{"id":62778,"date":"2018-09-24T12:00:27","date_gmt":"2018-09-24T17:00:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=62778"},"modified":"2018-09-24T12:22:47","modified_gmt":"2018-09-24T17:22:47","slug":"reserve-your-seat-for-on-the-table-2018-at-uwm-on-tuesday-oct-9","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/reserve-your-seat-for-on-the-table-2018-at-uwm-on-tuesday-oct-9\/","title":{"rendered":"Reserve your seat for On the Table 2018"},"content":{"rendered":"

Conversation and connection are on the agenda for the UWM community on Tuesday, Oct. 9, as the university again steps up as \u201csuper host\u201d of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation\u2019s On the Table event.<\/p>\n

In 2017, UWM faculty and staff hosted more than one dozen conversations, from discussions about the future of K-12 education and entrepreneurship to equity and inclusion. UWM faculty, staff, students and alumni joining in these friendly, focused talks were among more than 5,400 people across the region who participated in the foundation\u2019s inaugural On the Table event last October.<\/p>\n

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Brett Peters, dean of UWM\u2019s College of Engineering and Applied Science, leads a discussion at last year\u2019s On the Table event. (UWM Photo\/Pete Amland)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Joan Prince, vice chancellor of global inclusion and engagement, is renewing the call for UWM faculty, staff and students to host a table at UWM\u2019s campuswide conversation from 8:30 to 9:30 a.m. on Oct. 9 in the Wisconsin Room of the UWM Student Union. Coffee and refreshments will be served from 8 to 8:30 that morning, and the Wisconsin Room can accommodate up to 20 tables, eight seats per table.<\/p>\n

To be a table host, all one needs is a conversation topic or prompt focused on moving Southeastern Wisconsin forward, two to seven table guests to join them for the talk and an email RSVP to Prince at jprince@uwm.edu<\/a>. Individuals who wish to join an On the Table conversation but who cannot host a table also are welcome to attend, but should indicate their \u201cguest\u201d status in their RSVP.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe want people to bring their own ideas forward,\u201d Prince said. \u201cA central convening like On the Table works best and has the greatest potential for impact when people are talking about the issues that matter to them.\u201d<\/p>\n

Another benefit of the On the Table experience, said School of Education dean and returning 2017 host Alan Shoho, is who\u00a0<\/em>is at the table.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe On the Table approach works to bring together a diverse group of individuals to discuss solutions towards vexing societal issues,\u201d said Shoho, who will attendin a conversation about equity in early childhood education on Oct. 9.<\/p>\n

To keep the conversation forward-moving and impactful, Global Inclusion and Engagement will open up applications for UWM On the Table mini-grants later in October. UWM table hosts can apply for grants to implement concrete ideas, next steps and future conversations stemming from conversations initiated at UWM\u2019s On the Table convening. Additionally, a round of \u201cIdeas to Action\u201d funds of $500 to $2,500 are being sponsored by the Greater Milwaukee Foundation. Applications are open Oct. 10-31 at onthetableMKE.org<\/a>.<\/p>\n

According to Laura Glawe, UWM double alumna and a vice president of the Greater Milwaukee Foundation, the 2017 On the Table conversations touched 73 ZIP codes, featuring an equally broad range of experiences and perspectives.<\/p>\n

In followup surveys, however, participants identified three core areas of shared interest and discussion:<\/p>\n