University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
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Seniors and Students Combine Creative Forces to Celebrate Halloween

The Hallows Eve Social runs from 7-8:30 p.m., and also features a Haunted Hall and a pumpkin-decorating contest.

By - Oct 29th, 2015 02:57 pm

MILWAUKEE_Senior residents of Eastcastle Place, 2505 E. Bradford, will have a chance to design Halloween costumes with the help of their own artist-in-residence on Thursday, Oct. 29 at 7 p.m.

Ian McGibbon, a student in the Peck School of the Arts at UWM, will lead the workshop as the artist in residence at Eastcastle Place, part of a UWM program that brings resident artists to work with local seniors. The Hallows Eve Social runs from 7-8:30 p.m., and also features a Haunted Hall and a pumpkin-decorating contest.

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As Wisconsin’s only public urban research university, UWM has established an international reputation for excellence in research, community engagement, teaching and entrepreneurism. UWM educates about 27,000 students on an operating budget of $705 million, including federal financial aid passed through to students. The Princeton Review named UWM a “2015 Best in the Midwest” university based on overall academic excellence and student reviews. An engine for innovation in southeastern Wisconsin, UWM’s economic impact is more than $1.5 billion per year in Wisconsin alone.

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  1. Christina Zawadiwsky says:

    A great idea for inter-generational interaction!

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