Wisconsin Idea in Action: Collaboratively Designing a Health Literacy Curriculum
2025-26 Wisconsin Idea Fellow Amy Liang develops a health literacy curriculum for Dane County residents learning English as a second language.
Connecting Campus and Community through Community-based Service, Learning, and Research
2025-26 Wisconsin Idea Fellow Amy Liang develops a health literacy curriculum for Dane County residents learning English as a second language.
With help from a community-based learning grant from the Morgridge Center, Sue Robinson works to create meaningful relationships between student reporters and community partners while providing journalism students with hands-on, real-world experience.
The Morgridge Center for Public Service is currently seeking submissions for proposals and student posters for the Wisconsin Idea Conference.
The Disability Justice Collective is a participatory-action research group at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater that works toward fostering more inclusive environments in college campuses by reflecting on their own lived experiences as students with disabilities. Their work is funded in part through a $7,000 Community-based research Grant from the Morgridge Center.
When Colm Fitzsimmons first drove onto the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus, it felt like uncertain territory. He ended up making a wrong turn and found himself right behind the statue of Abe Lincoln at the top of Bascom Hill.
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is proud to announce Devin Guthrie as its 2025 Campus Compact Newman Civic Fellow. The fellows are nominated by the chancellor based on their project idea, leadership skills and community work.
Jenna Harb's passion for community engagement only deepened through her discovery of one-on-one, hands-on community work during her time as the Student Organization Partnership Program intern. Harb's time at the Morgridge Center set the tone for the rest of her career, fostering empathy and emphasizing the power of connection—values she continues to carry into every community that she serves.
The Morgridge Center for Public Service celebrated its 30th anniversary on Thursday, Oct. 9, hosting an open-house party with keynote speakers, food and community. The celebration brought together students, faculty and staff, alumni and community partners to appreciate the center’s three decades of service.
Both Sam Arnold and Mira Halker view their work as part of a larger story, one that lays the groundwork for a future in public service, whether that be practicing law or drafting policy.
In this episode of GridgeFridge, we sit down with Ryan Stowe, an assistant professor of chemistry at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. We'll explore concepts related to research, equitability in the classroom and how to utilize scientific phenomena beyond graduation.