John and Tashia Morgridge have been awarded the 2015 James C. Morgran Global Humanitarian Award by the Tech Museum of Innovation in San Jose, California. The University of Wisconsin-Madison alumni join a prestigious list of …
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Graduating with a public-service spirit
Dana Vielmetti graduated from UW-Madison in 2011 with degrees in political science and psychology — as well as an itch to make a difference in the world. She also graduated with what she credits as …
Vilas Zoo welcomes new addition this summer: Badger Volunteers
After finishing her first year at UW-Madison, undergraduate student Shun Zhou faced a difficult choice: return home to China or stay in Madison for the summer. She decided to stay and enroll in two intensive …
UW and Morgridge Center alumnus Alan Paberzs makes public service a career
“I feel like the Morgridge Center is the place to get excited about giving back.” Alan Paberzs’ first significant brush with public service and social justice at UW-Madison was during his sophomore year on an …
Latino Earth Partnership inspires teachers and students in Ecuador
The University of Wisconsin-Madison Arboretum developed the Earth Partnership program to engage learners of all ages with nature. The program trains teachers to start restoration projects on school sites, where kids can create natural habitats. It also …
No Place to Call Home: Child & Youth Homelessness in the United States
In 2013, over 1.2 million children in the United States were identified as homeless. In Wisconsin, the figure was 18,000. Research shows that homeless youth face barriers to education and are more likely to experience …
Evjue Foundation awards Morgridge Center $11,000 to support student volunteers
Transportation has always been a significant barrier to UW-Madison student volunteer work and involvement in the Madison community. But a generous grant from the Evjue Foundation last week just made volunteering much more accessible for UW-Madison students. …
VIDEO: Global Health goes local in Milwaukee service-learning experience
Students in Nutritional Sciences 421 (Lead, algae and trash, oh my!) spent their first week of summer break traveling around Madison, Milwaukee and Wisconsin learning about local environmental hazards. The trip served as a field …
One bus. One week. One Wisconsin.
Morgridge Center for Public Service program assistant and UW-Madison junior Gilly McBride was one of 35 students invited to travel the state in the 2015 Wisconsin Experience Bus Trip. This is her experience. I originally …
First-ever Be the Change Banquet brings together campus and community
We’re thrilled to say that the first-ever Be the Change Banquet on May 5 was a huge success! It was incredible to bring together over 200 UW-Madison students, faculty and staff as well as our …