Listening to Summer

One of the great things about Milwaukee is all of the music and festivals.  Many people know about Summerfest, but you don’t have to wait until Summerfest to groove to your favorite tunes.  There was a concert just last night through an event called Chill on the Hill.  Chill on the Hill is an outdoor, summer local music concert series that takes place on Tuesday nights at Humboldt Park.  This year's dates are June 4th through August 27th.  I am most excited to see the music towards the end of the summer accompanied by dancers!

If you are looking for a sweeter melody, you should check out Jazz in the Park.  Jazz in the Park started in 1991 and about 8000 people attend every week.  This music can be heard in Cathedral Square Park
Downtown Milwaukee every Thursday.

There is also a festival this weekend June 9th on Locust St.  Locust Street Festival  provides a variety of music, so there will be something everyone likes! 

These events are ongoing and a great way to get a taste of Milwaukee!!

Learning about Emily

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Hello!   

My name is Emily Bowlin and I will be starting my third year at UW-Milwaukee this fall.  I am working towards a duel degree in Accounting and Dance.  I am also a part of Honors College.  Before college, I lived in Pewaukee and attended Pewaukee schools for 13 years.  I was very active in drama, choir, and National Honor Society at Pewaukee High School.  

Outside of school I competed in Ballroom through Fred Astaire Studios.  Dance is my favorite thing to do and you shouldn’t be surprised if you see me dancing to class instead of walking.

My experiences in university housing have made me a RiverView expert.  I spent my freshman year living in room 420 without a roommate.  This pushed me to get to know my suitemates and become good friends with them.  This past year I worked as a Resident Assistant on the 7^th floor of RiverView.  As much as I miss all my residents and co-workers and the many adventures that happen in the resident halls, I am happy to continue working in university housing as an Outreach Assistant.

I am excited to get to know my new co-workers and be living in my very first apartment.  I am also very excited to be spending my first summer in UW-Milwaukee.  I enjoy attending Summerfest and can’t wait to go to WICKED the musical playing in Milwaukee.  Coming from a small city living in Milwaukee has been and continues to be an interesting change for me.  I hope you learn to love Milwaukee as much as I do.

Hey! It's Haley!!

Haley Williams

Pleasant Prairie, WI

          Hi! My name is Haley Williams! I am a Molecular and Cellular Biological Science major and I’m getting my minor in Chemistry! I am also working toward my honors degree from the Honors College! I lived in University Housing my freshmen and sophomore years in Sandburg Residence Halls. Currently, I am an outreach assistant for University Housing! 
           I chose UWM for their outstanding Biological Science program and opportunities in undergraduate research! I currently do undergraduate research in neurobiology on the genetic mutations of the CABIN1 gene in mice and zebra fish! Some awesome science research!!

           This summer I will be living in Milwaukee and emerging myself in all types of events the city has to offer! Some of these include Summerfest, The Color Run, Wicked, and plenty of Brewers Games!! I also look forward to seeing you all in the upcoming weeks at New Student Orientation and if you have any questions please do not hesitate to ask in the comments below!!

Welcome Everyone!

Hey everyone! My name is Eric Sundquist and I am glad to be one of the new University Housing Outreach Assistants here at UWM! We’ve been working hard to organize the absolute best tours of our residence halls here and as the first few tours start I can tell it’s going to be a lot of fun meeting all of you and introducing you to our awesome facilities.

A little background about myself; I am a 21-year-old Accounting and Finance double major transfer student from Burnsville, MN (SKOL VIKES!) and the 2012-2013 school year was my first at UWM. I lived in Cambridge Commons last year and had a blast. I got involved with the South End Council, which governed Cambridge and RiverView, and got some really cool things accomplished through that like getting foosball tables in the residence halls and throwing a huge end of the year/pre-final carnival and grill out for residents to take a step back and relax before attacking their finals and also to have some more enjoyable time with all of the friends they made throughout the year.

I am also a part of the Sigma Chi Rho Fraternity on campus. Keep an eye out for our car smash during Fall Welcome to raise money for the Huntsman Cancer Foundation and the UWM Scholarship Program!

This will be my first summer in Milwaukee and I could not be more excited! I’ll finally get to experience Summerfest as I’m sure many of you will. I also plan to spend a lot of time exploring the numerous festivals that will be occurring throughout the summer, specifically German Fest and the Fireworks Kite Festival, as well as touring the disc golf courses around the area.

I hope you all have an exciting and safe summer and I’ll be checking back in soon!

Eric Sundquist

Work Orders 101

Hey, all!  It's almost midterms and things have been pretty crazy the past couple weeks.  I hope everything has been going well during your first couple weeks of the fall semester.  I have been working hard in the University Housing office answering questions as they come.  One of the biggest questions I get is about how to fill out a work order.  The form is a little tricky, so I thought I'd make a quick how-to for you.

• First important note,  the University Housing work order site is www.fixit.uwm.edu.  If you search "work order" on UWM's homepage, you will be directed to the wrong work order form. Our form looks like this: 

•  Secondly, you want to make sure that you fill out all of the information in red.  Building Name, Floor Code, and Room # can be a bit confusing if you haven't used this form before.  Let's say I live in S1030A and my toilet is clogged.  I would click on the drop down boxes and click on the area that I am requesting service in.

• My completed work order will look like this:

• If the work order went through successfully, this will pop up on my screen.  

• When I go back to my UWM email, I will get an email confirmation that my work order was received. 

• University Housing staff will then come into my room and address the issue.  It's ok if I'm not home;  they will leave a door hanger on saying that they came into my room for maintenance.  

•  I will then get another email stating that the work order was completed. 

  That's all there is to filling out a University Housing work order. Also, don't wait to fill out a work order.  If there is an issue in your room, let us know right away!