{"id":2232,"date":"2025-05-30T16:29:44","date_gmt":"2025-05-30T21:29:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/community-engagement-professions\/?page_id=2232"},"modified":"2025-11-14T11:01:09","modified_gmt":"2025-11-14T17:01:09","slug":"communitybuilding","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/community-engagement-professions\/communitybuilding\/","title":{"rendered":"Community Building Workshop &amp; Resource Exchange"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"uwm-l-row\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col\">\n<p>The Community Building Workshop and Resource Exchange provides opportunities for our resilient and talented student body to come together to build mutual aid community on campus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-community-building-workshops\">Community Building Workshops<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>These workshops introduce participants to processes that promote effective interpersonal communication and strong social connections. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Students who have completed <a href=\"https:\/\/grassrootsdevelopment.notion.site\/UWM-Community-Building-Resource-Exchange-20d90b65f40180d2a475d78f4fa7a936\">community building workshops<\/a> in the past have said it is one of the most powerful experiences they have had at UW-Milwaukee, allowing them to authentically encounter themselves and others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-resource-exchange\">Resource Exchange<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Resource exchange is a unique form of mutual aid in which members of a community share resources with one another in a way that strengthens community ties and individual well-being. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Combining community building and resource exchange enables participants to exchange their talents and time within the context of an evolving and caring community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-more-information\">More Information:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Open to all social work, criminal justice, education, and information studies students<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Can potentially result in two academic credits<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Meals provided during each gathering<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>No cost to attend<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-new-to-uwm\">New to UWM?<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p>We invite students new to UWM, who are interested in meeting people in their social work, criminal justice, education, or information studies major, to attend the <a href=\"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/community-engagement-professions\/community-building-social\/\">Community Building Social<\/a> on Friday, Jan. 30.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Build your network and get a feel for the supportive community you\u2019re joining!<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-l-col uwm-l-col--4 uwm-l-offset--1\">\n<div class=\"uwm-l-buttons--full\">\n<a class=\"uwm-c-button uwm-c-button--full uwm-u-mb-20\" href=\"https:\/\/grassrootsdevelopment.notion.site\/UWM-Community-Building-Resource-Exchange-20d90b65f40180d2a475d78f4fa7a936\" rel=\"\">Register<\/a>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Community Building Workshop \u2013 Spring 2026<\/strong><br>Tuesday, Jan. 20, 5:00 to 8:00 p.m.<br>Wednesday, Jan. 21, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<br>Thursday, Jan. 22, 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><br>UW-Milwaukee<br>Cunningham Hall<br>1921 E. Hartford Ave. Room 107<br>Milwaukee, WI<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Resource Exchange &amp; Community Building Social<\/strong><br>Friday, Jan. 30, Noon to 1:30 p.m.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Location<\/strong><br>UW-Milwaukee<br>Enderis Hall Room 1024<br>2400 E. Hartford Ave.<br>Milwaukee, WI<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwm-p-card uwm-p-card--gold uwm-u-mb-40\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--body\"><div class=\"uwm-p-card--content\">\n<p><strong>Contact<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Dimitri Topitzes<br>Social Work Professor<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:topitzes@uwm.edu\">topitzes@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-229-3004\">414-229-3004<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Anne Lamb<br>Department Program Associate<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"uwm-c-list--contact uwm-c-list--cleanlist\">\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-envelope fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"mailto:lamba@uwm.edu\">lamba@uwm.edu<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><i class=\"fa-solid fa-mobile-screen-button fa-fw\"><\/i><a href=\"tel:414-229-6526\">414-229-6526<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22499,"featured_media":2234,"parent":0,"menu_order":3,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"class_list":["post-2232","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.3 (Yoast SEO v27.3) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>College of Community Engagement &amp; 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