Summer Badger Volunteers: Beyond Campus Borders

This past summer nearly 125 University of Wisconsin–Madison students shared their time with community organizations across Madison.

Through the Badger Volunteers program, students volunteered with the Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability, LGBT Books to Prisoners, Madison International Partners and more.

While the Badger Volunteers’ summer session lasts just eight weeks compared to eleven during the fall and spring, community partners still recognize the important contributions of each team.

Registration for the fall Badger Volunteers session opens on Friday, Sept. 6 at 7:00 a.m. Spots are allocated on a first come, first served basis. In fact, interested students can already visit the Badger Volunteers website to see what options are available for fall.

Don’t miss out on this opportunity to develop and cultivate meaningful connections that bridge the gap between campus and community.

Check out some photos from our Badger Volunteers in action this past summer:

A Badger Volunteers team at Capitol Lakes, a health center that works with elderly residents with varying cognitive levels.
A Badger Volunteers team at Capitol Lakes, a health center that works with elderly residents with varying cognitive levels. Photo by: Xai Xiong
Badger Volunteer Grace Hawkins (left) and Nan Nonguang (right) piecing together a puzzle with kids from Madison International Partnerships, an organization that strives to make their community more welcoming to international residents.
Badger Volunteer Grace Hawkins (left) and Nan Nonguang (right) put together a puzzle with kids from Madison International Partnerships, an organization committed to help internationals and their family members experience and enjoy American culture, make significant friendships and adjust to life in the United States. Photo by: Xai Xiong
Badger Volunteers Shuka Konishi (left) and Mikayla Sandin (right) responding to a letter from an incarcerated LGBTQ+ people at LGBT Books to Prisoners, a trans-affirming, racial justice-focused, prison abolitionist project that sends books to incarcerated LGBTQ-identified people across the United States.
Badger Volunteers Shuka Konishi (left) and Mikayla Sandin (right) respond to a letter from incarcerated LGBTQ+ people at LGBT Books to Prisoners, a trans-affirming, racial justice-focused, prison abolitionist project that sends books to incarcerated LGBTQ-identified people across the United States. Photo by: Xai Xiong
Badger Volunteer Leah Piehl searches for a book requested by incarcerated LGBTQ+ people at LGBT Books to Prisoners, a trans-affirming, racial justice-focused, prison abolitionist project that sends books to incarcerated LGBTQ-identified people across the United States.
Badger Volunteer Leah Piehl searches for books requested by incarcerated LGBTQ+ people at LGBT Books to Prisoners, a trans-affirming, racial justice-focused, prison abolitionist project that sends books to incarcerated LGBTQ-identified people across the United States. Photo by: Xai Xiong
A Badger Volunteer team at the Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ecological sustainability, social justice and peace.
A Badger Volunteer team at the Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability, a nonprofit organization dedicated to promoting ecological sustainability, social justice and peace. Photo by: Xai Xiong
Badger Volunteer Alisha Kennedy (right) help fill package prescriptions at St. Vincent de Paul's Charitable Pharmacy.
Badger Volunteer Alisha Kennedy (right) help fill package prescriptions at St. Vincent de Paul Charitable Pharmacy, a fully licensed pharmacy program operating on a stand‐alone basis and providing prescribed medications at no charge to low‐income individuals who qualify for the pharmacy’s services. Photo by: Xai Xiong