Connecting Campus and Community through Community-based Service, Learning, and Research
Every year, we recognize the outstanding students, community partners, faculty, and alumni who make a difference in the community and advance the Wisconsin Idea. This year, we celebrated our fourth annual Be the Change Bash in Memorial Union’s Tripp Commons. Our thanks goes out to all who joined in celebrating the incredible work that has …
These seven students and faculty are proof that that the Wisconsin Idea is a living, serving idea. This year’s Wisconsin Without Borders awards honor these students and faculty for their community-engaged work at home and across the world. The 2018 awards honor work that demonstrates excellence in collaboration between the university and local and global communities. Each …
By Käri Knutson Earlise C. Ward, a leader with years of experience in both health care and helping the community, will become the next director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service. Ward, an associate professor in the School of Nursing, will begin her new role in January 2019. She will replace Kathy Cramer, who stepped …
On Tuesday, April 24, UW students will be surrounded by service opportunities as they move throughout campus. The third-annual All-Campus Day of Service will allow students to explore the many ways to engage with public service in the Madison community. Opportunities, including direct service, philanthropy, advocacy, community discourse and politics, will give students a chance …
The 2018-19 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships have been awarded to nine outstanding undergraduate projects at home and across the globe. The projects, which are all rooted in the concept of addressing needs identified by community partners, range in topic from food insecurity, the disparity in education, addressing ecosystem issues and more. A total of 11 UW–Madison …
When Michelle Tong reflects back on volunteering in Madison, she is reminded of one thing – the Bayview Foundation. Located a few blocks away from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Bayview Foundation provides educational opportunities, quality housing, and access to social services and cultural programming for low-income families. In addition, Bayview is home to many …
Most college students in America have some experience with volunteering or community service. Whether it is working at a food bank, volunteering at a ‘race for a cure’ or running a clothing drive, volunteer work and getting involved in local communities has become a mainstream part of young people’s lives. Getting involved in a new …
By Mike Klein Two voter registration/absentee voting efforts on campus next week, in advance of the Feb. 20 primary election, kick off an election year in which UW–Madison is committed to promoting civic engagement among students. UW–Madison is competing in the Big Ten Voting Challenge, a nonpartisan effort that aims to mobilize registration and turnout …
In the United States, well over 100,000 girls as young as nine years old are lured into violent sex slavery; across the globe, attempting to pay for medical bills or schooling, families are tricked into labor trafficking through a small loan with a quickly increasing interest rate. Modern-day slavery can mean many different things: incessant …
Contact: Jason A. Smith, associate director, Wisconsin Academy MADISON–The Wisconsin Academy of Sciences, Arts & Letters today announced the fourteen recipients of the 2018 Academy Fellows Award. The winners will be given their awards at an April 6, 2018, celebration hosted by the Wisconsin Academy at the Pyle Center at UW–Madison. The award celebration is open …