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When Heidi Plach steps into a lecture hall in UWM\u2019s College of Health Sciences, she\u2019s hoping to teach her students that being involved in the community and being of service to others are\u00a0essential to one\u2019s personal and professional life.<\/p>\n

\u201cI want students to get experience beyond what they are familiar with,\u201d Plach said. \u201cI want them out of their comfort zone. Service in an urban area facilitates that.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plach serves as an example to her students. A professor of occupational science and technology in the College of Health Sciences, Plach utilizes academic service learning as a key component of her curriculum, allowing her students the opportunity to engage with the Milwaukee community. And one Wednesday night every month, Plach\u2019s dual expertise as an educator of future health professionals and as an occupational therapist gets put to very personal use.<\/p>\n

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She facilitates regular, Milwaukee-area meetings of the National Alliance on Mental Illness family support group, where her dedication to veterans and civilians affected by mental illness allows her to give back. The NAMI family support group first helped her through challenging times 16 years ago. Plach joined NAMI as a participant and quickly found that the support she received was invaluable in helping her navigate the challenges of mental illness in her family. As a facilitator, Plach still finds the support she needs while providing it to others.<\/p>\n

Community service shapes the lives of faculty, staff and students at UWM. Students volunteer more than 50,000 hours yearly through the Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, & Research. The Community Engaged Scholars Network<\/a> is comprised of 225 UWM faculty who turn to community nonprofits and collaborations to build relationships with organizations that can advance and inform their research and teaching, and make a positive contribution to UWM\u2019s hometown.<\/p>\n

Service learning courses, taught by faculty, advance the teaching mission of UWM by giving 1,700 students per semester learning opportunities in the community. Together, these efforts helped UWM win a 2015 Carnegie Engagement classification<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Now, they\u2019ll help UWM honor its 60th anniversary with the 60,000 Hour Challenge, a call for the university community to engage in 60,000 hours of service. The project kicked off at the beginning of the academic year and continues through May 2017. More than 5,000 hours have been logged so far. An alumni beach cleanup, winterizing the homes of older Milwaukeeans, youth mentoring and nonprofit volunteer work have all contributed to this total.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe 60,000 Hour Challenge is a way for our campus to demonstrate the depth and breadth of its commitment to community engagement,\u201d said Laurie Marks, a UWM alumna and director of Center for Community-Based Learning, Leadership, & Research. \u201cMany UWM students, faculty and staff volunteer week after week, year after year, logging a few hours a month.\u00a0This happens at hundreds of nonprofit agencies that address issues related to poverty, youth, the arts, health, social justice and more. Their impact, hour-by-hour each week, is profound when you think about the collective.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plach\u2019s NAMI facilitation time, three hours per month, counts toward the challenge. So do the 20 hours of service her students will do this semester as part of the service-learning component of Plach\u2019s class.<\/p>\n

\u201cI believe that when you truly know people and their stories, the more tolerant and empathetic you become,\u201d Plach said. \u201cGiving your time and working with others is one way to get to know more stories.\u201d<\/p>\n

To log service hours, visit the\u00a060,000 Hour Challenge webpage<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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