UW-Madison students turned out in force for the midterm elections Tuesday, culminating a year-long voter-turnout competition with other Big Ten schools. The winners of the Big Ten Voting Challenge won’t be known until August 2019, …
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Undergraduate Combines Biochemistry, Environmental Studies with Community Engagement in Rwanda
By Kaine Korzekwa It’s easy to make a difference through an award that’s named after the Wisconsin Idea, and Jacob Olson is doing just that. The biochemistry and environmental studies major traveled to Rwanda this …
There’s Still Time to Cast Your (Early) Vote
By Mike Klein Almost 2,000 people voted in-person absentee at UW–Madison campus voting locations last week, Oct. 22-26. But don’t worry if you’re not one of them: Early voting continues this week through Friday, Nov. …
Q&A with Wisconsin Idea Fellowship Mentor Hannah Stephens
The Wisconsin Idea is the driving mission to ensure that the education and research at UW-Madison are used to benefit communities beyond our campus borders. Wisconsin Idea Fellowships (WIF) allow undergraduate students to solve a …
Morgridge Center for Public Service Celebrates 10 Years of Badger Volunteers
Badger Volunteers is a semester-long program that pairs teams of students with community organizations to volunteer 1–4 hours each week at the same organization. The program was designed to foster meaningful and consistent connections between …
VoteFest Week Encourages Students to Early Vote
In an initiative to educate students and encourage early voting, UW-Madison is holding VoteFest, a weeklong series of events to engage students with resources about voting. VoteFest aims to empower students to become more civically …
Morgridge Center Celebrates National Transfer Student Week with Lauren Hoffarth
Happy National Transfer Student Week from the Morgridge Center for Public Service to all the transfer students on campus. Transferring universities seems like a daunting process, but we’re proud of the students who took that …
First Cohort of Morgridge Fellows Selected
Ten faculty and instructors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been named “Morgridge Fellows” in a new professional development program of the Morgridge Center for Public Service. The fellows were selected through a juried process to …
CEEP Fellows Support National Voter Registration Day Initiatives
It’s National Voter Registration Day today and we’re celebrating by preparing for the Big Ten Voting Challenge — a competition between the Big Ten institutions to promote civic engagement by mobilizing voter registration and turnout. …
On Voter Registration Day, Students can Step Up to Voting Challenge
By Mike Klein UW-Madison students are off to a fast start in the Big Ten Voting Challenge, with hundreds registering to vote so far this fall. But it’s no time to let up. The next …