MIAD Bridge by Wendy Young

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Making a connection through service

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theContributors Authors Jillian Duckwitz Wendy Young Andrew Palios Amanda Weeks Chastaine Tallon Jace Rauman Carrie Templeton Brett Stenson Illustrations Chelsey Holeman Photography Anna Maund Rose Tarman Juan Hernandez Brett Stenson Amanda Weeks Natalie LeRoy Source Material MIAD Canvass Careers

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From the Editor

REMARKS

dearReaders Take a close look at this magazine. What do you see? Each article involves a student who has given up their time for a good cause. Whether that might be spending an entire summer designing pro-bono work, coaching a Lacrosse team as a requirement for a class, or shaving your head to raise money. Here at MIAD, we are required to do 35 hours of community service for a class. Most of us will complain and think of the time that will be taken away from our artwork. What we donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t expect for ourselves is how dedicated we really become in our service work. Volunteering our time and energy to work with others has given something back to the community in and around MIAD. We have gained the satisfaction of contributing our skills and talents that we have, as well as the opportunity to develop others. By developing communication and interpersonal skills and learning to network has given us the opportunity to get to know people in the community. MIAD strives to make us well-rounded students and it has proved to be successful. Who would have thought that students would care so much? I want to thank every person who has made this magazine possible. All their time and effort has paid off and I hope you can see proof of that in this magazine.

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There is always some new advancement in technology that will supposedly make our lives easier and Growing Power has those answers here in Milwaukee. by Jillian Duckwitz

NetworkingtoServe Being compensated for design can be great but the experience of doing pro-bono work can give a new insight on the artist and designerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s place in the community. by Andrew Palios

miadMentors The mentor program has students who are patient, caring role models, responsible and dedicated to help new students grow and succeed in their first year. by Wendy Young

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miad@AIDsWalk Wisconsin is proud to share that they have one of the lowest AIDS mortality rates in the nation and much of this can be contributed to aids organizations such as the AIDS Walk. by Amanda Weeks

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Calendar Volunteer opportunities for this month.

thisIBelieve Essay of the month. by Brett Stenson

Artists and designers are doing their part to promote community throughout the city with installations. by Chastine Tallon

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coachingtheJumbos Lacrosse has changed Jace for the better while helping a few kids along the way. by Jace Rauman

fundRazor If you shave your head, youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re going to get questioned but the only thing that matters is why you did it. by Carrie Templeton

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Walk it out

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AIDsWalk Support local community awarness The benefits of the AIDS Walk is that the money raised in that state, stays in that state to help the people living there with treatment, food, shelter, and legal services. Wisconsin is proud to share that they have one of the lowest AIDS mortality rates in the nation and much of this can be contributed to aids organizations such as the AIDS Walk. photo and article by Amanda Weeks

MIAD has participated in many community awareness organizations over the years, one of which is the AIDS Walk Wisconsin. AIDS Walk is a national organization that coordinates various walks in cities and states across the country to help bring about AIDS awareness and to raise money to help victims of the disease. This year the walk will take place on Sunday, October 11th. Unfortunately, for MIAD students, this date falls on a Sunday during MIAD’s Fall Break. For some students this means they will not be able to participate directly in the event as a walker but they may still donate money or help sponsor another student who is participating as a walker. Walkers sign in and can participate in the morning activities of community networking as well as information on the AIDS epidemic in the country. For MIAD students, MIAD provides breakfast for the participating walkers for free. Once at the Summerfest grounds, the MIAD team will sign in, and the opening ceremony kicks off the walk. This year’s opening ceremony will include a performance by this year’s honorary chair, Bon Iver, a young indie folk singer who started his career in Eau Claire, WI. The 5K walk will start at the Milwaukee Summerfest grounds and end at the Lakeshore State Park. We all look forward to your participation and thank any participation in the past. It is through the students and faculty at MIAD who care to make a difference, that help bring our school closer not only to the Milwaukee community but to the state community as well. To sign up as a MIAD team walker, even if you are not sure about whether or not you can actually make the date due to Fall Break, please email Amanda Weeks at amandaweeks@ miad.edu. There are no costs to walkers unless they wish to sponsor themselves or donate money.

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A group of young girls feeling well accomplished and enthused for what they just finished.

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A closer look

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IN:SITE Art for a better community In the city of Milwaukee, artists and designers are doing their part to promote community throughout the city with installations, and interactive forms of art to develop a safer, more proud opinion of your local Milwaukee neighborhood.

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by Chastine Tallon One group in particular has been working toward this goal of a better community through Art Installations throughout the city since 2005; this team goes by the name IN:SITE. The group then became a valuable resource for artist and designers from all over the country to come and explore temporary public art opportunities in Milwaukee and the greater Milwaukee County. IN:SITE was created and founded by MIAD Professor Pegi Taylor/Christiansen who is a freelance writer, educator, organizer and performance artist, as well as being a member on the Milwaukee County Public Art Committee. In recent IN:SITE events, the Park East Corridor Project, was a transformation of an area where a freeway spur was removed in the Downtown area. The project culminated in eleven installations on sixteen blocks of the twenty-nine-block area. This resulted in a progressive and collaborative model to bring together the community to consider the past, present, and future of this land. The project included various local freelance Artists as well as UWM and MIAD students. IN:SITE’s primary goal with this project is to invite pedestrians, bikers, people who ride the bus, and drivers to explore the Park East Corridor. Either leisurely scanning artwork in your vehicle or walking on foot discovering artist statements on the work being presented with a closer look. Local artists have come forward with bold, diverse projects that meet this goal. From any one installation, there will be a view and connection to another. I feel that groups like IN:SITE are needed in every city as a community building tool to promote togetherness and trust in our neighborhoods especially in a city as segregated as this. Crime, illegal activities, violence and negligence pollute our city help is needed, and IN:SITE is doing its part to help inspire others to get involved in the areas they live.

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Communities IN:SITE has participated in several other communities of Milwaukee besides the Park East Corridor and some of them are: The VibranC Project Sherman Park Community The North Avenue Project The Bay View Project The Vilet Street Project All have featured artists and information at their website: www.insitemilwaukee.org

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Growing Power provides affordable, high quality food using hands-on techniques with soil, bringing new meaning to life. Literally. by Jillian Duckwitz illustrations by Chelsey Holeman

Sustainable. It’s a simple word with big benefits. In this fast paced world, and trying times everything moves forward so quickly it’s hard to keep track. There is always some new advancement in technology that will supposedly make our lives easier. More and more studies inform that (fill in the blank) causes cancer. A person cannot read the newspaper without learning of some destruction, violence, or unjust event that occurred be it as near as One’s own backyard or across the globe. They say everything is supposed to get easier, but most things don’t last. We Americans live in a “throw-away” culture, where we use it, and dispose of it; from phones and cars to Swiffer wet mops. We want things right now, and we want it when we want it. Most importantly, we want it cheap. We are in major disconnect from others and the planet. We watch too much T.V. and idolize fake celebrities. Obesity and depression rates are up. We’re unhealthy. We work the most and more often than any other country. Hunger plagues the planet, war is an epidemic, pollution sickens the world, and tragically many of us are too wrapped up in our own never-ending list of problems to realize it. We are more in-tune with our I-pods than we are in human relationships or the harsh reality of what’s really going on in the environment. One would think that everything would be simpler because of all the new technology, but isn’t it all just more complicated? The solution is sustainable.

Will Allen is one to know about sustainability. He bought the last working farm in Milwaukee, and grew something amazing out of it. Growing Power (GP) is a non-profit organization on Milwaukee’s north side. It’s about a two and a half acre plot of land consisting of: six greenhouses, a variety of farm animals, a small store, 15 paid employees, 200 volunteers on a yearly basis, and lots and lots of motivation, cultivation, and hope. GP holds workshops on a monthly basis, teaching everyone and anyone how to grow food themselves. It’s about reinventing the way food is grown and showing people it can be grown in urban areas too; and Will started it all. It’s ironic that he came back to farming, because he told himself he would never farm again. Will came from a poor farming family of 7 children, in Maryland. They never had a lot of money, but always enough food. Enough food that neighbors would always come for dinner. Will even remembers selling lima beans

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in cans to the house across the street for extra cash. He eventually left Maryland to become the first African American basketball player for Miami University and majored in Marketing. He was a member of the American Basketball Association and played in Belgium for three years. He returned to the states after an injury in 1976 and worked for Proctor and Gamble, until he was offered an “exit package”. Will used the money to buy the a certain run-down farm in 1982. Will used to drive by the plot at 5500 N. Silverspring Drive everyday on his way to work. It sparked memories of his life as a child and decided it would be a great way to raise his own children-two daughters, and one son. He also discovered the area the farm was in was what was known as a “food desert” where good nutrition wasn’t available for miles and miles. In the early 90’s he merged the plot he had bought with a non-profit organization and now it is now known as Growing Power. Growing Power provides hands on training, outreach and technical assistance that helps people grow, market and process and distribute food in a sustainable manner. The farm includes demonstrations of aquaculture, vermiculture, small animal care, greenhouse and extendedseason hoop-house agriculture. Food can be grown even during the coldest of months. Besides the Milwaukee site, there is also a facility in the Chicago area. Since 1996, the Milwaukee facility has developed several and a variety of training modules. At the base of the organization is a method called Large Scale Residue Processing. It’s about using food waste from landfills to create organic compost. Red wiggler worms are added to the compost and the combination of carbon residue, microorganisms and minerals create the most fertile soil or “vermi-compost” or “worm castings.” (It is so fertile GP named their soil, “Milwaukee Black Gold” (M.P.G) and sell it in their store.) But this vermi-compost is not as easy attainable. A lot of physical labor and care goes into it to make sure the soil is at its most potential. At GP, about 11,000 pounds of food waste, donated from local businesses on a weekly basis, (Alterra Coffee, Lakefront Brewery, Ginos Deli, Sprecher’s Brewery, Outpost, Sendiks, and waste generated from GP its self and other resources) is buried in a pile and precomposted in an outdoor “windrows” site. This generates heat and kills pathogens and weed seeds. This pre-composted stuff is already alive, and is filled with nutrients. Then material is then fed to the worms, in indoor bins which only make it more fertile and healthy. The bins sit for a month or two are watered and catered to. They then are sifted through 1/4 and 1/8 screens to make the soil more usable. Something called choer (grated coconut shells) is mixed into the castings. The choer helps

give space for oxygen, and acts as a sponge for the nutrients to settle. It makes the soil fluffy, light and ultimately perfect for growing anything. At GP, some soil is packaged for the store to sell while most is just put into pots or bins to grow food, such as: spinach, sunflower sprouts, potatoes, watercress, chives, mustard and a variety of other herbs and produce. As one would imagine, this all takes a lot of effort and labor. Sifting is hard work, and someone needs to do all the shoveling and transporting of castings. This is where the volunteers come in. There are some interns and full-time workers, but willing and caring volunteers do the majority of labor. Great relationships are created, between humans and the Earth, and humans and humans. It helps strengthen the communities. Another method GP has developed is called “aquaponics.” Aquaponics involves the close relationship between plants and fish without aid of chemicals

or artificial additives. A structure is built with shelving unites and tanks. Tilapia fish are released into tanks below, while vegetables and pots are put on shelves. The vegetables filter the water and get fertilized by the fish waste. It’s basically man-made river that sustains itself. One low tech, cheaply built system yields a complete source of protein and fresh produce. One recent process GP is working on involves Renewable Energy. An “anaerobic digester” has been installed that converts food waste into methane gas. It’s a big churning device that doesn’t smell that great. The methane gas will in turn, heat the greenhouses. Also, a 20Kwh solar system to be installed on the front greenhouse will provide electricity for the existing facility. Growing Power holds workshops to teach anyone interested that these processes can be done easily and cheaply, of course. None of the equipment used at Growing Power is expensive or hard to find. They purposely use material that is readily available to prove that it can be done. One only has to have the interest and will to grow it, and Growing Power will help. In fact Growing Power has trained over 1,500 students/interns and helped launch over 25 other urban farms.

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Take action, and realize it for yourselves. Think globally and socially. Go sustainable, help grow a community, and be part of the revolution.

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milwaukeeblackGold At the base of the of the organization is a method called Large Scale Residue Processing. It’s about using food waste from landfills and local businesses to create organic compost. Red wiggler worms are added to the compost with the combination of carbon residue, microorganisms and minerals to create the most fertile soil or “vermi-compost” or “worm castings.” The fertile soil is termed “Milwaukee Black Gold” for it’s richness.

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responsibility and stay off the streets, adults learn the benefits of eating healthy and being healthy in spirit and relationships. What a wonderful concept. When people get involved, something amazing happens: things become simple, easier and people are happier. There wasn’t one instance where I didn’t get smiled at by at least one person while volunteering there. Sure it was hard physical labor, my whole body ached when I got home, but I enjoyed the interaction. I could go there and not have to worry about: what I accomplished looked like, whether or not it had a “functioning hierarchy.” Nothing had to look pretty or “clean” and design-like. It was nice to step away and take a break from being computer monkey. I didn’t have to worry about how much things would “cost” me. Everything I accomplished was on a voluntary basis, there wasn’t a price anyone could put on it. On top of it all, the sights, smells, and sounds were extremely soothing. I could put my problems behind me, just work with the soil. GP enabled me to grow and tend to food from the ground up, while learning how I can teach others to do the same. I simply volunteered my time, and received, in return, something else of priceless value: inspiration and aspiration to serve others and a drive to incorporate ideas of sustainability into my designs. I also see my involvement at GP as a metaphor for my life and role as a leader. My experience there has enriched my character on an emotional level and enabled me to realize a good leader grows from the ground up, with hard work, a fertile base, and is someone who is not afraid to get dirty. There is no better time than the now and no good excuse not to. Let Growing Power ripen your life, as it has mine. For information on how to volunteer visit: www.growingpower.org

Besides these workshops there is also: Growing Power Youth Corps and the Urban Farm Girls Program. GP is a member of the Rainbow Farmers Co-operative, a network of farmers, grocery stores and restaurants in Wisconsin, Mississippi, Illinois and Georgia. Members of the Rainbow Farmers Coop participate in the Market Basket Program on a weekly year-round basis. They provide market baskets at an affordable price and deliver. Anyone can pay $10 and receive $20 worth of fresh food. The baskets include 1214 different types of produce and can feed a family of four. The profit goes directly back into the growing system. Growing Power also caters and does orders and events on appointment. In short, places like Growing Power will help change the world. GP is a model of how a community can relate to the environment, not be hungry and be healthy. It’s not only about growing food; it’s about growing communities. As Will Allen’s daughter, Erika said, in an issue of Colorlines, “We just see food as a really powerful organizing tool. It deals with land, housing, transportation, economics, everything. For us it’s really a tool of transformation.” Getting involved and experiencing it is by far the best way to understand how important it is to change our current system. Sustainable agriculture offers: no unhealthy dumping, recycling (versus creating waste), healthy food with great flavor, renewable energy benefits, happy animals and growing the community...its very powerful. Kids are able to learn respect and

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mentors bridging the gap

They know their way around school, have strong academic skills, are good at problem solving, and they are caring role models. They are patient, compassionate, responsible and dedicated to help you grow and succeed at MIAD. by Wendy Young photos by Anna Maund & Rose Tarman

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It’s the first day of school. You are excited and nervous with anticipation of your first class, maybe more on the nervous side. There are too many thoughts in your head to even concentrate: what should I to bring to class; what classroom am I in; what will the teacher be like; are people going to like me; will the upper class students going to shove me in a locker? It’s a wonder you even survived the elevator. First days can be intimidating but maybe it would have been a little less scary going into it with knowing a few things a head of time. How could we let incoming freshman and new students feel more welcomed and have a sense of belonging right when they come into school? The Associate Dean of Students, Jennifer Crandall, has had a great deal of experience working with young students and knows how scared they are in the first month of school. Jennifer has seen a lot of students within the first month of school come into her office feeling lost, not fitting in with other students, homesick and concerned with getting a job. There needed to be a group of students that would talk to these incoming freshmen, make them feel at home and get them excited for school. To get things going, last year Jennifer did a little research to start a pilot program with a group of students who work in the Learning Resource Center (LRC). The LRC, located in the library, is a place where students come to get tutoring services. They mostly help on papers, how to get ideas flowing, making better connections with their audience, and how to have better time management. In this pilot mentor program, they were also there to help those who just needed someone to talk to and just have someone listen. Things seemed to be working out well with the tutors and the students coming in for extra help, but they wanted to make it better. To extend the progress made in the LRC, they thought of creating a mentor program for the new foundation students. Doing a little research on my own, I found out that mentoring is a matter of trust. A trusting relationship can bring young people together with caring individuals who offer guidance, support and encouragement aimed at developing the competence and character of the mentee. Mentors are good listeners, people who care, people who want to help young people bring out strengths that are already there. Having a mentor has proven to be effective for students by improving their attitudes towards others, encouraging them to be motivated for school, helping them face daily challenges and offering them the opportunity for new careers and economic skills. The next step for MIAD was to find people that could qualify as mentors. During the second semester of last year, a letter went out to anyone interested in becoming a MIAD mentor. Those interested were to write a letter stating why they should be considered as a mentor. Jennifer and Ricky Heldt went through numerous letters and chose students based on their GPA, their personality, how well they communicated in writing, how much they showed interest working with students, and showed great leadership ability. Most of the mentors

were also chosen based on personality and how well Jennifer and Ricky knew each of the applicants. After going through so many letters and interviews, the MIAD mentors were finally chosen. This was a new program for MIAD, so they conducted more research across other campuses developing a process for the mentor training and how they could work this into the MIAD community. A MIAD mentor is a knowledgeable and experienced guide, a student advocate, and a caring role model. Many of their responsibilities include ways to help new students make the transition from high school to college life while giving them a sense of belonging to the MIAD community. They are also well informed in the college and community resources to refer any student looking for further information. Mentors need to be on top of all events going on in the River Rat Review, such as the Activity Fair or new galleries that are installed. They also show them that there are many students at school that get involved in the art community outside of MIAD. The goal is to expose them to it. Another aspect of being a mentor this year was helping out with the freshman orientation. It first kicked off on Move In day, which can be overwhelming for anyone. The mentors were there in their bright red shirts willing to give a hand to the new students moving into the dorms. They also were a big part of Parent Orientation Day, setting up the mural painting and serving on a panel in front of the new students’ families. They lead discussions and met with their mentees to establish that mentor relationship

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Casey D. and Tien N. talking with a student and their parent during orientation.

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One of the first student to paint the foundation mural during orientation week.

while giving them a first-hand experience of student life at MIAD. There were many other events that week including a trip to Discovery World, movie night, Logistics Day, the Sand Sculpture competition and bowling in Bayview, all being a great turnout. Another new addition to this year is the First Year Experience (FYE), which also happened during orientation week. Throughout the years, freshman would attend majors seminar once a week for about an hour during lunch to learn about all of the different majors offered here at MIAD. Although it was informative for the students, it was not working out as well as it did in the past. It took some time to think of something new but FYE became another new program for this year. FYE main goal for the first five weeks of school is to give the freshman an understanding of the foundation academics for what to expect and where they will be going throughout the school year. These five sessions act as a way for them to engage themselves into conversation about art and design as well as finding connections with one another. It can lessen the gap between fine art and design and realize that we all are interconnected and compliment each other. With the initiation of new programs for the foundation students, MIAD hopes that it changes the way students look at school. Hoping that they will have a better understanding of art and how to engage themselves into the art community around MIAD. Jennifer Crandall has expressed that she has already seen drastic differences in the new students. “I have seen less students come into my office feeling upset or worried about the change from high school to college, or having an urge to go back home. This mentorship program has proven to be successful and it’s only been the first few weeks of school. I’m excited to see what else the mentors can do this semester.”

Red-shirted mentors help a new student move into the dorms.

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toserve Landing the perfect paying design job does not happen to everyone. Some people acutally work from the bottom up, even if it means working for free. by Andrew Palios

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As the Spring semester of 2009 came to a close at the Milwaukee Institute of Art and Design, I thought about all those dedicated colleagues of mine preparing themselves for their summer internships or freshly landed design jobs. I have to admit I was a little worried thinking to myself, what am I going to do this summer to improve my craft and establish myself in the Milwaukee as a legitimate designer? I took some time to think about my options for how to spend my summer and reviewed my experience in Visual Resources with Fran Balistreri. He was very constructive in his criticism of my work, and never hesitated in communicating his opinion to me. He especially helped me improve my presentation skills and also inspired me to practice a new degree of professionalism when interacting with clients in the real world. Above all, Fran instilled in me a confidence in my work and judgment as a designer. Finally it came to me, the plan was to take the summer and serve the community taking only pro-bono work and see what could come out of it. This way I could put into practice all of the values I learned in VR (with a focus building relationships with clients) and at the same time keep designing through the summer so as to not miss a beat until the beginning of fall semester. Of course, my parents weren’t thrilled about it. They thought I would put myself in situation where I could be taken advantage of and that I should only work when paid. However, in this economy how many potential clients are willing to put all of their faith in a student. Of course, my parents weren’t thrilled about it. They thought I would put myself in situation where I could be taken advantage of and that I should only work when paid. However, in this economy how many potential clients are willing to put all of their faith in a student with no experience at a big design corporation or advertising agency? Then I thought about our President Barrack Obama, he repeatedly turned down huge salaries to work for Wall Street right out of Harvard Law School to become a Community Organizer in the south side of Chicago and make a difference through the love of his profession. I thought to myself, “President Obama needs me to experience this, don’t think about money, think about the knowledge that could be gained from doing something that you feel passionate about while helping those in need.” His actions proved that volunteering his time benefited himself and his country simultaneously. My mind was made up, I would volunteer my talents as a designer and see how far a good deed could take me.

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I immediately put the word out, telling everyone I knew of my plans for the summer, and if any of them knew of someone who needed design work. I kept to my usual schedule for weeks until I heard from a co-worker an opportunity to work with Milwaukee based rock band The Delta Routine. She told me they frequently played shows for free at events held by Habitat for Humanity. The Delta Routine needed a redesign for their online newsletter, sent monthly to fans that signed up to receive it on The Delta Routine website. I instantly thought this was a great opportunity to expose my work to the bands fan base as well as learn how to create a fully functioning email newsletter by trial and error. My only request from The Delta Routine was to put my personal logotype at the bottom of the newsletter with a link to my website. After they agreed, I worked closely with the band manager, Judie Papadakis, to create the design for the band. Adhering to the band’s graphic standards, I created three initial designs for the online newsletter. After the design process was complete, it spent one hour to figure out how to utilize a third party email service provider to distribute the newsletters to the band’s mailing list members. I sent a fully functional test newsletter to Judie and became the official designer for the band. A few months went by and I began attending band meetings every Thursday, sharing ideas, and further practicing my client relationship skills. Pretty soon their mailing list grew larger, and the number of opens and clicks in the newsletters grew substantially as well.

Times may be tough, but we should never stop creating great artwork just because we won’t be compensated for it. I spent most of the summer absent from Delta Routine shows, in light of receiving responsibility for creating their new CD cover, I felt there was enough for me to do already. However, as a condition of my involvement in the new CD cover design, I had to attend at least one Delta Routine show. listening to the CD for inspiration wasn’t going to be enough to prove to them that I knew how to represent the band well enough to their fans. Giving into their demands of attending a show I arrived at G-Daddy’s BBC on a Friday night at 9:00, where I met with Judie and band members Nick, Kyle, and Evan. Sitting at a table on the second floor of the venue, Judie had a few of her acquaintances (big fans) with her who frequently attend Delta Routine shows often. Judie proceeded to introduce me saying, “This is Andrew... the guy that does the newsletter.” Immediately smiles grinned across the table and with warm welcome I was complimented on how great the newsletter turned out. One of Judie’s friends, Christina Ratatori, told me that she had an opportunity for me to work at Elm Creative Art School, where she currently holds the position as dance instructor. I told her about the Service Learning class at MIAD and that I would be more than happy to volunteer my time at Elm in exchange for college credit. We traded contact information and she began to talk to the Principle at Elm Ruth Maegli on my behalf. Ruth agreed to meet with me and shortly thereafter I was given the opportunity to serve 40 hours of volunteer work at Elm.

I have always wanted to work with kids as a teacher’s assistant, especially at an art school. My first project will be to decorate bulletin boards for all the programs within Elm starting with the dance department. I will also be responsible for the decorating and setting up of the Elm gallery space, where students exhibit their artwork. Like the experience of doing pro-bono work for my friends and colleagues in the community, I my volunteer work at Elm will give me a new insight on the artist and designer’s place in the community. I would encourage everyone to practice what they have learned at MIAD whether they get paid for it or not. Times may be tough, but we should never stop creating great artwork just because we won’t be compensated for it. One opportunity will always lead to another and good deeds always come back around.

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Ways to help

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maytojune:Volunteer Using your talents to help out

Being a MIAD student, there is always something you are working on. Take the time this month to put forth your talents to help those who need it.

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Face Painters Brookfield Elementary School Brookfield, WI

pgaulke@wi.rr.com Website: http://www.elmbrookschools. org/BrookfieldElementary/index.nws Phone: 262-784-3153

Wall Painting La Causa

Milwaukee, WI

LE-mail: georget@lacausa.org Website: http://www.www.lacausa.org Phone: 414-902-1511

Annual Report Design

Marquette University-Legal Clinic

Milwaukee, WI

Lori Zahorodny E-mail: lori.zahorodny@marquette.edu Phone: 414/288-7970 Need a designer to create a new design for the annual report.

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Logo Design St. Joseph Medical & Dental Waukesha, WI

E-mail: istjosephsmed@wi.rr.com Phone: 262-544-6777

Designer-Graphic&Web Growing Power Milwaukee, WI

E-mail: staff@growingpower.org Website: http://www.growingpower.org Phone: 414-527-1546

Marketing Assistant Lutheran Social Services Refugee Resettlement Program Milwaukee, WI E-mail: Benjamin.York@LSSWIS.org Website: http://www.lsswis.org Phone: 414-325-3164

Artist or Designer Martketing Francaise de Milwaukee Milwaukee, WI

E-mail: bethh@afmilwaukee.org Website: http://www.afmilwaukee.org Phone: 414-964-3855

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Jace Rauman

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coachingtheJumbos Finding what you love through service Being from Wisconsin, you either play hockey, football, soccer, or baseball. I grew up playing hockey and was convinced that I someday I would be wearing red & white with the Wisconsin Badger. That changed when my family introduced me to Lacrosse. by Jace Rauman, photo by Juan Hernandez

After a couple of shoulder injures, I needed to begin my rehabilitation but there was a limit on how much activity I could place on my shoulders. After speaking with my cousins who live in New York and Minnesota, they suggested that I try running more or possibly pick up a new sport called Lacrosse. The next time I saw them at a family get together they taught me how to play the game and I was immediately hooked. That same year, I helped my high school field a team as well as spread the word that the sport was coming to town. Other high schools followed suit and we eventually had enough teams to host a statewide tournament, which my team ended up winning. After high school, I received a scholarship to play in college. After a couple years I moved home and began coaching at my high school alma mater. I enjoyed playing the game, but I found that coaching really let me understand the game more. I coached my high school team for three years, taking them to the state finals each year. At the same time I was continuing my education, which led me to Milwaukee after being accepted at the Milwaukee Institute of Art & Design for communication design. I still wanted to pursue coaching in the Milwaukee area but had little luck in the fall since lacrosse in a spring sport. The spring semester came and I was enrolled into a service-learning class that required us to help out in the community. Jumping at the chance to help coach, Leslie F, my service-learning teacher said that coaching would be a perfect way to complete the service hours as well as help out the community. I began to make the connections in the area with which teams needed a volunteer coach, it turns out that a youth program by the name of Northshore Lacrosse Club was interested in bringing me on board to coach one of their 6th-8th grade teams. The NLC is based out of Whitefish Bay, which is just north of Milwaukee. They had such a growth with kids who registered that they needed to field two teams, thus asking me to coach one of them. After meeting with the club’s president I was given the dates of when our practices would start as well as our game schedule. It was official; I was the new head coach of Northshore Youth Lacrosse.

Jace Rauman, Lacrosse coach.

Our first game together, you could tell that everyone was a little nervous. We scored early by a great shot by Sam on attack. Everyone was so new to the sport that my entire team rushed the field as if we had won the game. The clock said 13:20 left in the first half. Everyone settled down and I explained more about the rules of the game and the game isn’t over until the four quarters are over. The game went back and forth after they scored a couple in a row on T.J. Our midfield bounced back and we went on a scoring rampage by goals by David, Connor, and Quinn. The rest of the season went well with wins and losses. Each day I was together with them I taught them a little about life and a little about the sport. I was fortunate to have volunteer coach with some of the best kids I have ever met. I look forward to another great season with them next year.

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fundRazor Putting others before yourself If you get your head shaved, you will get asked a lot of questions, and it’s not the easiest thing to explain. For me, it was an artistic way to show how much I wanted to raise money for a cause. article and photo by Carrie Templeton In the past year I have worked for Rock Bottom Restaurant and Brewery I have seen many great charity events take place, and this past summer I had the opportunity to help make one of them happen, the Fund Razor. Rock Bottom works with the Healing Center year round to help raise money to support survivors of sexual abuse, with the Fund Razor being a sort of tribute to strength, specifically the strength of women. Being that Milwaukee is a community of the arts we decided to plan a night of fashion, music, hair design, and art. The idea of the Fund Razor came from Jen Kotas, a traveling manager for Rock Bottom, who had previous experience planning in similar events. Her ideas and enthusiasm were so catching that in no time there was a great crew, myself included, ready to do whatever it took to make the event happen. Everything from getting sponsors, to creating flyers was done by a crew of about ten of us. Since getting my head shaved I have repeatedly been asked what the significance was, which is not the easiest thing to explain. Victims of sexual abuse have gone through more than most people could ever imagine, so what is a little hair in comparison? For us getting our heads shaved was an opportunity to raise money in an artistic way, like the recuperative methods of treatment found in the Healing Center. The responses I have gotten vary greatly from people thinking I am crazy to people thinking that I am very brave, but to me its just hair that will be back soon enough. At the event we had volunteers from Rock Bottom and the Healing Center working together to ensure a fantastic event. There were a few others who played a large role in pulling this event off, they include Vonn, a fashion designer associated with Sparrow collective, Ruth and Joseh, hair stylists from Neroli, Micha and the Machine, Fulbright Scholar, and Joann Reidel, the amazing bands that played, and last but not least numerous local artists who were willing to donate art for silent auction.

Carrie right after her head was shaved and she looks beautiful.

carrieQ&A Q: Was this the first time that you shaved your head?

Yes it was, but I was very excited to do it for such a great event. Q: Were you nervous at all before, after, during it?

I wasn’t nervous before the Fund Razor, but on the night of the event I got a little nervous. I’m pretty sure that was more me being worried about how smooth everything was going to during the event. After I was a little worried about how people would react, but it didn’t last long after the first few weird looks I got. Q: Were they any of your friends that questioned why you were shaving your head?

Everyone wanted to know why I shaved my head. I got messages on Facebook from people I haven’t talked to in 8 years asking why I did it, but everytime I was excited to tell them about the Healing Center and the Fund Razor it’s self.

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thisIBelieve essay and photo by Brett Stenson

right. I am not an extremist, a democrat, a republican, a fascist or any sort of classified thinker. I feel I am simply a

The question is…what do I really believe? What am I going to do tomorrow? Should I volunteer somewhere, or should I work? Am I going to vote? I should, shouldn’t I? Will it really make a difference? Am I that ignorant, or am I jaded? What will Obama do for us? Will he instill balance and justice in the system of America, or will it be another presidency with false hope? Will I continue to starve in order to pay for gasoline, or will we explore a new way to fuel ourselves? Will my words fall between the cracks, or will they inflate into a revolution? Is God really there, or is he lost in text? Will that hadron collider thing kill us all, or discover a whole new perspective on science? Will I make a difference? Does the world really hate each other that much, or are we stubborn? Is religion worth killing over, or are we just over-opinionated? Isn’t it all about love, or is it about greed? How many people will there be on this planet in 20 years, or will there be a planet anymore? Were the Mayans right about an apocalypse in 2012? Should marriage be a sacred union between a man and a woman, or should we update that a bit for everyone to love each other? Is

person with a struggle to find what is right to me. I have opinions, but I am not

one to push them onto another…I simply just want to ask the world “What are we going to do?” 21. Student at the Milwaukee Institute of Art + Design. Currently working on a major in Communication Design. I am very interested in this current situation in America, and have high hopes for our future. I hope everyone can drop their weapons and prejudices in order to solve the mountain of problems we are facing.

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abortion up to the mother, or is it murder? What can I do to help? Will I

have kids, or will this world be too corrupt to raise innocent minds? Should I eat more vitamin tablets, or should I eat more vegetables? Should I be an artist, or a politician? Should I buy a hybrid, or invest in a bus pass? Should I donate some money to South America, or will it only end up in the wrong hands? When I buy a house, should it be in the inner city in order to build a community with the poor, or flee to the suburbs in quiet tranquility and safety? Am I capable of being a leader, or a lemming? What should I do? What do I believe? What is there to believe in? I believe in America. I believe that many young people are faced with the ultimate question: What do you believe? As a middle grounder, I feel that it is hard to truly decide what is

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