Connecting Campus and Community through Community-based Service, Learning, and Research
UW–Madison will be hosting its annual Fall Public Service Fair on Sept. 11 from 3 to 6 p.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South. Students from across campus are encouraged to attend and learn how to connect to community organizations. The Public Service Fair helps students explore and find volunteer opportunities, internships, and jobs, with …
Involvement, new perspectives, and enriching are just three of many words that our Badger Volunteers use to describe their summer experiences with community partners. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, the Morgridge Center Public Service celebrated the hard work of Badger Volunteers outside the School of Education’s North Plaza. About 150 University of Wisconsin–Madison students donated their …
The Morgridge Center for Public Service is proud to announce its 2017 award winners, honoring students, alumni and community partners who exemplify dedication to public service, civic engagement and the Wisconsin Idea. The Morgridge Center is also please to announce UW–Madison’s 2017 Newman Civic Fellows Award winner, nominated by Chancellor Rebecca Blank. All winners will …
On Wednesday, April 26, students won’t be able to walk around campus without being surrounded by service. The second-annual All-Campus Day of Service will take place this year on Wednesday, April 26. As a partnership between the Morgridge Center for Public Service and the Wisconsin Alumni Student Board (WASB), students will be encouraged to learn …
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 seven students and faculty for their community-engaged work at home and across the world. The 2017 awards honor work that demonstrates excellence in collaboration between the university and local and global …
A new fact sheet released in partnership between the Morgridge Center for Public Service and the Institute for Research on Poverty examines the financial barriers to college completion. Since 1980, the cost of college attendance in the US has risen by 160% at four-year public universities and 170% at four-year private institutions. And as the …
Community partnerships are a lot like community gardens. Both require thoughtful care, communication and sustainability. For UW–Madison seniors, Helena Record and Jacquelyn Laitsch, they are one in the same; a combination that also requires cows. Four to be exact. When a Ugandan village found the soil in a local community garden lacked proper nutrients, they …
“The Wisconsin Idea” embraces the application of research, shared knowledge and experiences to solve issues. The Division of Student Life created Our Wisconsin as a two-part, in-person inclusion workshop for new students to better the UW–Madison campus community for tomorrow. Based on research about intergroup dialogues, Our Wisconsin was created to provide students an interactive …
The 2017-18 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships have been awarded to seven 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 mass incarceration, to household energy solutions, to fresh produce access to sexual assault and more. A …
Step outside the classroom and into the community. Have you considered taking a Service Learning course next semester? Nearly 40 departments across campus are offering a class in fall 2017. Service Learning courses (also known as Community-based Learning courses) are just like any class available for credit at UW–Madison, but these courses also get students …