{"id":7451,"date":"2025-12-23T12:18:04","date_gmt":"2025-12-23T18:18:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/webid2-test-lsweb\/?page_id=7451"},"modified":"2026-02-02T15:32:32","modified_gmt":"2026-02-02T21:32:32","slug":"student-organizations","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/african-diaspora-studies\/students\/undergraduate\/student-organizations\/","title":{"rendered":"Student Organizations"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-africology-now\">Africology NOW!<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The&nbsp;<strong><em>Africology Now&nbsp;<\/em><\/strong>club is a student organization created to encourage both undergraduate and graduate studies in African and African Diaspora Studies at UWM (formerly the Department of Africology) and to educate members on topics and issues concerning Africa and its diaspora, racial and gender inequality, and segregation and Black mobilization. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Club members, as well as faculty and staff, meet regularly to engage in peer tutoring, exchange creative writings, plan trips and get-togethers, and discuss career opportunities. In addition, we invite important Black activists and intellectuals to UWM to speak at cultural and academic events, as well as participate in Black Studies forums such as the Conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and history.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-u-flex uwm-u-flex--wrap uwm-u-flex--left\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-u-mr-20 uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"http:\/\/pantherorgs.uwm.edu\/AfricologyNOW\/club_signup\" rel=\"\">Join Africology Now<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-faculty-advisor\"><br>Faculty Advisor<\/h3>\n\n\n<div class=\"facetwp-template\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-container\" class=\"uwmpeople-grid\"><div id=\"uwmpeople-grid\" class=\"uwm-l-grid uwm-l-grid--1 uwm-u-mb-60\" aria-hidden=\"false\"><div class=\"uwmpeople-person uwm-l-grid uwm-u-mb-40\" data-catlist=\"51, 55\"><div class=\"people-image\"><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/african-diaspora-studies\/about\/directory\/saint-jacques-ermitte\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-post-image\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/saintjac.webp?ver=\" sizes=\"(max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" width=\"300\" \/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"people-info\"><div class=\"people-name\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/african-diaspora-studies\/about\/directory\/saint-jacques-ermitte\/\">Ermitte Saint Jacques<\/a><\/strong><\/div><div class=\"uwm-u-my-0\"><ul class=\"people-title-dept uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li><strong>Assistant Professor<\/strong>, <em>African &amp; African Diaspora Studies<\/em><\/li><li><strong>Undergraduate Advisor<\/strong>, <em>African &amp; African Diaspora Studies<\/em><\/li><\/ul><\/div><ul class=\"people-contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\"><li class=\"people-email\"><a href=\"mailto:saintjac@uwm.edu\">saintjac@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-club-president\">Club President<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Stephen Boluwaduro<\/strong><br>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:sbolu@uwm.edu\">sbolu@uwm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-club-vice-president\">Club Vice-President<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Bonita Akinbo<\/strong><br>Email:\u00a0<a href=\"mailto:aakinbo@uwm.edu\">aakinbo@uwm.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-lead-in\">\r\n UWM has more than <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/studentinvolvement\/organizations\/\">\r\n 300 student organizations<\/a>. \r\nDon't see one you like, start a new one!<\/p>\r\n<p>Students will find organizations that focus on career development \r\nand networking; social clubs; sports and activity clubs; \r\ncommunity service and volunteer groups; and more. \r\nMembership can lead to leadership within the organization, \r\nadding to your resume before you even graduate.<\/p>\r\n<picture>\n    <source type=\"image\/webp\" src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/media\/student-organizations.webp?ver=\" \/>\n    <source src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/mediastudent-organizations.jpg?ver=\" \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" \n        \n        src=\"https:\/\/web.uwm.edu\/ls-people\/file\/media\/student-organizations.jpg?ver=\"\n        alt=\"group of students at an event\"\n        \n         \n        loading=\"lazy\"\n    \/>\n<\/picture>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africology NOW! 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