Connecting Campus and Community through Community-based Service, Learning, and Research
“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 …
The recently completed Community Needs Assessment for the Community Action Coalition of Southern Wisconsin uncovers both key issues and possible solutions.
Professor Armando Ibarra is a tireless advocate for Wisconsin’s Latin@ community, dedicating his teaching and research to ensuring the needs of the state’s Latin@ population are being met. “The best way to do this,” Ibarra says, “Is by having those conversations.” And those conversations always start with a simple question: “What do you want?” Ibarra, …
A high school student in Madison who passes algebra by 10th grade is twice as likely to get their degree on time. And getting your high school degree has a big impact on the rest of your life. That’s why volunteers are needed to help more high school students pass algebra by the end of …
There’s always a need for more blood donors. But there’s an especially critical need to boost diversity among blood donors. The Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Madison Alumnae Chapter, Morgridge Center for Public Service and the Urban League of Greater Madison are teaming up to raise awareness around donor diversity and help save lives at the …
UW–Madison undergraduates are encouraged to apply for the Newman Civic Fellowship, a nationwide award honoring community-committed students. The Fellowship recognizes and supports students with at least one year remaining in their undergraduate education who have demonstrated an investment in finding solutions for challenges facing communities. Recipients are not only honored for previous work but receive …
The 2017 Spring Public Service Fair is Wednesday, July 25 from 3-6 p.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South. Over 65 local and national nonprofits will be on hand. You can get a volunteer opportunity on the spot. Many of the organizations are ready to help you sign up right away if you find something …
“If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk, then crawl, but whatever you do, you have to keep moving forward.” Martin Luther King Jr. is known for poetic words and heroic actions. On Monday, the University of Wisconsin–Madison community came together to consider King’s legacy and how …