seminars.
Alpha Kappa
Alpha Sorority
Classification: Sorority
Campus Mail: Union Box 2
Contact: Maxine Webb, mywebb@uwm.edu
E-Mail: iotadelta_aka@yahoo.com
Purpose: AKA's purpose is to cultivate and encourage high scholastic and ethical standards as well as promote unity and friendship among college women. We study problems concerning girls and women in order to alleviate them. We also strive to promote a progressive interest in college life and be of service to all mankind.
Activities: Our activities include events such as social gatherings, fundraisers, various volunteer activities, and adopt-a-highway. Our programs include Exquisite Emeralds, Precious Pearls, and Ivy Reading AKAdemy. Also we offer physical health awareness, mentoring, and tutoring.
Alpha Kappa
Psi
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 5
Campus Office: Union 385B, (414) 229-2836
Contact: Jason Eggert, eggert@uwm.edu
E-Mail: akpsi-off@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of AKPsi is to further the individual welfare of its members as well as foster scientific research in the fields of commerce, accounts, and finance. Also, promote and advance in institutions of college rank courses leading to degrees in business administration.
Activities: Our activities include professional events, community service, social events, fundraising, Accounting Night, national conventions, and regional conferences.
Alpha Phi
Alpha Fraternity, Inc.
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 151
Contact: Mario McCoy, (414) 467-0001, mccoymc@uwm.edu
E-Mail: mccoymc@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose as the first Black Collegiate Greek fraternity is to do community service projects and to make better men by exposing the principles of good character, scholarship, and uplifting humanity.
Activities: Our activities include projects such as, Project Alpha, Go to High School, Go to College, and "A Voteless people are a Hopeless people".
Alternative
Power and Energy
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 48
Campus Office: EMS E371 N
Contact: Ron Salzwedel, (920) 319-1473, salzwed2@uwm.edu
E-Mail: salzwed2@uwm.edu
Web Page: 4.uwm.edu/studentorg/AlternativePower
Purpose: The purpose of APE is to explore the use and benefit of alternative fuel, power, and energy solutions.
Activities: Our activities include technical tours, hosting speakers, learning events, and future projects.
American
Choral Directors Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: MUS 130
Campus Office: Music Building 130, (414) 229-3608
Contact: Shannon Glow, (262) 894-6627, smglow@uwm.edu
E-Mail: acda-uwm@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote aspects of choral singing from the perspective of a conductor, chorus, and singer. Also educate and inform choral musicians on professional news about choral music and ACDA.
Activities: Our activities include fundraisers, informational seminars, guest speakers, and educational symposiums.
American
Civil Liberties Union Student Alliance of UWM
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 264
Contact: Angela Lang, (414) 238-3811, lang@uwm.edu
E-Mail: aclusauwm@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote the civil liberties and civil rights of all people in Wisconsin in a nonpartisan manner.
Activities: Our activities include hosting speakers, workshops, community events, and movie screenings.
American
Foundrymen’s Society - Student Chapter
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: EMS 386D
Campus Office: EMS W339, (414) 229-6894
Contact: Blake Buckley, buckleyb@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide education and information on technology, marketing, management, and research as it relates to the metal casting industry.
Activities: Our activities include organizational meetings, tours, hosting speakers, and foundry industry related conventions.
American
Indian Student Association
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 67
Campus Office: Bolton 195, (414) 229-5880
Contact: Billy Jack Houston, (414) 229-5880, houston4@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of AISA is to strive to assist American Indian students in gaining leadership and advocacy skills while providing a cultural awareness and demonstrating a commitment to campus community involvement through the empowerment of education.
Activities: Our activities include our 30th Annual Autumn UWM Pow Wow in addition to awareness events such as demonstrations and lectures, Toys for Tots, lectures at area schools, local conferences, movies, and hosting guest speakers and musicians.
American
Institute of Architecture Students
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: SARUP, AIAS
Campus Office: AUP 473, (414) 229-2642
Contact: Vicki Bartling, vjb@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote a sense of community within architectural education and the professional community. Networking and personal growth are important aspects of our organization as well.
Activities: Our organization attends one national convention and two regional conferences each year. We support programming that reinforces our purpose of networking and personal growth within the architecture community.
American
Institute of Graphic Artists-UWM Chapter
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 158
Contact: Jacqueline Hershman, (920) 723-8673, hershma2@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to extend graphic design education outside of the classroom and into the community.
Activities: Our activities include studio tours of local graphic design firms, talks, lectures, conferences, and portfolio reviews.
American
Marketing Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 68
Campus Office: Union 384, (414) 229-4092
Contact: Ashley Leckwee, (608) 289-1030, aleckwee@uwm.edu
E-Mail: questions@amauwm.org
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/ama
Purpose: The American Marketing Association of UWM is a networking and résumé building source for marketing and business students. Our purpose is to connect students through various activities. We are committed to providing students, regardless of major, a learning environment dealing with the business world.
Activities: AMA’s main activities are mentoring, professional networking, professional speakers, volunteer events, AMA professional chapter meetings, workshops, and social activities.
American
Medical Student Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 91
Campus Office: Union 372
Contact: Michele Duda, (414) 507-1143, mduda@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/amsa
Purpose: AMSA is committed to improving health care and health care delivery to all people by promoting improvment in medical education and involving its members in the social, moral and ethical obligations of the profession of medicine while contributing to the welfare of medical students and advancing the profession of medicine.
Activities: Our activities include hosting guest speakers, service projects and shadowing medical doctors.
American
Society of Civil Engineers
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: EMS E371
Campus Office: EMS E371
Contact: Chad Shihata, cshihata@uwm.edu
E-Mail: asce@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/ASCE/
Purpose: The ASCE student chapter at UWM is a recognized affiliate of the National ASCE Professional Organization. ASCE presents students with the opportunity to participate in engineering related activities and competitions, and network with other engineering students and professionals.
Activities: ASCE activities include meetings, field trips, national conferences, regional competitions, and hearing from engineers about topics relating to engineering ethics, experiences, and projects around the Milwaukee area.
American Society
of Mechanical Engineers
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: EMS E371W
Campus Office: EMS E371W
Contact: J Lance Schaefer, (414) 405-1010, schaef26@uwm.edu
E-Mail: schaef26@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote knowledge of the theory and practice of mechanical engineering, and to present a proper prospective of engineering work. Also offer the opportunity to participate in activities that promote a professional awareness of mechanical engineering.
Activities: Our activities will include inviting guest speakers, holding design contests, and offering industrial tours.
American
Student Dental Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 198
Campus Office: Union 372
Contact: Monica Obniski, (608) 432-2552, obniski@uwm.edu
E-Mail: obniski@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote opportunities for professional development and advancement to pre-dental students through assistance in the exploration and preparation for professional level education.
Activities: Our activities include touring dental campuses and facilities, hosting guest speakers, and participating in volunteer activities.
Animation
Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 209
Contact: Kyle Jenkins, (414) 238-5763, djenkins@uwm.edu
E-Mail: animationuwm@gmail.com
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/AnimationUWM
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide networking and research opportunities for students at UWM in animation.
Activities: Our activities include collaboration on projects with other students, workshops for building a resume/completing films, and instructional seminars for learning animation.
Anthropology
Student Union
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Sabin Hall 290
Campus Office: Sabin Hall, 2nd Floor
Contact: Richard Edwards, (414) 625-0864, wedwards@uwm.edu
E-Mail: asu-list@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/ASU/
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide a forum for students of the four sub-fields of anthropology to exchange ideas and to encourage fellowship.
Activities: Our activities include monthly events and meetings.
ANTI Against
the Nicotine and Tobacco Industry
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 280
Campus Office: Union 379
Contact: Sara McKillop, mckillo2@uwm.edu
E-Mail: anti-tobacco@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our goal is to engage and educate the UWM and Milwaukee community with Tobacco Prevention and Control topics-such as smoke-free environments, smoking cessation (helping smokers quit), and exposing devious Big Tobacco advertising. We promote smoke-free environments and lifestyles. We are not against smokers, just the corporations that manipulate them.
Activities: We strive to achieve our goal by holding educational events on campus, holding smoke-free socials in smoke-free establishments, and educationally informing law makers of the disparities of tobacco and the importance of a constructive Tobacco Control Program.
Anti-Authoritarians
Anonymous
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 131
Contact: Amy Barger, ambarger@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of Anti-Authoritarians Anonymous is to share knowledge, research, and skills in order to articulate a thorough critique of all forms of domination including but not limited to gender, class, the state, racism, speciesism, and homophobia. We intend to organize the most effective and meaningful resistance to domination and exploitation within our communities.
Activities: Our activities include skill sharing, lectures and discussions, events, reading groups, fundraising, social events, and information sharing.
Aquinas Club
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 294
Campus Office: 3001 N. Downer Ave., (414) 964-6640
Contact: Jeffrey Roedel, (414) 659-9858, info@aquinasclub.com
E-Mail: info@aquinasclub.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide opportunities on campus for students seeking to supplement their public university education at UWM with education about the Roman Catholic faith and its relevance in today’s world.
Activities: Our activities include sponsoring monthly speakers in the UWM Union who bring a Roman Catholic perspective on current topics, weekly Bible study, and showing of educational faith based video.
Army ROTC at
UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 235
Campus Office: Mitchell 117
Contact: Steven Olson, olsonsr@uwm.edu
E-Mail: olsonsr@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to develop leadership skills for those interested in improving their abilities.
Activities: Our activities include leadership training in the classroom as well as hands on training. Time management, problem solving, and risk management is also taught by well qualified instructors.
Asian
Student Union
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 81
Campus Office: Union 395A
Contact: Dara Khath, (608) 338-3188, dkhath@uwm.edu
E-Mail: dkhath@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of ASU is to promote cultural awareness and understanding, to provide a network for ASU students and those interested in the many different Asian cultures to be a voice and representative on behalf of the students.
Activities: ASU activities include social events such as a Thanksgiving potluck, Christmas dinner, movie nights, BBQ’s and more. ASU also provides opportunities for its members to advance in leadership skills with various leadership conferences like, Mafa, HND, and APIA-U Leadership 101.
Association
of Graduate Students in Psychology
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: GAR 224 - Psychology
Campus Office: GAR
Contact: Amanda Brouwer, abrouwer@uwm.edu
E-Mail: agsip@uwm.edu
Purpose: AGSIP’s purpose is to facilitate and promote the research and professional development of graduate students in psychology.
Activities: Our activities include an annual research symposium for students to discuss and present current research projects, and lunch for first year students every fall.
Association
of South American Students
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 220
Contact: Barbara Ederich Ramos, (262) 391-3931, barbara@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our mission, as South Americans at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, is to expand the knowledge of our culture both on a collegiate and community level.
Activities: Our activities include cultural, social, political and ethnic activities; cultural (day, dance, exposure, etc.).
Athletes in
Action
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 176
Contact: Natalie Chery, nlchery@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose as an Interdenominational, student, and Christian organization is to seek to provide a spiritual environment for student athletes and students interested in athletics.
Activities: The organization will get together once a week for a Bible study, and also plan outside activities such as picnics and parties.
Atmospheric
Science Club at UWM
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: EMS E403
Campus Office: EMS W434
Contact: John Peters, jpeters3@uwm.edu
E-Mail: atmo-mem@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/atmoclub/
Purpose: The purpose of the Atmospheric Science Club is two fold. It is first used as a means of supporting and enhancing the students' interests in Atmospheric Sciences. Secondly, it is a resource for promoting the Atmospheric Science department at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee.
Activities: Our activities include an annual storm chase which is funded by brat sales held throughout the year. We also have a weather forecasting event, weather seminars and meetings, and coordinate with Panthervision.
Badminton
Club at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 104
Contact: Namita Shroff, (414) 229-2910, badmintn@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/badminton/
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide a regular place and time to play badminton on campus.
Activities: Our activities include weekly practice and training tournaments.
Bangladesh
Student Association at UWM, The
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 65
Contact: MD. Nazim Uddin, 414-364-5932, mduddin@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote friendship and fraternity among Bangladeshi students at UWM, and also to present Bangladesh culture to the broader student community at UWM.
Activities:
Best Buddies
at UWM
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 286
Contact: Samantha Bear, (414) 915-2273, samjbo3@aol.com
Purpose: Our mission is to establish a global volunteer movement that creates opportunities for one-to-one friendships, integrated employment and leadership development for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
Activities: Our activities include buddy program that includes movies, ice cream dates, sporting events, dances, shows, and much more.
Beta Alpha
Psi
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 70
Campus Office: Union 384
Contact: Samantha Tess, (414) 238-3194 , stess@uwm.edu
E-Mail: beta-eboard@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to recognize academic excellence and complement member's formal education by providing interaction and networking among students, faculty, and professionals. We also aim to foster life long growth, service, and ethical conduct, and promote professional fields of accounting and finance. We also instill ethical, social and public responsibilities.
Activities: Our activities include professional events, volunteer events, social events and office tours. We also provide tutoring services for Intermediate Accounting and volunteer accounting services to non-profit organizations in the area.
Billiard
Club at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 274
Contact: Richard Saindon, rsaindon@uwm.edu
E-Mail: rsaindon@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote the sport of billiards on campus, to teach people the many games in billiards, and have fun.
Activities: Our activities include a weekly pool league in the Rec Center, optional tournaments, weekly practices, and other competitions.
Biology Club
at UWM
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Lapham S181
Campus Office: Lapham S197
Contact: Kelly Peshman, kpeshman@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/bioclub
Purpose: The purpose of Biology club is to network and form bonds with others interested in biology. Our goals are to provide a community for undergraduates and graduates alike on a very commuter-rich campus, and to enable students to learn and be successful in their endeavors.
Activities: Our activities include regular meetings, blood drives, rock climbing, beach cleanups, volunteering at UEC, Panther Prowl, campus expo, ice skating, pumpkin carving, job and internship opportunities, and annual biological sciences research symposium.
Black Cat
Ultimate
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 22
Campus Office: Union 362
Contact: David Wenzel, (715) 338-1253, dawenzel@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ultimate-core@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote and support the sport of Ultimate Frisbee for all UWM students.
Activities: Our activities include organizing both men and women teams including weekly practices and weekly tournaments.
Black
Graduate Student Alliance, The
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 27
Contact: Scottie D. Posey, sdposey@uwm.edu
E-Mail: sdposey@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of BGSA is to provide scholarly exchange activities through networking, information sharing, peer support, mentoring and outreach and professional and educational development.
Activities: BGSA activities include transitions to graduate school workshop, graduate mentoring mix and mingles, conferences, black history month event, and social events.
Black Student
Union
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 132
Campus Office: Union 383, (414) 229-4033
Contact: Breanna Holmes, (414) 306-4545, bholmes@uwm.edu
E-Mail: bsuuwm@yahoo.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to help support our African American students academically, culturally, and socially. We intend to uplift our members and to open doors of opportunity for our members through conferences, programs, and volunteering.
Activities: Our activities include the Black Tie Ball, Black Love Week, NBSU, Bon Fair, and building unity conference.
Bowling Club
at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 166
Contact: James Colbo, (920) 680-3770, jwcolbo@uwm.edu
E-Mail: jwcolbo@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote the sport of bowling on campus, and provide an opportunity to compete collegiately.
Activities: Our activities include a weekly bowling league in the Rec center, optional tournaments, and other competitions.
Brazilian
Cultural Club at UWM
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 224
Contact: Ivy Berg, (262) 237-2943, ivyrberg@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ivyrberg@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote Brazilian cultural and educational awareness, and promote activities and entertainment to the UWM community.
Activities: Our activities include social functions, dance and music courses, lectures, and presentations.
Broadcast
Club at UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 59
Contact: Kaleb Schwecke, schwecke@uwm.edu
E-Mail: bclub-execs@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to further the education of students and provide educational opportunities for those students interested in broadcasting by creating and operating student broadcast media.
Activities: Our activities include weekly television shows and live web casts of UWM sporting events.
Campus Crusade
for Christ
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 114
Campus Office: Union 395B
Contact: Austin Grandlich, (262) 893-9585, grandli4@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to bring glory to God by meeting the spiritual needs of interested students and faculty at UWM.
Activities: Our activities include Bible studies, prayer groups, social groups, outreaches, conferences, leadership training activities, and weekly meetings.
Capoeira
Club at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 261
Contact: Richard Warner, Jr., (414) 840-0966
Purpose: This organization is dedicated to the research, promotion, and community outreach of African Martial Arts and their New World Cognates at UWM.
Activities: The central activities of this organization are social functions, batizado, seminars, lectures, and workshops on African Martial Arts.
Catholic
Students Newman Association
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 291
Contact: Jennifer C. Meixelsperger, newmanofficer@gmail.com
E-Mail: newmanofficers@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide UWM students a place to meet, pray, and study. Also, we work to be a home for the Catholic community at UWM.
Activities: Our activities include Sunday masses, weekly Christian fellowship nights, alternative spring break, service opportunities, Bible studies, student socials, student suppers, and retreats.
Celtic
Regions and American Irish Club
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 87
Contact: Spencer Hamann, (920) 207-4596, Milwaukeecraic@gmail.com
E-Mail: accuwm@yahoo.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to organize people around Celtic culture and history and to provide informative and social programming concerning Celtic traditions.
Activities: Our activities include Celtic movies, dances, bake sales, meetings, and entertainment.
Ceramic Art
Students Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: ART 251
Contact: Angela Biederman, (608) 487-2017, alb12@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to sponsor visiting artists and lecturers, and foster community outreach programs for the visual arts.
Activities: Our activities include hosting visiting artists, organizing exhibitions for past and present art students, having fundraisers through art sales to assist in funding visiting artists, and to defray costs to students attending conferences and also take part in community projects.
Chemistry
Cares
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 204
Campus Office: CHEM 530
Contact: Jennifer McGarry, (414) 232-6274, jmcgarry@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide an opportunity for members of the UWM scientific community to enrich their lives by getting involved with underprivileged students in local schools.
Activities: Members of Chemistry Cares participate in scientific activities at local schools to reinforce the importance of incorporating science in students’ education.
Chess Club
at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 98
Campus Office: Union 395
Contact: Joseph P. Ohler, chess@uwm.edu
E-Mail: chess@uwm.edu
Purpose: To promote the acquiring of chess playing skills by coordinating chess tournaments at UWM, reserving space for chess activities, and informing students of chess courses at UWM and of chess tournaments in the local area.
Activities: Chess club's main activities include chess tournaments, notating chess, blitz games, on-line chess play, and basic chess instruction.
Chinese Club
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 308
Contact: Richard Warner, rcwarner@uwm.edu
E-Mail: zhongwen-officers@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote the practice of written and spoken Chinese on campus and in the community. Also to educate the community by providing opportunities in greater China, and provide information about Chinese culture by sponsoring cultural events.
Activities: Our activities include Taiwanese Film Festival, Chinese New Years Banquet, summer in Taiwan program, language partner program, and workshops.
Chinese
Student and Scholar Association
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 92
Contact: Shuyuan Deng, (262) 664-2850, dengs@uwm.edu
E-Mail: cssa@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/SAPRC
Purpose: The purpose of our organization is to help Chinese students at UWM and promote Chinese culture.
Activities: Our organization provides airport transportation for incoming Chinese students. We also hold the Greater Milwaukee Chinese New Year gala.
Cigar and Pipe
Aficionados at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 140
Contact: Mark Zeihen Jr., mazeihen@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of Cigar and Pipe Aficionados is to allow cigar and pipe smokers to socialize and meet other enthusiasts.
Activities: Our activities include events at local cigar and pipe shops, as well as attending events dealing with the subject of cigars and pipes.
Circle K at
UWM
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 214
Contact: Caitlin Eggman, cmeggman@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of Circle K is to promote service and leadership through an intercollegiate organization. We also volunteer at the UWM community level, up to nationwide events.
Activities: Our activities include leadership conferences, run/walks, international and district conventions, Easter seals respite camp, winter weekend getaway, and intergenerational events.
Clinical
Laboratory Sciences Association
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 25
Campus Office: Enderis B41
Contact: Andrew Beron, ajberon@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide educational, vocational and social support for UWM Clinical Laboratory Sciences’ students at all levels, and promote general awareness of roles and contributions of the Clinical Laboratory Scientist.
Activities: Our activities include blood drives, clothes drives, and bake sales to raise money to attend annual tri-state conventions.
Club
Baseball at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 37
Campus Office: Union 377
Contact: Eric Marquardt, (262) 391-2313, ebm@uwm.edu
E-Mail: cbuwm@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide an alternative for player’s not playing division one baseball. We strive for excellence both on the field and in the classroom.
Activities: Club Baseball’s main activities are baseball games, and volunteering our services to the community.
Club Hockey
at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 292
Contact: Jake Hodorff, (920) 948-9618, jakehodorff09@gmail.com
E-Mail: kur@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/hockey
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide a postive influence of and to UWM, greater Milwaukee area, and the Midwest; to provide an opportunity for athletes to partake in the recreational sport of hocky, and to provide entertainment for family, friends, students, faculty, and members of the community.
Activities: Our activities include a place for friends, family, students, and members of the community to enjoy hockey games and fellowship with the team.
Club of
Actuaries
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 213
Campus Office: Union 389
Contact: Lee Xiong, (414) 238-5056, lkxiong@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our three main purposes are to champion future actuaries to grow outside of the classroom, to outreach to potential actuaries, and to extend the experience of being an actuary beyond the classroom.
Activities: Our activities include hosting guest speakers, providing opportunities to interact with professionals, internship and employment opportunities, social events, and a place to study for the Actuarial exams.
Club Tennis
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 218
Contact: Lisa Winders, lwinders@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to improve our tennis skills through practice and matches against other schools in the Midwest.
Activities: Our activities include practices held twice a week and matches/tournaments at other schools about twice a month.
College
Democrats at UWM
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 251
Campus Office: Union 396
Contact: Maura Metz, (262) 370-6115, collegedems.uwm@gmail.com
E-Mail: collegedems@gmail.com
Purpose: The College Democrats at UWM is the Milwaukee Chapter of the College Democrats of America. We are the official youth outreach arm of the Democratic Party. We work to create an awareness of progressive causes, build student civic participation, and elect Democratic officials to local, state, and national offices.
Activities: Our activities include meetings, hosting speakers, getting involved with campaigns and social events.
College
Republicans at UWM
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 185
Campus Office: Union 399A
Contact: Mark Zeihen, mazeihen@uwm.edu
E-Mail: join@uwmgop.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to educate students on pertinent issues, serve republican candidates, and prepare future leaders.
Activities: Our activities include tabling, hosting speakers, volunteering on campaigns, and fellowship with like minded people.
Collegiate
Chapter of MENC at UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: FAM 145
Campus Office: Music 155
Contact: David Michels, michelsd@uwm.edu
E-Mail: cmenc@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to advance music education by encouraging the study and making of music by all. We strive to make our members better music teachers while they in turn work to improve the musical environment of UWM and the Milwaukee community at large.
Activities: Our activities include making connections with the professional world and attending state and national conventions. We also serve the school community through shadow days, mentoring, and volunteering at music department functions.
Collegiate
Entrepreneur Organization
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 139
Contact: Eric Rabe, (414) 467-0091, ericrabe@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ericrabe@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to inform, support, and inspire college students to be entrepreneurial and seek opportunity through enterprise creation. Our goal is to teach students how to create their own business by exposing them to prominent local entrepreneurs from a variety of industries who speak to our organization about their entrepreneurial experiences.
Activities: Our activities include touring facilities of local businesses, attending national and regional CEO conventions, and coordinate a semiannual pub crawl. Also we will host an Elevator Pitch competition.
Conservative
Union at UWM
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 83
Campus Office: Union 370
Contact: Gabrielle Shuster, gshuster@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to reach out to conservative students in the campus community.
Activities: Our activities include promoting the conservative ideology through outreach, hosting events and speakers, and group fellowship.
Cosplay Club
at UWM
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 28
Contact: Melissa Erdman, (763) 807-3358, cosplayuwm@gmail.com
E-Mail: cosplayuwm@gmail.com
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/cosplayclub
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote the art of cosplay, explore characterization, cosplay techniques, sewing and crafting tools and techniques, and turning the fantastic into the real.
Activities: Our activities include weekly meetings, cosplay contest at Anime Milwaukee, guest speakers and workshops.
Counseling
Psychology Student Association
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: END 709 Enderis Hall
Campus Office: 2400 E. Hartford Ave. 7th Floor, 414-324-1909
Contact: India Gray, indgray@uwm.edu
E-Mail: idgray@uwm.edu
Purpose: CPSA’s purpose is to foster an environment on the UWM campus whereby students enrolled in the Counseling Psychology doctoral program in the School of Education can come together to grow in professional development, advocate for students needs, and build a strong community.
Activities: Our activities include brown bag seminars, hosting guest speakers, student social gatherings, fundraising, and student advocacy including involvement in MGAA.
Counseling
Student Organization
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 222
Contact: Holly Wohlers, hwohlers@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to communicate, share, and circulate information to enhance the learning of both school and community counseling master students.
Activities: Our activities include monthly meetings, speakers, future conferences, and possible fundraising events.
Creative
Writing Graduate Students Organization
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 304
Campus Office: CRT 526, (414) 229-6991
Contact: Joseph Rein, (414) 229-6991, jmrein@uwm.edu
E-Mail: jmrein@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote the achievements and events related to creative writing graduate students at UWM, and to provide activities pertaining to the craft of writing and professional development.
Activities: Our activities include flash fiction workshops, readings, discussion of magazines, craft, and market talks.
Criminal
Justice Student Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 24
Campus Office: Enderis 1070
Contact: Chris Kuptz, (262) 224-3675, clkuptz@uwm.edu
E-Mail: cjsauwm@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to expose students to the Criminal Justice system as it really exists. We also help students become more acquainted with UWM CJ professors to help become more successful in class and their future career.
Activities: Our activities include meetings, tours, and hosting guest speakers so students can experience how criminal justice works in society.
Cycling Club
at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 42
Contact: Tony Wagner, wagneraj@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/Cycling/
Purpose: Our purpose is to involve all full and part-time members of UWM who wish to participate in the disciplines of riding and racing bicycles, as well as educating others in the community about cycling and the benefits it can offer to society at large.
Activities: Our activities include racing, training, and rides.
Delta Eta
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 116
Contact: Nashira Young, (920) 905-5091, nfyoung@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to create and foster fellowship, to give music students the opportunity to gather and broaden individual outlook, to strengthen loyalty to the alma mater, to develop leadership, to encourage scholarship, performance, and music appreciation, to provide material aid to worthy students.
Activities: Our activities include recitals and other events for fundraising, education, and entertainment; serves the UWM music department, attend performances, conducts other projects.
Delta Psi
Chi Fraternity Inc
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 263
Contact: Rodney Triggs, (414) 803-5271, rvtriggs@uwm.edu
E-Mail: dpc_alphachapter@yahoo.com
Purpose: The purpose of Delta Psi Chi Fraternity Inc. is to organize a new dedication to brotherhood, community involvement, and academic achievement to attain our quest for success.
Activities: Our activities include social events, meetings, and community service events.
Delta Sigma
Pi
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 89
Campus Office: Union 389B, (414) 229-2515
Contact: Kristi Anderson, (952) 240-3997, kaanderson33@gmail.com
E-Mail: dsp@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/deltasig
Purpose: Our purpose is to foster the study of business in universities to encourage scholarship, social activity, and the association of students for their mutual advancement by research and practice. Also promote closer affiliation between the commercial world and students of commerce, and to further a higher standard of commercial ethics and culture.
Activities: Our activities include professional events such as hosting speakers and tours, community service events, fundraisers, social events, and networking.
Delta Sigma
Theta Sorority, Inc.
Classification: Sorority
Campus Mail: Union Box 9
Campus Office: Union 397
Contact: Celeste A Miller, (414) 467-3907, mille375@uwm.edu
E-Mail: kappa-eta@hotmail.com
Purpose: Delta Sigma Theta Sorority is dedicated to sisterhood and scholarship service. We strive to rebuild the community through our five point programmatic thrust.
Activities: Our activities include study nights, community service, and wellness month.
Diagnostic
Imaging Student Association
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 38
Contact: Katheryn Kuczmarski, (715) 499-2050, kuczmar3@uwm.edu
E-Mail: rad_son@live.com
Purpose: To prepare students for the clinical process.Also to meet other students with the same major.
Activities: Speakers, volunteer opportunities, monthly meetings, workshops such as resume building, etc.
Diamond Way
Buddhist Group
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 134
Contact: Gautam Singh, (414) 520-8992, singh8@uwm.edu
E-Mail: milwaukee@diamondway.org
Purpose: The purpose of Diamond Way is to introduce students, faculty, and all other interested parties to Diamond Way Buddhist teachings and meditations. Students will have access to teachings via weekly meetings and on campus lectures.
Activities: Our activities include weekly meetings consisting of short talks and guided meditations. Diamond Way teachers will also be invited to teach and delve further into various Buddhist subjects.
Digital/Video
Production Club at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 163
Contact: David Watson, (262) 442-2313, dkwatson@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to enhance student learning in digital video and to collaborate with each other giving feedback.
Activities: Group projects, group feedback, creative workshops, group screenings.
Disciples
Today
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 275
Contact: Elaine Bennaton, bennaton@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to be a positive influence on campus; both helping people to become Christians as well as helping Christians become mature in their relationship with God.
Activities: As an organization we always are prepared to have personal Bible studies with those who are willing. Other activities include group Bible talks, devotional, and various hang out times.
Doctor of
Physical Therapy Student Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 150
Contact: Meghan Whelihan, whelihan@uwm.edu
E-Mail: whelihan@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote professional development, student involvement, team work, and cooperation among UWM students, faculty, and health professionals. Also educate and serve the community through our knowledge of physical therapy.
Activities: Our activities include professional development, community service, fundraising, and public relations.
Eastbrook
International Student Ministry
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 300
Contact: Abigail Gottinger, 414-758-1508, gotting4@uwm.edu
E-Mail: gotting4@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to bring glory to God by seeking to provide for the needs of the international student community of UWM.
Activities: Our activities include group outings, group studies, ESL and Bible study.
Economics
Graduate Students Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: BOL 868
Campus Office: Union 389, (414) 229-4811
Contact: Sourav Batabyal, 414-526-6583, batabyal@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to enhance the interest of students in economic issues facing the country, and support the US relationship with other countries.
Activities: Our activities include hosting speakers, and having students interact with local leaders of banks and other political makers.
Ecotone
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 143
Contact: Aimee Dellemann, (262) 719-9044, dellema3@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ecotone@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/ecotone
Purpose: Our purpose is to improve the ecological health of our campus and community, to increase awareness of native WI ecosystems and what it takes to protect them, as well as practicing native landscaping as a replacement to more traditional gardening.
Activities: Our activities include restoring Downer woods, prairie restoration, and green roofs rain gardens; also tree planting and cleanups off campus.
Electronic
Music Coalition
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 123
Campus Office: Union 393
Contact: Nick Teeple, (262) 443-0650, nateeple@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to raise the community's awareness of the diversity and quality of electronic based music, and to perform and educate as well.
Activities: Our activities include semi-regular DJ shows and events, educational conferences, and workshops.
Engineers
Without Borders
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 189
Campus Office: EMS E371H
Contact: Justin Hegarty, jhegarty@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ewb@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/ewb/
Purpose: Our purpose is to partner with developing communities worldwide in order to improve their quality of life. The partnership involves the implementation of sustainable engineering projects while involving and training internationally responsible engineers and students.
Activities: Our organization attends annual workshops on sustainable projects. We acquire, develop, and implement projects in Nebaj, Guatemala. We have the desire to expand further in Guatemala and elsewhere in the world.
English
Education Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 1
Campus Office: Union 391
Contact: Derek DeVinney, (608) 770-2404, derektd3@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide professional development for future and current educators by offering diverse opportunities for research-based inquiry in the areas of English Education and Urban Education.
Activities: Our activities will include regular meetings, attendance of conferences, offering workshops, and hosting presentations.
Epikos at
UWM
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 276
Campus Office: , (414) 810-8210
Contact: Andrew Hermann, (715) 225-0258, ahermann@uwm.edu
E-Mail: danny@epikos.org
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide a place for students and faculty to explore Christianity, and make relationships with fellow explorers.
Activities: Our activities include Sunday night worship services, small group Bible studies, mission trips, and community service.
Feminist
Forum
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 311
Contact: Marta Weber, (608) 658-7872, feministforummke@gmail.com
E-Mail: feministforummke@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to educate and promote gender justice and feminism, to provide a safe space for women’s empowerment and foster community among students.
Activities: Our activities include weekly educational readings, discussions, workshops and speakers.
Film Studies
Club
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: CRT 474
Campus Office: Union 368
Contact: Josias Troyer, jjtroyer@uwm.edu
E-Mail: fs-club@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote the engagement and understanding of the visual arts and motion pictures.
Activities: We conduct weekly screenings on Fridays and provide information on some of the screenings in the community.
Flute
Players Guild at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 75
Contact: Caylee Wells, cayleew@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to increase professional development of flute playing and knowledge as well as provide flute related services, and participate in festivals and concerts.
Activities: Our activities include various concerts and master classes, Wisconsin flute festival, educational outreach, and provide lessons to under privileged students.
Focus -
Photography Club at UWM
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: MIT B70
Campus Office: MIT B84, (414) 229-2874
Contact: Corey Gaffer, cggaffer@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to bring students together who are interested in photography together to exhibit work, participate in group outings and gain experience with fundraising. Focus is a forum for activities and feedback for students photographic works.
Activities: Our activities include photographic exhibits, group shoots, photography field trips, and fundraising.
Freethinkers
of UWM
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 191
Contact: Eric J. Hildeman, (414) 217-2876, hildeman@uwm.edu
Purpose: To end the isolation felt among the nonreligious by providing a social outlet for friendship and activities; to counter the myths and prejudices against the nonreligious; to voice to select issues pertaining to those who practice no religion.
Activities: Regular themed meetings, celebrations (Carl Sagan Day, Darwin Day, Festivus for the Rest Us, etc.), Skeptics in the Pub, Movie Night, and much more.
Furrow: An
Undergraduate Literary & Art Review
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 194
Campus Office: Union 388
Contact: Lita Medinger, medinger@uwm.edu
E-Mail: furrowmag@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to represent UWM’s literary and arts community by releasing a yearly review featuring undergraduate creative works and hosting readings and events to raise literary awareness.
Activities: Our activities include publishing a literary magazine every spring featuring fiction, poetry, art essays, and interview. We also host a visiting writer to bring to UWM to give a reading every spring.
Future
Healthcare Executives
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 141
Campus Office: Union 362
Contact: Briana Rader, bmrader@uwm.edu
E-Mail: fhe-officers@uwm.edu
Purpose: The mission of FHE is to advance our members and healthcare management through high ethical standards, pertinent knowledge and a relevant credentialing program which is offered through our national affiliation with ACHE.
Activities: FHE activities include monthly meetings with professional speakers, volunteer events, networking, shadowing experiences, and social events.
Gamma Alpha
Omega Sorority
Classification: Sorority
Campus Mail: Union Box 196
Contact: Adrienne Mateo, mu@gammaalphaomega.com
E-Mail: mu@gammaalphaomega.com
Purpose: Our purpose as a Latina based community service organization is to focus on providing support, mentorship and guidance of women. We are an environment which brings about a unique and worth while part of the university.
Activities: Our activities entail long and short term community group and individual responsibilities. Also planning and attending various on and off campus activities such as AIDS Walk WI, Milwaukee Fiesta Mexicana, Por la Gente Basketball tournaments and various others.
Gamma
Omicron Psi
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 7
Contact: Matt Capristo, capristo@uwm.edu
Purpose: GOP provides leadership training and volunteer experience in event organizing, charity work and lobbying.
Activities: Activities include political lobbying, charity drives and fundraising, and leadership development.
Gamma Phi
Beta
Classification: Sorority
Campus Mail: Union Box 43
Campus Office: Union 374
Contact: Kalie Herron, (262) 370-2438, klherron@uwm.edu
E-Mail: gammaphi@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of Gamma Phi Beta is to promote the highest type of womanhood through scholarship, social and philanthropic activities, and leadership opportunities.
Activities: Gamma Phi Beta’s activities include serving the community through philanthropic opportunities, social activities both within the organization and with other organizations, and striving for high scholastic achievement.
Geology Club
at UWM
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 215
Campus Office: Lapham Hall 274
Contact: Susan Krans, srkrans@uwm.edu
Purpose: To promote the knowledge of Earth Science among the UWM community.
Activities: Our activities include hosting guest lectures, fundraisers, and field trips.
German and
Scandinavian Club
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 105
Campus Office: Curtain 882
Contact: Derek Schaefer, dms@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of this organization is to further an understanding of the German language as well as the culture.
Activities: Every Wednesday from 3-4pm, the German Club meets for an activity called “Kaffeepause”. Also, on Wednesday’s at 8pm another activity called “Stammtisch”. Both events are weekly and German is spoken during both meetings to practice the language.
GIS Club
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 287
Contact: Andrew Tillman, tillmana@uwm.edu
E-Mail: gis-club@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of GIS is to assist with the professional development of all UWM students interested in GIS as a career.
Activities: Our activities include training with GIS technology, creating networking opportunities, offering advice for GIS certificate students, and stimulating a wider interest in the technology from different departments around campus.
Golden Key
National Honor Society
Classification: Honor Society
Campus Mail: Union Box 179
Contact: Caitlin Brannon, (414) 699-7138, brannon@uwm.edu
E-Mail: goldenkey@uwm.edu
Purpose: Golden key is an academic honor society which recognizes and encourages scholastic achievement and excellence from all academic disciplines.
Activities: GK’s main activities are an annual membership drive and an induction ceremony.
Graduate Art
Student Association
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Visual Art 251
Contact: Sarah Holden, scholden@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to help foster and promote visual art on the UWM campus and in the community. By promoting students emerging in the arts on campus as well as new venues we hope to strengthen UWM’s status in the Greater Milwaukee area.
Activities: Our activities will be organizing networking social events, art openings and exhibitions, and resource share events to help foster relationships, professional experience and resources.
Graduate
Business Association
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 172
Contact: Sahar Milani, smilani@uwm.edu
E-Mail: gbaexeccomm-list@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to organize and support social, informational, and educational activities for graduate business students at UWM. Also provide an environment outside the classroom to develop interpersonal skills, search for employment opportunities, and assist students in their learning experiences.
Activities: GBA’s main activities are biweekly executive committee meetings, monthly general meetings, social events, guest speakers, and other events as planned during meetings.
Graduate
Students in behavioral Neuroscience
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Garland Hall 224
Campus Office: Garland Hall 224, (414) 229-4979
Contact: Janine Kwapis, (414) 229-4979, karbows2@uwm.edu
E-Mail: gsin-uwm@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/GSIN
Purpose: To enhance the education and professional development of graduate students interested in the field of behavioral neuroscience.GSIN provides students with the opportunities to discuss, understand and present original research and enriches academic growth through professional networking and assistance in conference funding.
Activities: Weekly “brown bag” talks, journal club discussions, funding opportunity, location assistance.
Grappling
Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 127
Contact: Billy Hickey, (920) 420-6781, hickey320@yahoo.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide a safe and structured environment for interested students to practice and share different ways of grappling at little to no cost.
Activities: Our activities include open mat at the Klotsche center four to six times a week. Students will also have the opportunity to learn or improve their grappling skills.
Greater Milwaukee
Track Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 241
Contact: Jordan Jenich, (608) 225-9583, jmjenich@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to give students a chance to run NCAA meets who do not want to be on the UWM track team.
Activities: Our activities include organized practice 3 days a week and meets every weekend for those interested.
Guitar
Organization at UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 124
Contact: Jack Beyler, (608) 212-2425, jkbeyler@uwm.edu
E-Mail: guitarorgatuwm@yahoo.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote opportunities for students to study/perform the guitar.
Activities: Our activities include bringing in guest artists, public performances for students, and traveling to guitar conferences.
Habitat for
Humanity Campus Chapter at UWM
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 77
Campus Office: Union 385B
Contact: Sarah Rogers, (262) 203-1938, slrogers@uwm.edu
E-Mail: habitatuwm@yahoo.com
Web Page: .uwm.edu/studentorg/habitat
Purpose: The purpose of Habitat for Humanity is to seek to eliminate poverty housing and homelessness in the community, and to make decent shelter a matter of conscience and action. This is a student run organization focusing on building, fundraising, advocacy, and education for Habitat for Humanity.
Activities: Building, fundraising, educating and tithing
Health
Psychology Graduate Students Club
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Garland Hall 224
Campus Office: Garland Hall 204, (414) 229-2932
Contact: Ayala Gorodzinsky, gorodzi2@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide a network for graduate students to discuss health psychology topics, areas of future research and to encourage attendance to professional health psychology conferences.
Activities: Our activities include brown bag lunches and health psychology conferences.
Hip Hop
Scholars
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 90
Contact: Lavette Love, lovels@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to preserve the principals of hip hop and to gather hip hop artifacts.
Activities: Our activities include conferences, hip hop concerts, hip hop parties, lectures.
Hmong
Association of Engineers at UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 73
Contact: Vungkou Jeff Xiong, (414) 336-5924, vjx@uwm.edu
E-Mail: vjx@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote the awareness of the importance of engineers to the Hmong community through higher education and recruitment efforts. We are also here to provide a social, academic, and professional support and guidance for engineering students at UWM.
Activities: Our activities involve conferences, a tutoring program, mentor program, hosting speaker events, tours, and career fairs.
Hmong
Student Association at UWM
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 80
Campus Office: Union 387
Contact: Jer Vang, (414) 213-2189, jervang@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of HSA is to promote awareness of the Hmong culture on and off campus. Also promote higher education for the Hmong students, provide social and academic support for one another at UWM, assure fair representation of all Hmong students, and provide a voice for all Hmong students.
Activities: As an organization, HSA provides events for all students to interact as a community at UWM. We attend various conferences such as HND and promote the Hmong culture throughout the year, especially during Asian Awareness Month.
Honors
College Student Association
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: GAR 302
Campus Office: GAR 324
Contact: Kristina Islo, kpislo@uwm.edu
E-Mail: hcsa-officers@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of HCSA is to engage in service activities that help the Honors College, University, and Milwaukee community. In addition we create social gatherings for Honors College Students.
Activities: Our activities include Honors College Freshman Orientation, AIDS Walk of Wisconsin, book sale, pizza party, Toys for Tots toy drive, and CVSL service events.
Human
Movement Sciences Graduate Association
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: END 466
Campus Office: , (414) 229-5120
Contact: Aubrianne Rote, (262) 853-5102, arote@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote departmental growth and interactions, as well as providing funding for students and research.
Activities: Our main activities include fundraisers and social gatherings.
Institute of
Electrical and Electronic Engineers Computer Society
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 30
Campus Office: EMS E268
Contact: Jonathan Herman, (414) 305-2533, jjherman@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ieeecs@soc.uwm.edu
Web Page: http://ieeecs.soc.uwm.edu/
Purpose: The purpose of IEEE-CS is to encourage education enrichment in computer science and related fields. Also broaden student awareness, provide the opportunity for social activities among members and faculty, and work towards increasing the reputation of a computer science degree from UWM.
Activities: Our activities include EMS student organization domain name hosting, operating system installs, picnics, LAN parties, festivals, and web services.
Institute of
Electrical and Electronics Engineers
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: EMS E371R
Campus Office: EMS E371R
Contact: George W. Kennedy III, gwkiii@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ieee-officers@uwm.edu
Purpose: The IEEE association is a leading developer of industry standards in a broad range of industries. Globally recognized, the IEEE has strategic relationships with the IEC, ISO, and the ITU and satisfies all SDO requirements set by the WTO, offering more paths to international standardization.
Activities: Our activities include soldering seminars, programming seminars, hosting guest speakers from companies and other institutions.
Institute of
Industrial Engineers
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: EMS E371Q
Campus Office: EMS 1371E
Contact: Vijayendra Viswanathan, viswana2@uwm.edu
E-Mail: Iie-sme-student.org@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to help the industrial engineering student to learn more about their major, by doing some events as a means of expressing the work that industrial engineers will do.
Activities: Our activities include meetings and plant tours, speakers, and Engineering National Week.
Institute of
Transportation Engineers
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: EMS E371U
Campus Office: EMS E371U
Contact: Kevin Wagner, (608) 712-7584, kjwagner@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ite-members@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to enable engineers and other professionals with knowledge and competence in transportation engineering to contribute to the human needs for mobility and safety. Also promote professional development by supporting education, stimulation of research, and development of public awareness.
Activities: Our activities include social events, monthly meetings, national scholarship programs, annual meetings with Wisconsin Section of ITE, and transportation research board annual meetings.
Inter-Varsity
Christian Fellowship
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 54
Contact: David Cassel, (262) 527-9364, dvcassel@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide opportunities for students to grow spiritually through large group discussions, speakers, small group Bible studies, socials, and service projects.
Activities: Our activities include monthly service projects in Milwaukee, weekly large group meetings, monthly socials, Fair Trade fair, and to invite key note speakers.
Iota Phi
Theta Fraternity
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 156
Campus Office: Union 389A
Contact: T. R. Badger, (608) 695-0604, tmbadger@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to maintain the perpetuation and development of scholarship, leadership, citizenship, fidelity and brotherhood among men.
Activities: Our main activity is community development to build a tradition and never rest upon one.
Italian
Student Association
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 121
Contact: Anthony Dewees, amdewees@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of ISA is to increase the cultural awareness of Italian’s and students of Italian Ancestry on campus.
Activities: Our activities will include cultural conferences, events, and to educate student about Italian cultures.
Japanese
Animation Association
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 155
Campus Office: Union 375
Contact: Karl Branske, Jaa-officers@uwm.edu
E-Mail: jaa-mke@yahoo.com
Purpose: The purpose of JAA is to expand students’ cultural knowledge of Japan through Anime. Anime viewing and discussion will provide insight into these art forms as a medium of expression for the Japanese culture and break stereotypes related to it. It’s also a medium through which Japanese language students may practice the language in context.
Activities: JAA's activities include Anime viewing and discussions. Also members speak to the group about their own Japanese cultural experiences. JAA holds marathons and movie nights for members, as well as a public convention held at the end of February.
Japanese
Rock Club
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 234
Contact: Kendra Hensley, (414) 467-7057, hensleyk@uwm.edu
Purpose: This organization exists in order to enrich students’ lives through exploration of Japanese music. This includes listening, discussing, reviewing, and playing Japanese music.
Activities: The organization will have listening, discussing, reviewing, and playing of Japanese music, as well as going to concerts and live events.
Jewish
Student Organization
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 249
Campus Office: Union 381A
Contact: Shai Blasberg, blasberg@uwm.edu
E-Mail: sanash@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide educational, social, and cultural events for students that relates to a traditional, or re-enlightenment approach to the Jewish faith and culture. Our goal is to promote a sense of a greater community in the Jewish student body.
Activities: Our activities include educational, social, and cultural meetings that will be designed to full our groups purpose of providing Jewish students with a traditional education in Judaism. We will also have cultural events.
Jewish
Student Service - Hillel
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 45
Campus Office: 3053 N. Stowell Ave., (414) 961-2010
Contact: Stephanie Rosenberg, rosenbe4@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ilana@hillelmke.org
Purpose: Our purpose is to facilitate, educate, and inform the campus community about Jewish culture and promote a sense of community.
Activities: Our activities include social, educational, and cultural meetings and participating in community service.
Jews for
Justice
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 256
Contact: Erik Sperling, (414) 507-3745, sperling.erik@gmail.com
Purpose: The purpose of Jews for Justice is to educate the public about issues concerning peace and justice from a Jewish perspective.
Activities: Our main activities include hosting speakers, movies, and any other programs which help to educate the public on issues of peace and justice from a Jewish perspective.
Jiu Jitsu
& MMA Club at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 164
Contact: Luke Summerfield, lns4@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide an activity which not only increases self defense in real life situations but is fun, competitive, and a great workout.
Activities: Our activities include weekly practices, local, regional, and national tournaments, seminars, and drills.
Kappa Alpha
Psi
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 86
Contact: Justin Grace, (414) 378-9430 , vep683@my.utsa.edu
E-Mail: jkgrace@uwm.edu
Purpose: The fundamental purpose of Kappa Alpha Pi is achievement.
Activities: Kappa Alpha Psi’s main activities are a Founder’s day luncheon, community events such as UNCF walk/run, African World Festival, Guide Right program, assisting with MAC member’s football team, and a food drive.
Kappa Delta
Chi Sorority, Inc.
Classification: Sorority
Campus Mail: Union Box 61
Campus Office: Union 385, (414) 229-2891
Contact: Vanessa Carmona, kdxtau@yahoo.com
E-Mail: kdxtau@yahoo.com
Purpose: The purpose of Kappa Delta Chi shall be to promote the traditional values of unity, honesty, integrity and leadership of its members. We are dedicated to service for the university and the minority community with special emphasis on the Hispanic population; servitude based on love and friendship.
Activities: Our activities are to host and attend various service events at the university and within the community. We will hold fundraisers and plan to have social events with other sororities and fraternities.
Kappa Tau
Classification: Sorority
Campus Mail: Union Box 51
Campus Office: Union 381
Contact: Sara Driver, (262) 573-0855, smdriver@uwm.edu
E-Mail: kappatau@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/kt
Purpose: Kappa Tau is an organization designed to enhance the female college experience through sisterhood, community service, team work, leadership, scholarship, and character building.
Activities: Our activities include sisterhood activities, community service projects, social events, formals, and leadership training.
Ladies
Panther Rugby Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 97
Contact: Julia Thorne, (414) 736-9541, jhthorne@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ladypanther-rfc@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to teach good, clean rugby, and build self-esteem in our players.
Activities: Our activities include practices two to three times a week, and matches which are held Saturday mornings.
Lady Panther
Soccer Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 265
Contact: Liz Grier, (920) 378-6427, eagrier@uwm.edu
E-Mail: eagrier@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of LPSC is to give female students at UWM the opportunity to persue a soccer career beyond high school without the full committment of a division 2 school. The common goal of the team is to bring the community together through club sponsored events and matches.
Activities: Our activities include social events that promote team-bonding, club organized 5K, consistent support of the men’s club, and weekly practices.
Lambda Pi
Eta
Classification: Honor Society
Campus Mail: Union Box 217
Campus Office: Johnston 239, (414) 229-6676
Contact: Ashley Seifert, (414) 531-8129, seiferta@uwm.edu
E-Mail: dindia@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to recognize, foster, and reward outstanding scholastic achievement in communications studies. Also stimulate interest in the field of communication, and promote and encourage professional development among communication majors.
Activities: Our activities include workshops on career development, internships, graduate school, company site visits, induction ceremony, and social events.
Latin
America Solidarity Committee
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 82
Contact: Erik Sperling, (414) 507-3745, sperling.erik@gmail.com
E-Mail: lascmilw@gmail.com
Purpose: The purpose of LASC is to raise awareness about grass roots and progressive, political, social, or economic movements of Latin America and the Caribbean.
Activities: The main activities of LASC are educational events such as movies and speakers, as well as trips, rallies, and any other activities that raise awareness of our issues.
Latino
Student Union
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 19
Campus Office: Union 397
Contact: Kristine Rodriguez, lsu-uwm@yahoo.com
E-Mail: lsu-uwm@yahoo.com
Purpose: LSU is a student based organization dedicated to creating a positive Latino voice on campus and in the community. As a group, we are focused on the educational advancement of all students and thus encourage cultural awareness, political activism, fellowship, leadership development and coalition building amongst other organizations on campus and in the community.
Activities: LSU's activities include a cultural, social, service and political newsletter, fundraising and publicity committees. We hold protests, marches, annual talent show, and dances.
Latter-Day
Saint Student Association at UWM
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 10
Contact: Arianna Moody, (920) 342-7760, ammoody@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to help LDS students to stay close to Jesus Christ and grounded in His teachings. Our organization will support students in their efforts to balance the demands of school with personal, family, and church obligations. We will represent the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints by developing friendships among other members of the UWM community.
Activities: Our activities include having weekly LDSSA institutes, where we will study gospel topics, open forums, speakers, and service project to better the community of Milwaukee.
Leader, The
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 136
Campus Office: Union 381B
Contact: Carolyn Umfress, cumfress@uwm.edu
E-Mail: leader@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to report on current and topical arts and entertainment events to enrich the campus and the surrounding area.We strive on being the source of arts entertainment for readers in the Eastside community.
Activities: Our activities include biweekly meetings between editors and writers, and online publication at uwmleader.com.
Loyalty
Equals Brotherhood
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 192
Campus Office: Union 360/398
Contact: Fernando Orozco, (414) 559-3699, forozco@uwm.edu
E-Mail: 2005leb@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to be a support system that reinforces the principles of brotherhood, community service, cultural awareness, and loyalty in order to reach academic achievement.
Activities: Our activities include establishing a park and ride lot in the near south side of Milwaukee, study hall sessions, playing basketball at 12pm on Saturdays, and volunteering at Mexican Fiesta.
Lutheran
Student Fellowship
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 296
Campus Office: , (414) 332-5732
Contact: Andrew Manuel, (313) 443-0044, admanuel@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of LSF shall be to encourage and facilitate Christian worship, study, witness, service and fellowship according to the pure teaching of the Holy Scriptures and the confession of the faith as stated in the Book of Concord, 1580.
Activities: Our activities include hosting lectures and study opportunities, service trips and activities, and numerous social activities such as movie nights and sporting events.
Marketing
Research Society
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Lubar 4th floor
Campus Office: Lubar S333, (414) 229-2543
Contact: Yiyuan Liu, (414) 229-6337, yiyuan@uwm.edu
E-Mail: jiefeng@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to facilitate and encourage student research initiatives to advance the field of marketing through education, training, and collaboration between students, marketing scholars and professionals. We will also provide mentoring opportunities and knowledge transfer between students about research methods, advancements in the field, and career path in marketing.
Activities: Our activities include sponsoring speakers, seminars and student workshops to facilitate information sharing to advance the field of marketing. Support students in their research efforts including conference attendance, conference presentations, student workshops, and data gathering initiatives.
Masonic
Society at UWM
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 26
Contact: Tyler Kristopeit, (608) 346-0066, tylerjk2@uwm.edu
E-Mail: tylerjk2@uwm.edu
Purpose: The Masonic Society is dedicated to bringing eligible members to light in the Masonic fraternity; recruiting the next generation of Freemasons; increasing awareness on campus with regard to Freemasonry and its appendent bodies and contributing to the charitable relief of the community.
Activities: Recruitment drives, charity/volunteer events, guest lectures, group gatherings, referals to local masonic lodges for membership.
Materials
Advantage
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: EMS 1119
Campus Office: EMS 1119, (414) 229-6005
Contact: Andrew Ruzek, acruzek@uwm.edu
E-Mail: acruzek@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote a self-sought increasing knowledge of metallurgy, ceramics, materials science and engineering, and all its branches and to instill a professional pride in their chosen life work.
Activities: Our activities include monthly meetings, trips to related industry locations, and hosting industry speakers.
Mediation
Competition Club at UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 186
Contact: Travis Romero-Boeck, romerob2@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to compete in intercollegiate competition, practicing peace building techniques, and find resolutions between advocate-client teams while working cooperatively with a co-mediator.
Activities: Our activities include invitational mediation competitions, and national mediation competitions.
Men’s Club
Volleyball at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 69
Contact: Bryant Ellis, baellis@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ander552@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to compete in national club volleyball tournaments, and give UWM students a chance to play competitive volleyball at a high level.
Activities: Our activities are a team BBQ which includes an awards ceremony.
Milwaukee
Area Dungeon Gamers Association
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 225
Campus Office: Union 360/398
Contact: Michelle English, (414) 306-3311, menglish@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to organize new gamers and teach new players how to play role playing games. Also to help new players organize groups and network with other role playing gamers.
Activities: Our activities include maintaining the website, tabling, running game play training events and running role playing games.
Milwaukee
Christians on Campus
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 106
Contact: Coral Pennebecker, pennebe2@uwm.edu
E-Mail: cocweb@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/COC/
Purpose: Our purpose is to cooperate with the Lord Jesus Christ for the accomplishment of God’s eternal purpose by ministering the unsearchable riches of Christ for the building up of the Body of Christ.
Activities: Our activities include scheduled Bible studies, prayer meetings, and dinners. We also care for each other by spontaneously studying God's Word, praying, supporting our studies, and other daily activities. We also have fellowship, small group gatherings, weekend retreats, and conferences.
Milwaukee
Disc Golf Club Team
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 302
Contact: Chris Dickerson, dickers5@uwm.edu
E-Mail: disc-golf-folk@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote and facilitate a variety of disc golf programs at UWM and in the greater Milwaukee community, to raise local awareness of the sport of disc golf.
Activities: Our activities include weekly league practices and participate in tournaments both team and individual.
Milwaukee
Equestrian Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 128
Contact: Emily Bea, (608) 469-4822, emilybea@uwm.edu
E-Mail: milwaukee_equestrian@yahoo.com
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/equestrian/
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide equestrian opportunities to the UWM community, support equestrian endeavors, and promote good horsemanship in all riding aspects.
Activities: Our activities include lessons, showing locally and in the intercollegiate horse show association, volunteering with local 4-H pony club and rescue/rehab facilities, trail riding, and social activities.
Milwaukee
Hurling Club at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 279
Contact: Drake Reinick, (414) 721-8928, dreinick@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote and demonstrate the sport of hurling. We will educate fellow students about Ireland’s national sport.
Activities: Our activities include, but are not limited to, rules tutorials, drills to improve fundamental skills, scrimmages, and watching matches from Ireland.
Milwaukee
Lacrosse Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 93
Contact: Andy Nelson, milwaukeelacrosse@hotmail.com
E-Mail: milwaukeelacrosse@hotmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide UWM students with the opportunity to play Lacrosse against other Midwest universities.
Activities: Our activities include practices, games, tournaments, and fundraisers.
Milwaukee
Network for Social Change
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 157
Campus Office: Union 364/394
Contact: Grace Fuhr, gafuhr@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote responsible living through participation in direct action at a community level. We believe that as members of the Milwaukee community we share in the responsibility of promoting the ideas of neighborhood partnership, self-sustainability through the redistribution of excess goods, and fostering positive social relationships that enable the open discussion of cultural, political, environmental, and social matters.
Activities: Our activities include free markets with the intent on unifying the community by encouraging integration and the breaking down of racial and class boundaries. Also we host speakers who advocate social change, and network with other organizations.
Milwaukee
Panther Football
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 62
Contact: Mike Zeamer, (920) 588-0129, mlzeamer@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/MPF/
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide the opportunity for UWM students to participate in full contact collegiate football against other universities throughout the state.
Activities: Our activities include football games, spring training sessions, meetings, and fundraisers.
Milwaukee
Panther Soccer Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 40
Campus Office: Union 377
Contact: Kevin Strong, (414) 588-1969, kastrong@uwm.edu
E-Mail: mpsc@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide the UWM community the opportunity to watch and play soccer while renewing a sense of school spirit.
Activities: Our activities include biweekly in-season games, fundraising, teach study sessions, and events will be formed in support of other UWM organizations on campus.
Milwaukee
Sculpture Organization
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 190
Contact: Ashley Erdman, (608) 335-5903, aeerdman@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to further the academic, personal, and professional goals of our members as they relate to sculpture.
Activities: Our activities include hosting speakers, demos, critiques, fund raising, and conferences.
Milwaukee
Underground Film Festival
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Mitchell B70
Contact: Isaac Sherman, (920) 202-2158, shermani@uwm.edu
E-Mail: muffinfo@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide a student run film festival which gives the UWM and greater Milwaukee community exposure to student independent and underground film and art. Also provide the opportunity for students to independently run a film festival.
Activities: Our activities include our film festival held in May, fundraisers for publicity, as well as acquiring the means for having a film festival.
Minority
Media Association at UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 72
Campus Office: Union 360/398
Contact: Nicole Martinez, (414) 467-6549, nawesley@uwm.edu
E-Mail: mmaofficers@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to give space and voices to all minorities wanting to be involved in any and all media areas. Also to build a support group and network that will help in furthering our chosen fields.
Activities: Our activities include attending media related events and programs, trips to media conventions, and also organizing on-campus forums.
MIS PhD
Academic Research Club at UWM
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: BUS S335
Campus Office: BUS S335
Contact: Yan Chen, yanchen@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to discuss current MIS research topics, developments, industrial research projects, and to attend related MIS research.
Activities: Our activities include attending research conferences, social events such as meals and speakers, and to promote a social atmosphere.
Mock Trial
Competition Club at UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 188
Campus Office: Union 399A
Contact: Travis Romero-Boeck, romerob2@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of Mock Trial Club is to actively compete in intercollegiate legal debate as a team. We are dedicated to studying the legal process, civil and criminal complaints, rules of evidence, and peace-building techniques.
Activities:
Moot Court
Competition Club at UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 170
Campus Office: Union 370, (414) 587-2022
Contact: Travis Romero-Boeck, romerob2@uwm.edu
E-Mail: romerob2@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote healthy competition in moot court, and educate students in the skill of appellate advocacy.
Activities: Our activities include invitational tournaments, regional competitions, and national competitions.
Mortar Board
Classification: Honor Society
Campus Mail: Union Box 118
Campus Office: Chapman Hall
Contact: Katherine Nonweiler, nonweil2@uwm.edu
E-Mail: mortarboard@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/mortar/
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote scholarship, leadership, and service.
Activities: Our activities include providing service, fundraising, and social activities to benefit the UWM campus and community.
Multicultural
Connections for School Psychologists
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 130
Campus Office: 786 Enderis Hall
Contact: Jessica Brumm, jlbrumm@uwm.edu
Purpose: MCSP seeks to promote an awareness of multicultural issues and increase students’ understanding of diverse perspectives in education and psychology.
Activities: Some of our activities include full day workshops and a diversity conference at Boston College.
Multicultural
Graduate Student Alliance
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 272
Contact: Roseanne Illes, rcilles@uwm.edu
E-Mail: rcilles@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to unify diverse individuals that seek to promote the awareness of multiculturalism and social justice issues for graduate students in the helping professions.
Activities: Our activities include hosting and promoting of guest speakers and educational members addressing multicultural issues and social justice. Also promoting campus events.
Multicultural
Student Coalition
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 4
Campus Office: Union 383
Contact: Kathy Vang, mscs.uwm@gmail.com
E-Mail: mcsc.uwm@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to impact the greater UWM community and beyond with education, cultural awareness, community service, and cultural advocacy. Also to be a forum where UWM students of all cultures can share ideas and resources.
Activities: Our activities include events that evolve around all cultures at UWM, community service, social networking, and other programs.
Music From
Almost Yesterday
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 17
Campus Office: Music 270A
Contact: Christine Barclay, (262) 305-3081, cbarclay@uwm.edu
E-Mail: musiccompmajors-list@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote the performance of student compositions.
Activities: The main activity of MFAY is to organize a performance of student compositions performed by the students at the end of each semester.
Muslim
Student Association
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 18
Campus Office: Union 355, (414) 229-4623
Contact: Yamin Masalkhi, (414) 628-6618, yamin@uwm.edu
E-Mail: msamilwaukee@gmail.com
Purpose: The purpose of MSA is to inform and educate the student body and campus community about Islamic creed and culture. Also promote a better understanding of Muslim people and help Muslim students preserve their identity.
Activities: Our activities include lectures, informational booths and seminars, fundraising, bake sales, community service activity, outreach, and Annual Islam Awareness Week in the spring.
National
Organization of Minority Architecture Students
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 23
Campus Office: Union 395A
Contact: Jade Woodruff, woodruff@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to foster communication and fellowship among minority architecture students, but also open to anyone who supports the goals, by-laws, and spirit of NOMAS. As well as form an effective source of motivation and inspiration for architecture students.
Activities: Our activities include guest speakers, study nights, and supporting local and national issues related to the architecture profession.
National
Pan-Hellenic Council
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 96
Contact: Glenda Mitchell, mitche27@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of NPHC is to develop an academic and social environment for student organizations that are part of the divine nine.
Activities:
National
Residence Hall Honorary
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Sandburg Hall c/o NRHH
Campus Office: Sandburg Hall C221, (414) 229-5017
Contact: Jana Kufner, jmkufner@uwm.edu
E-Mail: nrhh@aux.uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide an opportunity for residents of University Housing to serve their community and to foster service, leadership, recognition, and community within the University area.
Activities: Our activities include community service and leadership activities in hopes of bettering the University and greater Milwaukee community.
National
Science Teachers Association Student Chapter
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: END 329
Campus Office: Enderis Hall 329
Contact: David Flores, floresd@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose it to promote the mission of NSTA, acquaint pre-service science teachers with support resources, provide professional development in science education to pre-service teachers, and to acquaint teachers with others like themselves at UWM and across the US and Canada.
Activities:
National
Society of Black Engineers
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 29
Campus Office: EMS E371Z, (414) 229-3216
Contact: Brad Hopgood, (414) 460-3410, bhopgood@uwm.edu
E-Mail: nsbe-members@uwm.edu
Purpose: NSBE’s purpose is to increase the number of culturally responsible black engineers who succeed professionally, excel academically, and positively impact the community.
Activities: Our activities include the AIDS walk, Boeing Flight Competition, cookouts, tailgating, company tours, academic excellence program, national convention, and fall regional.
National
Student Speech Language Hearing Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 64
Contact: Andrew Bordeaux, (414) 617-2696, bordeau2@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide service, social, educational, and fundraising activities for members concerning school and community activities dealing with speech, language, and hearing.
Activities: Our activities include social, service, presentations, and fundraising activities.
Nonprofit
Leadership Student Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 6
Campus Office: Union 377
Contact: Anne M. Reifsnyder, reifsny2@uwm.edu
E-Mail: nlsauwm@gmail.com
Web Page: .uwm.edu/studentorg/nlsa
Purpose: NLSA seeks to offer the current Nonprofit Management and Leadership students and alumni an opportunity to network and foster both professional and social relationships. NLSA also seeks to deepen the value of the Nonprofit Management and Leadership degree and promote continuing education opportunities for alumni.
Activities: Our activities will include a welcome event for incoming students, networking and mentoring opportunities, alumni relations, course and professor evaluations, host speakers on nonprofit topics, form relationships with other nonprofit programs in the country.
Nursing
Student Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: CUN 185
Campus Office: CUN 185, (414) 229-3256
Contact: Katie Petersen, peters98@uwm.edu
E-Mail: nsaweb@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is assuming responsibility for contribution to the nursing education to provide the highest quality of health care, aid in the development of the whole person in his/her professional role and responsibilities for health care, and promote growth and leadership opportunities.
Activities: NSA is active in the University and community. We hold blood and clothing drives, participate in fundraisers and run/walks, and hold blood pressure screenings. We attend state and national conventions, and hold social events such as the spring ball.
Object
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Art 251
Contact: Elizabeth (Nina) Mueller, (262) 366-4580, object.uwm@hotmail.com
E-Mail: object.uwm.@hotmail.com
Purpose: Object works in conjunction with the UWM Metals department to organize events and activities to further augment student education, and bring a further understanding of what we as metal smiths do in the local area.
Activities: Object activities include bringing guest professional artist lecturers; we also organize a student jewelry sale, and take interested students to major national events in our field.
Omega Delta
Phi International Fraternity Inc.
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 180
Campus Office: Union 389B
Contact: Jose Contreras, jac4@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose, as a multicultural fraternity dedicated to service in the community, is to encourage the graduation of all of our members.
Activities: Our main activities include individual and group volunteer work, fundraising and social events.
Organization
& Strategic Management Academic Research Club at UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 125
Campus Office: Lubar S384, (414) 229-2521
Contact: Kyle Ehrhardt, (414) 229-2521, kpe@uwm.edu
E-Mail: kpe@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide a forum for students to discuss topics such as research, work-life balance, career planning, and anything else related to doctoral studies in management.
Activities: Our activities include brown bag lunches to discuss research and plan for conferences.
Pagan
Student Fellowship
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 165
Campus Office: Union 395
Contact: Betsy Clemens, eclemens@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose as a religious organization is to serve the needed interests of students who practice varieties of indigenous earth-centered religious and other non mainstream ecological spirituality’s.
Activities: Our activities include being an educational resource for support groups, and community outreach for those who actively participate in pagan religions or who are interested in learning more about them.Also we hold food drives and fundraisers.
Paintball
Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 245
Contact: Brian Cullen, (262) 909-3986, bjcullen@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to better our skills at the sport of paintball, and to compete in local NCPA tournaments.
Activities: Our activities include practice every Sunday, and participating in as many local and NCPA tournaments as possible.
Panther
Dance Team at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 101
Campus Office: Union 353, (414) 229-2467
Contact: Michelle Molitor, (414) 229-2467, dance@uwm.edu
E-Mail: dance@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.danceteam.uwm.edu/
Purpose: The primary mission of the dance team is to support the athletic teams and assist the cheerleading squad in motivating the crowd, entertain the audience at games and other functions, as well as promote overall school spirit. The dance team also represents the university in dance competitions and exhibitions.
Activities: Our activities include performing at various athletic and campus events to entertain and promote school spirit. Also foster a sense of community spirit and cooperation through appropriate appearance throughout the Milwaukee community.
Panther Golf
Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 44
Contact: Mark Zikeli, (262) 490-8003, mazikeli@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide an arena for UWM golfers to compete and enjoy the game.
Activities: Our activities include practicing golf, playing in competitions, and participating in fundraisers.
Panther
Rugby Football Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 270
Contact: Mike Drews, (608) 235-2362, mfdrews@uwm.edu
E-Mail: pantherrugby@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to play rugby, compete locally and nationally, and to increase awareness of the sport around UWM and the surrounding Milwaukee community.
Activities: Our activities include games and tournaments in the fall and spring.
Panthers For
Life
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 126
Contact: Kate Edwards, (262) 894-7036, edward35@uwm.edu
E-Mail: edward35@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of Panthers for Life is to raise awareness about the pro-life movement through helping women and protecting life.
Activities: Our activities include bringing in speakers, setting up displays, tabling, events, conferences and attending the March For Life.
Peer Health
Advocates at UWM
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 153
Campus Office: Union 379, (414) 229-2919
Contact: Lauren Otte, lmotte@uwm.edu
E-Mail: peer-health-advocates@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our mission is to educate UWM students about behavioral changes they can make to improve their overall health and quality of life.
Activities: Our activities are to provide educational outreach events, and create opportunities that address health issues pertinent to the college population.
Persian
Culture Association
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 149
Contact: Rahi Abouk, (414) 334-4670, rabouk@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to give everyone an opportunity to learn and be part of the Persian culture. Also our organization hopes to expand people's knowledge about the history, art, music, food, traditions, and way of life of the Persian culture.
Activities: Our activities include gathering together and sharing information about Persian culture and society, traditional music and poetry night.
Phi Alpha
Theta
Classification: Honor Society
Campus Mail: Union Box 283
Contact: William C. Walker, (414) 839-6854, wcwalker@uwm.edu
Purpose: As a history honor society, we strive to provide historical education through social planning in order to stimulate the study of history by the UWM community.
Activities: PAT’s main activities are regional and national conventions, social events, educational events, historical trips, and networking.
Phi Beta
Sigma
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 56
Campus Office: Union 388
Contact: Rashad Devon Matthews, (414) 241-8401, matthe47@uwm.edu
E-Mail: matthe47@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote scholastic excellence and brotherhood among college men, to provide a desirable social atmosphere for all students, and to provide needed services to the community.
Activities: Our main activities include Blue and White week, AIDS walk, Briggs and Al’s Run and Walk, Sigma Beta club, March of Dimes, and involvement with the American Cancer Society.
Phi Sigma
Kappa
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 50
Campus Office: Union 360/398, (262) 352-7088
Contact: Brandon J. Schilz, (414) 587-5119, bjschilz@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/phisigs
Purpose: Our purpose is to have a lifelong brotherhood dedicated to the betterment of the individual, the University community, and our world, by giving its members opportunities to develop leadership skills, participate in service to others, achieve academic excellence, experience cultural diversity, and practice personal integrity.
Activities:
Phi Sigma
Sigma Rho
Classification: Sorority
Campus Mail: Union Box 152
Campus Office: Union 375
Contact: Kayla Lembach, klembach@uwm.edu
E-Mail: the_rhoz@yahoo.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to have a proactive, social organization that brings together and unites women from a variety of backgrounds, helps establish independency, and provides outlets for gaining recognition and honor, non-competitively, through academics, integrity, and group unity.
Activities: Our activities include outings, day/weekend trips, dinner dances, ceremonies, social gatherings with other Greek organizations, volunteering, and fundraising.
Philosophy
Club
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 233
Contact: Crystal Plahuta, (414) 431-6626, plahuta@uwm.edu
E-Mail: philosophy-club@uwm.edu
Purpose: We work to strengthen and exercise both freedom and discipline of thought.
Activities: We hold regular meetings, produce a newsletter, have a book club, host a film series, and social activities.
Pi Theta
Epsilon - Rho Chapter
Classification: Honor Society
Campus Mail: End. 927, M. Finet
Campus Office: Enderis 927, (414) 229-3887
Contact: Margy Schutz, maschutz@uwm.edu
E-Mail: finetm@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to recognize and encourage scholastic excellence of occupational therapy students. We also contribute to the advancement of the occupational therapy field through scholarly activities of student and alumni members.
Activities: The main activities of this group are to sponsor research and scholarly activities.
Political
Science Graduate Association
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: BOL 617
Campus Office: Bolton 617, (414) 229-5331
Contact: Rene Mullen, rjmullen@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/psgsa/
Purpose: The Political Science Graduate Student Association (PSGSA) at UWM is a political science graduate student organized and student run group that aims to provide advice and assistance to fellow graduate students through a variety of academic and social events.
Activities: PSGSA's main activities are monthly meetings, professional development workshops, social events, and conference participation.
Post
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 88
Campus Office: Union EG 80 A,B,C, (414) 229-4578
Contact: Kevin Lessmiller, (414) 229-4578, post@uwmpost.com
E-Mail: post@uwm.edu
Purpose: With roots dating back to 1915, the UWM Post is an award-winning student run independent newspaper at UW-Milwaukee. We are committed to serving the UWM community as a source of student news, collegiate athletics and discussion of important issues and events. We also serve as an opportunity for students to gain hands-on journalism, graphic design and management experience.
Activities:
Pre-Law
Society
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 145
Campus Office: Union 381
Contact: Sara Schroeckenthaler, schroec2@uwm.edu
E-Mail: prelaw@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to allow students interested in law the opportunity to gain a better understanding of the career field. As well as familiarize students with the law school application process and LSAT. We also offer other opportunities that pertain to the field of law.
Activities: Our activities include taking an in-depth look into the application process for law school, discuss current issues and other law related topics, tour law schools, and meet with the Kaplan Representatives.
Pre-Pharmacy
Student Organization
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 288
Contact: Melissa Moore, (262) 923-0443, mmmoore@uwm.edu
Purpose: To prepare students as future leaders in the pharmaceutical industry.
Activities: Activities will include guest speakers from different scopes of practice, trips to pharmacy schools, volunteering opportunities and much more.
Pre-Student
Osteopathic Medical Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 162
Contact: Michele Duda, (414) 507-1143, mduda@uwm.edu
Purpose: To promote osteopathic medicine, increase the number of applicants to osteopathic medical school, support aspiring osteopathic physicians at all levels of education and continue the proud legacy of osteopathic medicine.
Activities: Activities include guest speakers from osteopathic medical schools along with current osteopathic doctors, performing service activities with different health organizations, getting students involved in an osteopathic mentoring program and creating an osteopathic alumni network linking undergraduate students with alumni who have attended UWM and who are practicing osteopathic doctors.
Pre-Veterinary
Medicine Student Organization
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 197
Contact: Nicole Phillips, preveterinaryclub@gmail.com
E-Mail: preveterinaryclub@gmail.com
Purpose: Provide pre-vet students with the ability to explore the career of veterinary medicine through volunteering, speakers, vet school visits and other activities.
Activities: Vet school visits, animal first aid training, speak with current vets and students in vet school, speak with representatives from the army as well as from various schools, vet school application help, trips to the annual symposium.
Print Club
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Peck Dept. of Visual Art
Campus Office: Art 315, (414) 229-6603
Contact: Allison Lindner, (262) 443-3309, llindner@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to organize print making students in the PSOA in order to enhance their formal classroom experience. The print club will sponsor social activities, business meetings, and other events for the education of our members and the UWM community at large.
Activities: Our activities include sponsoring guest artists, print sales, travel to related conventions, workshops and other activities to be determined.
Production
Club
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 273
Contact: Quinn Hester, (414) 418-8751, qrhest@gmail.com
E-Mail: qrhest@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to create a professional working environment for film students through social interaction and collaboration. We aim to familiarize students with professional practice on our own terms through working on our own projects which also necessitate the development of skills needed for the emerging artist.
Activities: Our activities include monthly productions that extend through all elements of the process: preproduction, production, post production, and exhibition.
Progressive
Students of Milwaukee
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 254
Contact: Erik Sperling, (414) 507-3745, sperling.erik@gmail.com
E-Mail: psmilwaukee@gmail.com
Purpose: We are an organization of students and community members committed to creating progressive, social, political, economic, and environmental change locally and globally.
Activities: Our activities include speakers, movies, teach ins, workshops, and rallies.
Project
Break
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 248
Contact: Tuy Tran, (414) 813-0074, tuyqtran@uwm.edu
E-Mail: tuyqtran@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to bring students together and to gain an understanding and perspective of the art/culture of Hip Hop.
Activities: Our activities include practices (sessions) three times a week, and go out to competitions, battles, and performances.
Psi Chi
Classification: Honor Society
Campus Mail: GAR 238
Campus Office: GAR B37, (414) 229-5653
Contact: Stacee Goedtel, (414) 229-5653, sgoedtel@uwm.edu
E-Mail: psichimember@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/psichi/
Purpose: The purpose of Psi Chi is to provide academic resources and advice to students interested in psychology or currently in a psychology program.
Activities: Our activities include hosting speakers, volunteering, fundraising, and holding academic events.
Psi Delta
Chi Sorority, Inc. Gamma Beta Chapter
Classification: Sorority
Campus Mail: Union Box 243
Contact: Paris Gartman, (414) 364-3258, Paris_gartman@yahoo.com
Purpose: The purpose of Psi Delta Chi Sorority, Inc is to organize a new dedication of women committed to sisterhood, community involvement and academic achievement.
Activities: Our activities include exemplifying christian morals, being of service to the community, social/educational events, fundraising and networking.
Public
Relations Student Society of America - UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 52
Campus Office: Union 390
Contact: Mary Anderson, anders28@uwm.edu
E-Mail: anders28@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.prssa.uwm.edu
Purpose: Our mission is to serve our members by enhancing their knowledge of public relations and providing access to professional development opportunities; also to serve the public relations profession by helping to develop highly qualified, well-prepared professionals.
Activities: Our activities include member meetings, speaker meetings, workshops, agency tours, social and fundraising activities.
Queer People
of Color
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 142
Contact: Robert Chambers, (414) 517-8753, chambe33@uwm.edu
E-Mail: chambe33@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of this organization is to be inclusive of all people, putting aside your race and/or sexuality. It’s our purpose to talk, plan, and successfully implement: discussions, events, and support our fellow people of color at UWM. In doing so we can plan to collaborate with other student organizations, academic and student affairs.
Activities: Our activities include study night, organizational events and activities and programs which will tackle issues surrounding race and sexuality while bridging gaps between multiple communities.
Religious
Studies Student Organization
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 312
Contact: Sam Dorios, tsiouts2@uwm.edu
E-Mail: tsiouts2@uwm.edu
Web Page: .uwm.edu/studentorg/RSSO
Purpose: Our purpose is to give students an official voice within both the Comparative Study of Religion program and UWM. To create and maintain a relaxed and safe atmosphere devoted to the academic, non-sectarian study of all religions.
Activities: Our activities include holding regular meetings, discussions, and events centered on the academic, non-sectarian study of all religions.
Republican
Liberty Caucus at UWM
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 295
Contact: Roman A. Renolinski, (414) 243-3720
Purpose: The purpose of the Republican Liberty Caucus is to educate Republican students about liberty, elect liberty-minded republicans to local and national government, and provide an outlet and network for those who share our goals.
Activities: RLC’s activities include meetings, tabling, hosting speakers, and volunteering for campaigns.
Revolutionary
Student Alliance
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 269
Contact: Sergio Muniz, (414) 377-2565, smuniz@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our main purpose is to bring forth social change by educating people on the many social problems through various resources.
Activities: Our activities include community based events, scholarly lectures, engageful workshops, and artistic/musical shows.
Rising
Phoenix Taekwondo Fellowship
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 301
Contact: Stephen Olsen, (920) 639-9689, saolsen@uwm.edu
E-Mail: risingphoenixtkd@gmail.com
Purpose: The purpose of the club is to teach traditional tae kwon do techniques and values, yet at the same time give students a sampling of a number of other martial arts, and a warm environment of peers to learn in.
Activities: The majority of the meetings held are practices. We hold four practices a week to work on tae kwon do techniques. However, we also do other things such as go out for Korean food and help out in the community.
ROV Team at
UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 110
Campus Office: Great Lakes Water Institute W197
Contact: Mark Matson, rovteam@uwm.edu
E-Mail: rovteam@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to build an ROV to compete in MATE International ROV competition.
Activities: Our main activity is designing and building an ROV.
Russian
Student Association
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 138
Contact: Victoria Rud, vrud@uwm.edu
E-Mail: vrud@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to bring together students who are interested in Russia, the Russian language, and the cultures of nations where Russian is spoken. Also to educate and increase awareness of students and the community about the cultures and histories of nations where Russian is spoken.
Activities: Our activities include regular meetings for films, food, homework help, cultural exchange, study abroad discussion, and Russian language practice. Volunteer outreach to the Russian-speaking community.
Saudi
Students Club at Milwaukee
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 281
Contact: Mohammed Alduwais, (414) 339-7781, alduwais@uwm.edu
E-Mail: info@sscmke.org
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide the membership the means to share with UWM campus and area communities the culture, economy, religion, and history of Saudi Arabia. The SSC emphasizes the support, the safety, and the educational success of Saudi students.
Activities: Our activities include celebrating the National day of Saudi Arabia and also the two special days of Muslim which are Eid-Alfater and Eid-Alhaj and join the international day in UWM with a special stage.
School of
Information Studies Grad Student Org
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Bolton 510
Contact: Allison Reeve, sois-org@uwm.edu
E-Mail: sois-org@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide SOIS students with activities, networking, and intentional interaction with other SOIS students, faculty, and staff during and following their SOIS academic career.
Activities: SOIS’s activities include Coffee with the Deans, Brewed with SOIS, resume workshops, field trips, and “The Hollywood Librarian” preview.
School of
Information Studies Undergraduate Student Organization
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Bolton 567
Campus Office: Union 391, (414) 229-5275
Contact: James Schultz, schul253@uwm.edu
E-Mail: sois-ugso@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote and encourage undergraduate student participation within the School of Information Studies.
Activities: Our activities include biweekly meetings and SOIS sponsored events.
School
Psychology Student Association
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: END 7th Fl SPSA
Campus Office: Enderis 789, (414) 229-6227
Contact: Jessica Brumm-Larson, jlbrumm@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to create community and help transition graduate students studying psychology at UWM.
Activities: SPSA’s activities include social events to get to know other students, and meetings to discuss issues pertaining to school psychology.
Scuba Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 258
Contact: Daniel Polans, (608) 345-1084, dspolans@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to gather UWM students with the same scuba diving interests to plan and organize scuba related activities while having fun, practicing skills and enforcing safety.
Activities: Our activities include planning scuba diving trips to various locations in the area. To advertise scuba and involve as many students as possible.
Semper
Fidelis Society
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 108
Campus Office: , (414) 297-1933
Contact: Jacob Margis, (262) 490-9898, jamargis@uwm.edu
E-Mail: osomil@marines.usmc.mil
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote good fellowship and cultivation of the social virtues among our members.
Activities: Our activities include projects with the purpose of furthering good public relations for the organization, meetings, and physical training.
Senate
Appropriations Committee
Classification: Governing
Campus Mail: Union Box 173
Campus Office: Union 351, (414) 229-2930
Contact: Anthony Dewees, (414) 229-2930, amdewees@uwm.edu
Purpose: SAC’s purpose it to hear requests and make decisions on funding for student organizations at UWM.
Activities: Our main activity is to meet once per month to hear student organizations requests.
Shaolin
Boxing Methods Kung Fu Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 271
Contact: Adam Knier, asknier@uwm.edu
E-Mail: slbmkfc@gmail.com
Purpose: The purpose of this organization is to teach introductory kung fu in Hung Gar style thereby helping people to lead longer healthier lives.
Activities: Our activities include regularly scheduled kung fu demonstrations, and other various activities done in joint effort with other campus organizations.
Sierra
Student Coalition
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 242
Campus Office: Union 364/394
Contact: Kayla Maule, (414) 416-1619, kmaule@uwm.edu
Purpose: Sierra Student Coalition was reinstated on campus for the sole purpose of working towards a more sustainable UWM.
Activities: Our activities include workshops, Green Fair, and Earth Day events.
Sigma Chi
Rho
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 111
Campus Office: Union 396
Contact: Adam Faraca, (262) 389-0570, adfaraca@uwm.edu
E-Mail: pi-rho@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to improve the academic and civic quality of life for those wanting to experience brotherhood and personal growth.
Activities: Our activities include study nights, leadership training, park cleanups and philanthropic projects.
Sigma Gamma
Rho Sorority Inc
Classification: Sorority
Campus Mail: Union Box 79
Campus Office: Union 392
Contact: Tushunda K. Wright, tkwright@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote and support the national programs of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority, Inc. through service to the community, offering time, efforts, and presence to those in need.
Activities:
Signing
Student Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 120
Contact: Christopher Rawlings, rawlings@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ssa-info@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our mission and purpose is to promote and support American Sign Language (ASL) and Deaf Culture awareness in the UWM community.We provide a comfortable place for people to learn about ASL and Deaf Culture while practicing ASL in a fun way.
Activities: Interpreters are provided for all member meetings and special events so all levels of ASL students, members of the community, or people interested in ASL are welcome. Some events include theme nights, and guest speakers.
Ski and
Snowboard Club at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 267
Campus Office: , (262) 853-8593
Contact: Alexa Kozak, akkozak@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to hype and promote skiing, snowboarding, and afterbang at UWM through trips, events, and meetings.
Activities: Our activities include weekly meetings, movie premieres, and two trips out west.
Society for
Human Resource Management
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 100
Campus Office: Union 385
Contact: Anil Shah, (414) 324-9843, anilshah@uwm.edu
E-Mail: shrm-uwm@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote unlimited education, advance professional growth, develop leadership skills, network with human resources professionals in order to achieve a better understanding of HR as a career, and optimize our future contributions as decision makers, professionals, and leaders.
Activities: Our group has HR professional guest speakers on various topics, company tours, and social events, resume and interview workshops, networking events, and attend meetings.
Society of
Athletic Training Students
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 154
Campus Office: Pavilion 250A
Contact: Robert Bullock, (715) 829-2182, rbullock@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote higher scholastic achievement, personal/professional development and community service, and provide members with a professional community and support.
Activities: Our activities include fundraising, helping with charitable events, guest speakers, and recreational and educational outings.
Society of
Automotive Engineers
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 49
Campus Office: EMS W388
Contact: Andrew Block, (414) 828-7262, blockar@uwm.edu
E-Mail: blockar@uwm.edu
Web Page: .uwm.edu/StudentOrg/SAE
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide members an opportunity to gain insight into the engineering profession by offering hands on engineering experience through student design competitions, monthly meetings with engineering professionals, and local industry tours.
Activities: Our activities include competing in student design competitions such as Baja SAE, and network with engineering professionals.
Society of
Hispanic Professional Engineers
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 78
Campus Office: EMS E371Y
Contact: Yeni Salgado, ysalgado@uwm.edu
E-Mail: shpe@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/SHPE/
Purpose: "SHPE is the source for quality Hispanic Engineers and Technical Talent". The leading social and technical organization, whose primary function is to enhance and achieve the potential of Hispanics in engineering, math, and science.
Activities: Our activities include national and regional conferences, social and team building events, community service, company tours, mentoring, and tutoring.
Society of
Professional Journalists
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 159
Contact: Cesar Rojas, carojas@uwm.edu
E-Mail: spjofficers@uwm.edu
Purpose: SPJ helps students interested in journalism interact with industry professionals, and hone practical journalism skills.
Activities: The Society of Professional Journalists regularly has media themed workshops, and guest speakers throughout the year.
Society of
Women Engineers
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: EMS E371S
Campus Office: EMS E371S
Contact: Jackie Damien, jrdamien@uwm.edu
E-Mail: swe-mem@moby.soc.uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose if SWE is to encourage women engineers to attain high levels of educational and professional achievement, and serve as a center of information on women and engineering. Also, SWE helps women with balancing a career in engineering for the rest of their life.
Activities: SWE meets monthly, sponsor's technical tours of local engineering companies, hosts several fundraising and bake sale events for engineering students, and annually sends members to the SWE national conference.
South Asian
Student Alliance
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 109
Contact: Milin Patel, (920) 538-2256, mspatel@uwm.edu
E-Mail: sasauwm@yahoo.com
Purpose: The purpose of our organization is to cultivate leaders who will maximize their potential, enhance their consciousness, and provide unity by preserving the heritage of all South Asians and South Asian Americans.
Activities: Our activities include a spring picnic, cultural show in the fall, fundraising through bake sales, hosting guest speakers, and cultural trip to temple or religious event.
Sports
Business Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 268
Contact: Jennifer Johannes, (603) 566-1664, johanne4@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to further the interests of students willing to better themselves in the careers within the sports business field.
Activities: Our activities include hosting guest speakers twice a month, and social events.
Strategic
Game Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 226
Campus Office: Union 368
Contact: London Burt, (414) 841-8972, ljbert@uwm.edu
E-Mail: gameclub@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/gameclub
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide opportunities for role playing and strategy games on campus. We support both computer and face to face games.
Activities: Our activities include role-playing games, board games, card games, and other games as appropriate.
Stroke -
Painting and Drawing Club at UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 135
Contact: Nicholas Naber, njnaber@uwm.edu
E-Mail: aa414@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to bring together various artistic voices to celebrate connection and diversity. To support and encourage artistic expression that heads to confidence and professionalism in the artists’ chosen disciplines. Also to explore different aspects of community and what that means for practicing artists.
Activities: Our activities include fundraisers, gallery shows, competitions, lectures, and community outreach.
Student
Affiliates of the American Chemical Society
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 246
Campus Office: CHEM 143
Contact: Benjamin Folsom, (414) 759-5079, bafolsom@uwm.edu
E-Mail: bafolsom@uwm.edu
Purpose: SAACS is a student group dedicated to the advancement of student’s careers and interest in chemistry and chemistry related fields.
Activities: Our activities include monthly meetings, tutoring/advising (peers), educating students about schools and careers associated with chemistry/biochemistry.
Student
Association of University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Classification: Governing
Campus Mail: Union Box 173
Campus Office: Union EG79 and interior offices B, C, D, E, F, J, (414) 229-4366
Contact: Jay Burseth, (414) 229-4366, jburseth@uwm.edu
E-Mail: sa@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/sa/
Purpose: Our purpose is to insure maximum student participation in university governance at all levels, assure fair representation of students, control segregated fees designated for student maintenance, receive and investigate student problems and complaints, and to protect the individual liberties of all students.
Activities: Our main activity is Shared Governance.
Student
Association Senate
Classification: Governing
Campus Mail: Union Box 173
Campus Office: Union EG79 and interior offices B, G, H, I, (414) 229-2402
Contact: Kyle Duerstein, (414) 559-1945, kjd4@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/sa/legislative/senate.htm
Purpose: Our purpose is governing.
Activities: Our main activity is Senate meetings.
Student
Black & Gold Club at UWM
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 216
Campus Office: Union 389A
Contact: Jimmy Lemke, (414) 940-1156, jrlemke@uwm.edu
E-Mail: sbgc@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to support and promote intercollegiate, intramural, and club athletics at UWM. As well as organize social and service events for members, and lobby the University and Student Association to increase funding for athletic activities.
Activities: Our activities include attending athletic events, including pre-game and post-game gatherings, honor ceremonies, plan off-campus road trips, spring break travel destinations, create service or fundraising activities for UWM and charities, and participate in intramural teams and clubs.
Student
Cinema Action Network
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: MIT B70
Contact: Maria Bissell, bissellm@uwm.edu
E-Mail: bissellm@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of Student Cinema Action Network is to promote cinema as an art form on campus. Our purpose is also to facilitate a network for collaboration and student assistance in the technical aspects of both film and video course work, and provide an informal environment to discuss cinema film and video production.
Activities: SCAN’s activities include the organization of the student film fest and the talent database.
Student
Housing Administrative Council
Classification: Governing
Campus Mail: SHAC - Sandburg C205
Campus Office: Sandburg C221, (414) 229-6313
Contact: Fly Steffens, steffe32@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose, as representatives of UWM residents, is to improve both academic and social quality of life. As a voice of the residents, we work to develop leadership skills, provide social and educational programming, and insure the rights, privileges, and freedoms of all residents.
Activities: Our activities include writing legislation for change in the halls, travel to Residence Hall Association conferences, and hosting programs in the Residence Hall.
Student Investment
Club at UWM
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Lubar N440 742
Campus Office: Lubar S332, (414) 229-2544
Contact: Andy Hintz, (414) 331-9855, ajhintz@uwm.edu
E-Mail: sic@uwm.edu
Purpose: The SIC strives to provide students with the opportunity to build a greater understanding of investments, and financial management. Also to create an environment for students to strengthen their knowledge of investment activities, meanwhile networking with members and gaining awareness of career opportunities in the financial industry.
Activities: SIC’s activities include managing stock portfolios, inviting speakers to present on all investment-related topics, trips to the Federal Reserve Bank, CME, CBOT/CBOE, and other financial institutions. Also Investment portfolio competitions, student-to-student teaching, and social events.
Student Labor
Action Coalition
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 252
Campus Office: Union 364/394
Contact: Kyle Schulz, kylschulz@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to focus on labor related issues and connect them to globalization.
Activities: Our activities include hosting speakers, boycotts, and protests.
Student Occupational
Therapy Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 169
Contact: Terri Tomicki, (608) 774-0734, ttomicki@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote the profession of Occupational Therapy and stimulate professional growth by providing speakers, networking opportunities, and participating in other extracurricular activities.
Activities: Our activities include sending members to the national AOTA and state WOTA conferences, sponsoring speakers of Occupational Therapy, social activities, community service projects, and professional development.
Student
Parent Association
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 8
Campus Office: Union 386
Contact: Viviana Romero, var@uwm.edu
E-Mail: student.parent.association.uwm@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to create an opportunity for student parents to meet, support, and network. Also to bring awareness to the needs of student parents and facilitate changes that will improve the experiences for all student parents on campus.
Activities: Our activities include monthly meetings and speakers.
Student
Planning Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: AUP 260
Contact: Penelope Gabor, pkgabor@uwm.edu
E-Mail: mspa-list@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to serve the students who are interested in urban planning and urban related issues. Our main objective is to provide networking opportunities for students pursuing careers in planning.
Activities: Our activities include Brewers games, a holiday party, welcome picnic and alumni presentations on their work in the field. We also conduct regular surveys of students on their internships to share with other students.
Student
Social Work Association
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 229
Contact: Kayla Celata, (608) 886-7320, kktheel@uwm.edu
E-Mail: sswa-chairs@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of SSWA is to increase student’s knowledge about the social work profession through connecting students with resources and networks in the professional field of social work.
Activities: To educate individuals about social work licensure, volunteer opportunities with the Alzheimer’s walk, CSSW day respite, and giving tree. We also have social opportunities for students to connect with other students in the social work program.
Student
Veteran’s Organization
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 200
Contact: Eddy Krogman, (608) 385-3756, svo@uwm.edu
E-Mail: svo@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to create a stronger veteran and military presence within UWM, also to aid veterans, military and any other students or faculty who supports or sympathizes with our nations armed services.
Activities: Our activities include socializing through meetings, and events in and around UWM.
Student
Wisconsin Education Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Enderis 294
Campus Office: Enderis 294
Contact: Zoua Xiong, (414) 526-6435, xiong48@uwm.edu
E-Mail: xiong48@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide students in teacher education programs with a comprehensive understanding of the historical and current issues pertaining to public education.
Activities: Our activities include Fall PDS, Outreach to Teach, community outreach, and volunteer opportunities
Students
Equalizing Rights Forever
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 314
Contact: Clint Myrick, (414) 807-4320, cdmyrick@uwm.edu
E-Mail: serf.uwm@gmail.com
Purpose: The purpose of our organization is to provide an environment for open discourse among students, provide networking opportunities with other students, student organizations, faculty, and staff in relation to promoting equality, justice, and diversity.
Activities: Our activities include meetings, panels, discussions, social gatherings.
Students for
a Democratic Society
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 232
Campus Office: Union 366
Contact: Molly Ubbesen, mubbesen@uwm.edu
E-Mail: mubbesen@uwm.edu
Purpose: SDS is a national multi-issue organization based around opposing imperialism, racism, sexism, homophobia, and other injustices and oppressions within our society.
Activities: SDS organizes rallies, speakers, protests, and direct actions in order to build a radical student movement which fights injustice.
Students for
a Fair Wisconsin at UWM
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 227
Contact: William Chaussee, (608) 338-6514, chaussee@uwm.edu
E-Mail: chaussee@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote equality in Wisconsin by educating on lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, women’s and multicultural issues.
Activities: Our activities include canvassing on and off campus, informing voters, registering voters, bringing guest speakers, and social activities.
Students for
Colombia Action Network
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 174
Contact: Natasha Morgan, scanmke@gmail.com
E-Mail: SCANmke@gmail.com
Purpose: This group’s purpose is to educate and create awareness around conditions politically in Colombia and oppose U.S. intervention for the purpose of the “Drug War” or “War on Terror” in what are to be sovereign affairs there.
Activities: This group will host speakers, teach-ins, rallies, table, create informational literature and flyers.
Students for
FIRST at UWM
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 306
Contact: Steve Horvath, (262) 893-7335, sahorvathjr@gmail.com
E-Mail: firstrobotics@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to expand UWM’s involvement in the FIRST Robotics program and recruit members for local high school teams.
Activities: Our activities include informational meetings and volunteer opportunities.
Students for
Kerry
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 259
Contact: Joseph P. Ohler, sfd@uwm.edu
E-Mail: sfd@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to analyze the policies of Senator John Kerry and report on his public appearances and events.
Activities: Our activities are to distribute Internet news of public hearings Senator Kerry participates in and public policy.
Students for
Liberty
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 14
Campus Office: Union 385A
Contact: Taylor Thompson, (262) 951-6055, greenbay341@aol.com
E-Mail: LibertarianAssociation@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to introduce and spread libertarian view points and positions on issues to students on campus.
Activities: Our activities include tabling, meetings, hosting speakers, and other events.
Students for
Responsible Government
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 208
Contact: Anthony Dewees, amdewees@uwm.edu
E-Mail: amdewees@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of the organization is to promote limited government, fiscal responsibility, and governmental accountability.
Activities: SRG’s activities include running for political office, rallies, and programs.
Students for
Scott Walker
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 181
Contact: Gabby Shuster, gshuster@uwm.edu
Purpose: To promote the 2010 gubernatorial race in Wisconsin and the candidacy of Scott Walker as the Republican nominee.
Activities: Scott Walker visits, educational events on candidates and Wisconsin political issues.
Students for
Sensible Drug Policy at UWM
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 244
Contact: Joshua Bazett-Jones, (414) 426-3246, ssdp.uwm@gmail.com
E-Mail: ssdp.uwm@gmail.com
Purpose: To educate and inform students on the harms caused by our nation’s war on drugs. Finding alternative solutions to our nations drug problems.
Activities: Seminars to educate students about personal rights and responsible drug use. Disc Gold and hacky sack along with other recreational activities.
Students
United for Change
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 60
Contact: Joseph P. Ohler, Jr., sufc-gov@uwm.edu
E-Mail: sufc-gov@uwm.edu
Purpose: To encourage students to volunteer and participate to make sure there are an adequate number of students participating in shared governance at UWM.
Activities: Organize support for and encourage our representatives to work for lower tuition and fees.
Students
United for Immigrant Rights at UWM
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 177
Contact: Valeria Gonzalez, valeria@uwm.edu
E-Mail: uwm.sufir@gmail.com
Purpose: Educating and engaging students and communities on current immigration issues. Students involved work to improve social and political immigration issues through their participation in relevant trainings and direct action.
Activities: Our activities include workshops related to higher education opportunities, immigrant and workers rights. Reaching out to students and communities about current issues, and participating in peaceful demonstrations.
Stunt Kite
Club at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 255
Contact: Travis Romero-Boeck, romerob2@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to teach, practice, and enjoy the art of stunt kite flying. Also, to perform in competitions and festivals around the Midwest relating to stunt kite flying.
Activities: Our activities include teaching new members to fly, attending competitions, competing in competitions, and practicing with dual and quad line kites.
Systematic
Peace Project
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 207
Campus Office: Union 374
Contact: Lindsey LeFebre, (920) 621-2481, llefebre@uwm.edu
E-Mail: spp.uwm@gmail.com
Purpose: Systematic Peace Project works to systematically build peace and promtoe peaceful resolutions both domestically and internationally by workign to assure our government makes peace a priority. We look to create foundations or stable societies and strive to form a coalition of organizations whose functions contribute to the broader picture of peace.
Activities: Our activities will include holding grassroot campaigns, informational meetings, fundraising events, informational tabling sessions, and other activities relating to issues ranging from war and conflict to development and sustainability.
Table Tennis
Club at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 71
Contact: Joel Des Armo, jdesarmo@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of the Table Tennis Club at UWM is to bring together recreational ping pong players in the UWM community to play ping pong and become friends.
Activities: Our activities include playing for fun, practices, and competing against other universities.
Taiwanese
Student Association
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 20
Contact: Yu-Hsuan Lin, (414) 614-3707, yl@uwm.edu
E-Mail: tsamilwaukee@gmail.com
Purpose: The Taiwanese Student Association aims to provide opportunities for the exchange of cultural, social, and educational welfare between Taiwanese students and students of other nationalities.
Activities: Our activities include a Chinese New Year party, a welcome party, and a potluck party.
Tau Beta Pi
Classification: Honor Society
Campus Mail: EMS E386
Campus Office: EMS E371P
Contact: Andrew Metcalf, (608) 334-2724, tbp.wi.g.president@gmail.com
E-Mail: tbp.wi.g.president@gmail.com
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/TBP/
Purpose: Our purpose is to create a social and professional network for students who have proven engineering merit and strength of character.
Activities: Our activities include an annual Brewers game, national conferences, monthly meetings, and other engineering related activities.
Tau Kappa
Epsilon
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 167
Contact: Richard A. Colvin, (262) 352-1291, racolvin@uwm.edu
E-Mail: info@tekedom.com
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/tke/
Purpose: Our purpose is to aid men in their mental, moral, and social development for life. Also, contribute to the advancement of society through the personal growth of our members and service to others.
Activities: Our activities include service to the community, brotherhood, recreational events, philanthropic opportunities, and fundraising.
Terpsichorean
People
Classification: Department
Campus Mail: Union Box 39
Campus Office: Mitchell 341
Contact: Andrew Zanoni, (414) 688-4973, azanoni@uwm.edu
E-Mail: azanoni@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to provide a forum for students to come together and spread the joy and word of dance. We also help fundraise to bring in guest artists, and send students to the American College dance festival.
Activities: Our activities include bake sales, t-shirt sales, fundraising for guest artists, concession stands, and picture sales.
Thai Student
Association
Classification: Cultural
Campus Mail: Union Box 307
Contact: Theerawee Tantipong, (414) 721-6190, tantipo2@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to support, advise, and provide information about UWM to people who plan to study here, as well as Thai students.Also to exchange information among members and to provide information about Thailand and Thai culture to anyone interested.
Activities: Our activities include study groups, tutoring, sports day, culture day, Thai movies, exhibitions, picnics, and welcome and good bye parties.
The
Navigators at the University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 247
Contact: John Grochowski, (262) 880-6604, grochow9@uwm.edu
Purpose: We resource the student body by offering opportunities to discuss spiritual matters and fellowship together.
Activities: Small group Bible study, worship nights, large group meetings, region retreats, informal gathering for fun and fellowship.
The Point of
Grace
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 299
Campus Office: Point of Grace, (414) 963-2047
Contact: Stephanie Kudek, slkudek@uwm.edu
E-Mail: tpog@thepointofgrace.net
Purpose: Our purpose, as a religious institution, is serving the spiritual and social needs of students on campus by providing church based advising, growth, and personal development.
Activities: Our activities include weekly church services, Bible studies, and monthly alcohol free concerts.
The Redox
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 210
Campus Office: CHEM 336, (414) 229-4873
Contact: Christopher Halbrook, (414) 229-5030, halbrook@uwm.edu
E-Mail: tababneh@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to bring together students of chemistry at UWM, both graduate and undergraduate, through various recreational activities. We will also promote the “fun side” of chemistry to students as well as to the public.
Activities: Our activities include chemistry shows and demos as well as outdoor activities such as picnics. We will also get together once a week for tournaments and competitions.
Third World
Action
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 278
Campus Office: Union 364/394
Contact: Anthony Johnson, (262) 894-3421, wjohnson@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to raise awareness, educate, and take action to help the causes of third world countries. Our focus has increasingly led to work in Haiti providing sanitation to impoverished communities.
Activities: Our activities include films, speaking events, and supporting lobbying representatives.
Triangle
Fraternity
Classification: Fraternity
Campus Mail: Union Box 193
Campus Office: EMS E371
Contact: Michael Martens, (414) 212-5874, martens.m@gmail.com
Purpose: The purpose of Triangle Fraternity is to develop balanced men in the fields of engineering, architecture, and science by providing an environment which fosters personal growth and professional success.
Activities: Triangle’s main activities are brat sales, highway pickup, brats for tots, youth sandbox, and an annual convention.
Triathlon
Club at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 231
Contact: Evan Wind, evanwind@uwm.edu
E-Mail: triathlon-club@uwm.edu
Purpose: Triathlon Club's purpose is to promote the sport of triathlon, and provide a way for triathletes on campus to meet, train, and compete together.
Activities: Our main activities are group meetings and races.
Union
Activities Board
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 137
Campus Office: Union WG 24, (414) 229-5961
Contact: Jordan Mau, (262) 391-4922, jjmau@uwm.edu
E-Mail: coffee-house@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of Union Activities Board is to provide support for speakers, events, and programs, with the intent to have an impact on the University, community, and culture of Milwaukee.
Activities: Union Activities Board supports a number of events: trivia, free concerts, art exhibits; a volunteer-run coffeeshop.
United
Student Voice
Classification: Political
Campus Mail: Union Box 183
Contact: Joseph P. Ohler, Jr., usv-list@uwm.edu
E-Mail: usv-list@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to address and discuss political issues, and engage in the political process, and encourage students to volunteer to serve on committees at UWM.
Activities: Our activities include meetings, events, debates, and campaigns.
University
Bible Fellowship
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 55
Campus Office: 2976 N Farwell, Milwaukee, WI 53211, (414) 332-7920
Contact: XinXin Wang, (262) 617-6096, xinxin@uwm.edu
E-Mail: xinxin@uwm.edu
Purpose: The purpose of UBF is to help students study the Bible and live according to its teaching.
Activities: Our activities include Bible studies, prayer meetings, book table ministries, and special events.
University
Christian Ministries
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Union Box 293
Campus Office: 2211 E. Kenwood Blvd., (414) 962-5460
Contact: Emily Stewart, eks6@uwm.edu
Purpose: UCM is an organization that serves as a place for students to come and praise God, and meet new students.
Activities: Our activities include Bible study, worship, mission trips, fun nights, and open mic. We also hold a lunch brunch every Wednesday to serve students, and have service opportunities during spring break as well as other chances throughout the year for faith works to serve the community.
University
Legal Clinic
Classification: Service
Campus Mail: Union Box 144
Campus Office: Union 357, (414) 229-4140
Contact: Cameron Jaeger, (414) 229-4140, ulc@uwm.edu
E-Mail: ulc@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/ulc/
Purpose: Our purpose is to assist students of the University in resolving their legal problems, and to promote growth and education of ULC members in the area of law.
Activities: Our activities include landlord/tenant seminars and various other legal seminars.
University
Student Court
Classification: Governing
Campus Mail: Union Box 107
Campus Office: Union 373, (414) 229-5295
Contact: Meggan DeWitt, (414) 229-5295, msdewitt@uwm.edu
E-Mail: court@uwm.edu
Web Page: www.uwm.edu/StudentOrg/USC/
Purpose: The purpose of University Student Court is to provide fair hearings and decisions for students. The hearings and decisions are conducted and made by the student court members in cases under its jurisdiction.
Activities: The central activity of USC is to act as the Judicial Branch of the Student Association.
VIBHA at UWM
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 284
Contact: Ujala Rana, urana@uwm.edu
Purpose: VIBHA is a volunteer driven social organization dedicated to create a bright future for under privileged children. VIBHA’s mission is to educate, empower, and enable every individual who wishes to make a positive difference in the life of the under privileged child.
Activities: Our activities include volunteering, organizing cultural and sports events, drives, and campaigns and to create awareness for the cause and to generate funds to support grass root projects in India and USA.
VIVE - Vegan
Interest Vegan Education
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 85
Campus Office: Union 395
Contact: Ellen Johnson, vivemilwaukee@gmail.com
E-Mail: vivemilwaukee@gmail.com
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote animal rights and veganism on campus, educate the public on these issues, and serve as a resource for current vegetarians and vegans.
Activities: VIVE will hold meetings, potlucks, hand out leaflets, table around campus, and bring in speakers and hold events which relate to animal rights.
Wakeboard
Club
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 206
Contact: Kelly Carnahan, (414) 322-2560, kellykc2@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to promote the sport of wakeboarding on the UWM campus. The Wakeboard Club also gives members opportunities to participate in competitive tournaments.
Activities: Our activities include practices, teaching, and competing.
Walt Disney
World College Program Alumni Association
Classification: Professional
Campus Mail: Union Box 212
Contact: Christine Beldin, wdw-campusrep@uwm.edu
E-Mail: wdw-campusrep@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to help promote the Walt Disney World College Program, and help returning college program participants readjust to campus life.
Activities: Our activities include a presentation with the Disney recruiter once a semester, e-presentation events, and volunteering in the community.
Water-Ski
Club at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 33
Contact: Scott Lausten, slausten@uwm.edu
Purpose: Our purpose is to teach skiing, and to promote water skiing to the UWM community.
Activities: Our activities include tournaments, practices, and fundraisers.
Wisconsin
League of Conservation Voters at UWM
Classification: Social Action
Campus Mail: Union Box 253
Contact: Jessica Helgesen, (920) 362-1319, helgesen@uwm.edu
Purpose: The WLCV, which is a nonprofit and nonpartisan organization, gives the environment a voice by encouraging citizen involvement, educating about policy-making progress, environmental meetings and event awareness, grass roots organizing, and more. While working together with other groups, we plan to shine the light on environmental issues and bring forth ways to solve them.
Activities: The WLCV’s main activities are attending events such as EcoJam, hearings in Madison, conferences, and other social gatherings. We also canvas, petition, and table to promote the purpose of the WLCV.
Women’s Club
Volleyball at UWM
Classification: Recreational
Campus Mail: Union Box 223
Contact: Dawn Vangsness, (414) 750-4980, vangsne2@uwm.edu
Purpose: Women’s Club Volleyball is designed for women at UWM to compete competitively at a collegiate level.
Activities: For our members our activities are to attend practices twice a week as well as tournaments throughout the semester. We also attend a national competition at the end of the spring semester.
Yexus
Student Organization, The
Classification: Religious
Campus Mail: Uni