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Signature Programs

CRC Signature Programs

Advising Team | Community Forum | CRC Common Read | CRC Convocation | CRC Global | CRC Local | CRC Olympics | CRC Resource Center | CRC Teas | Food for Thought | Interest Groups | Late Night Breakfast | Mini Common Reads | What Matters to Me and Why

Signature Programs are traditions that help the mission of CRC come alive each year. From large social events such as the CRC Olympics to resources like our in-house Advising Team, these programs define and structure our living learning community. Likewise, these experiences set a tone and vision for our common experiences together.

Goals of Signature Programs:

  1. Engage the community in fun and informative ways
  2. Co-create educational experiences around community development, relationship building, contemporary and intellectual issues, social justice, community service, citizenship, and leadership skill development
  3. Help students make meaning of the complexity of their college experience by providing a balance of challenge and support
  4. Assist students in becoming liberally educated through engagement in the residential community

Our Signature Programs include:

  • Advising Team

    CRC is proud to partner with the Cross-College Advising Service (CCAS). As educators, our in-house Advising Team includes peer and professional Advisors who assist in student development in CRC. Advising and appointments are available. Advising is open to all CRC residents & alumni, regardless of advisor assignment, major, or type of question!

  • Community Forum

    The Community Forum is the main student-led, hall-wide source of engagement, planning, and communication. Led by a student Forum Chair, this "town hall of CRC" supports our many Interest Groups, helps with funding requests, and hosts a monthly discussion on life and CRC affairs. These discussions range widely, from concerns about facilities to planning for Alternative Break service trips. If you've got an idea, a question, a quandary, or are looking for something – come to Forum!

  • CRC Common Read

    The CRC Common Read program is one of the first opportunities each fall for our entire community to have a shared intellectual experience. The programs and events associated with our book serve as catalysts for us to experience interdisciplinary scholarship and community engagement as an integral part of CRC and the UW.

    Each year, a new book is selected by a committee of students, staff, and faculty partners. For First-Year students, the CRC Common Read is the primary text in our First-Year Seminar, ILS 138: Exploring the Foundations of a Liberal Arts Education.

  • CRC Convocation during Wisconsin Welcome

    Convocation is your official welcome to the CRC community. Meet the staff, learn about where you’re living, bond with your community members, figure out what a Learning Community really is and how it impacts you.

  • CRC Global: A Dominican Republic Service Learning Experience

    CRC Global is part of how we fulfill our mission of developing responsible, invested local and global citizens. And, it’s intended to be for all CRC residents; no knowledge of Spanish, no prior travel experience, nor any particular intended major are preferred. There will be a range of course topics, volunteer opportunities, and scholarships are available. Please also note that CRC Global is evolving and subject to change, as is required by the nature of the project itself. Patience and flexibility are required for all of us during this process.

  • CRC Local

    CRC Local is a collaboration with local community partners to create civic engagement and service learning experiences around community involvement, relationship building, contemporary and intellectual issues, social justice, community service, citizenship and leadership skill development.

  • CRC Olympics

    The CRC Olympics is a yearly tradition that encourages neighborly athletic, academic, and involvement competition between the Houses in CRC. One of the many Olympic ideals are that purely participating is far more important than winning. "Olympism" seeks to create a way of life based on the joy found in effort, the educational value of good example, and respect for universal fundamental ethical principles.

  • CRC Resource Center

    The CRC Resource Center provides CRC residents free check outs of DVDs, books, board games, test prep materials and more. With new shipments arriving monthly, checking out that new movie or GRE study guide that you've been wanting is easy. Can't find something you'd like? Make a suggestion! Whether you want to check out what's new or stop by and say hi, our friendly and attentive staff is always willing to help. We invite you to stop by our office located just off the Chadbourne Main Lounge and hang out any night of the week.

  • CRC Teas

    CRC Teas encourage communal discussion, relaxation, and exploration of new ideas, food, and of course tea! This monthly gathering brings together students, members of staff, and community members for delicious food and discussion usually based around a theme. Past teas have been based around Gratitude, Honored Instructors, Homecoming, and the International Student community in CRC.

  • Food for Thought Program

    Food For Thought LogoOur Food for Thought program provides students, faculty, and staff the opportunity to share a meal and get to know each other. In either one-on-one conversations or small group gatherings, you (members of the CRC community) can share stories, interests, and questions over lunch. Or breakfast or dinner! While you can talk about papers and course work, we encourage you to discuss any variety of topics, from sports to politics, or hobbies and hopes, to cooking techniques, favorite music, and more.

    Ready to take one of your instructors to Rheta's? Ready to join a student for lunch? CRC covers the cost of the meal for the faculty or staff member. Everyone in the CRC community is encouraged to participate. For logistical details, please stop the CRC Office on the main floor of Chadbourne Hall.

    For students, developing relationships with faculty and staff beyond the classroom enhances your experience in CRC and the UW. These "wise adults" can become mentors, allies, research role models, references, and facilitators of your intellectual development, to name a few! You spend nearly 90% of your time during college outside the classroom, so here's one of the ways to make the most of it.

    For faculty and staff, developing relationships with undergraduate students helps you stay in touch with student life and gain new perspectives on your work and life. CRC students are often recognized as enthusiastic, motivated, and engaged learners. We invite you to join us.

  • Interest Groups

    As a community, we strive to provide many opportunities for engagement. While we attempt to provide a wide variety of activities and events, we recognize that our members have unique interests. Interest Groups provide a means for any Barnard or Chadbourne resident to organize a group around a common interest. Interest Groups offer a means to meet new people, learn a hobby, or to simply engage in a favorite activity!
    Past Interest Groups have included:

    • Environmental Justice Interest Group
    • Pins and Needles Interest Group (Knitting)
    • Puzzle Interest Group
    • Origami Interest Group
    • Ping Pong Players Interest Group
    • Movie Interest Group

    Look for the Interest Group Bazaar during Wisconsin Welcome. And keep in mind that you can start an Interest Group anytime throughout the year.

  • Late Night Breakfast

    Taking place once each semester, CRCs late night breakfast is an opportunity for CRC students to take a break from studying for finals, right before study day and enjoy a late night meal in Rheta’s.

  • Mini Common Reads (discussion & dessert) of Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) books and others

    CRC has an ongoing relationship with the Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS) on campus. During our mini common read discussions, you have the opportunity to join CRC’s Faculty Director along with Faculty and Staff members on campus and in the community engage in a fruitful dialogue on the author’s work, prior to their visit to the CRC Community.

  • What Matters To Me and Why

    Our "What Matters To Me and Why" (WMMW) series features distinguished guest speakers from across campus and across the globe. Guests speak about their lives, how they discovered their passion for what they do, and why they believe it matters. This sharing of stories sparks conversation and dialogue that informs and enriches everyone present. Students are encouraged to ask questions and offer observations. Sometimes these conversations continue over dinner in Rheta's (the Chadbourne Cafeteria). A CRC calendar with upcoming WMMW events is coming soon. To include a guest in this series, please contact the CRC Assistant Director.