UWM graduate and undergraduate students are immersing themselves in some of Milwaukee’s oldest and often overlooked neighborhoods such as Sherman Park to learn about the people, culture, heritage and history.
The students interview the people who live there and document architectural treasures, corner businesses and parks. The findings then lead to a thank-you gift to the community.
The students are part of the The Buildings-Landscapes-Cultures Field School led by Arijit Sen, an associate professor in the School of Architecture & Urban Planning and in UWM’s Urban Studies Program. Sen coordinates with UWM’s Peck School of the Arts, UW-Madison and the Library of Congress.
“What matters most is that we produce good citizens,” Sen says. “To sustain urban life, we need to have different ways to tell stories about each other. Everything we have done in the Field School has come from the knowledge we’ve gained working with neighbors.”
