Connecting Campus and Community through Community-based Service, Learning, and Research
Krista Brown dedicates a majority of her time to thinking about how she can positively impact the lives of others, whether through her studies or through direct service in Badger Volunteers and the Campus Women’s Center. Brown, originally from Madison’s northeast side, attended Madison East High School and has always been active outside the classroom …
Genetics professor Audrey Gasch loves questions. It’s her job as a scientist to ask questions and then go seek answers. But it’s also her passion to help others ask questions, including some of Madison’s youngest future scientists. Gasch joined the Department of Genetics faculty at UW–Madison in 2004. Her undergraduate degree is from UW–Madison and …
1. There’s a specific place you have to vote. Find your polling location here. 2. Voting begins at 7:00am on Tuesday, Nov. 8 and closes at 8:00pm. But as long as you’re in line at your correct polling place by 8:00pm, you must be allowed to vote. 3. You can register to vote on Election …
The Morgridge Center for Public Service at UW–Madison is thrilled to announce that Lisa Chambers has been hired as the center’s new associate director. The hire comes in advance of current associate director Randy Wallar’s upcoming retirement in early 2017. Wallar has been with the Morgridge Center since its inception in 1996 and will be …
Millions of Americans are witnessing one of the most historic presidential elections of their lifetime, the first opportunity to engage with the democratic process for many. And three UW–Madison students have spent the past year focusing their efforts on ensuring the right to vote extends to all citizens. Sophomores Sally Rohrer, Kara Bell, and Alex …
“This is a real-world project,” said Eric Schuchardt, an Associate Lecturer in UW–Madison’s Landscape Architecture Department. Schuchardt teaches Landscape Architecture 610, a capstone requirement of the undergraduate professional degree. The real-world project he’s talking about is the culmination of his students’ work throughout the two-semester community-based learning course. And it is, indeed, a real-world experience. …
The Morgridge Center for Public Service is hosting three information sessions for students interested in learning more about applying for a 2017-18 Wisconsin Idea Fellowship: Thursday, Oct. 20 5:00 – 6:00pm Red Gym, Multicultural Student Center Monday, Oct. 24 6:00 – 7:00pm Red Gym, Morgridge Center for Public Service Tuesday, Nov. 1 5:30 – 6:30pm …
Having grown up and attended school together in the Milwaukee metropolitan area, UW–Madison sophomores Katie Piel and Natalie Hogan were well aware of food security issues throughout the city, but it wasn’t until college they started to learn how they could address the problems. Last spring, Piel, an Environmental Studies and Communication Arts double-major, was …
If you want to vote, you have to register first! Here’s how: I’ve already registered before. Am I OK? Maybe. If you haven’t moved addresses in Madison since you last voted, then you are all good to go. If you’ve moved addresses in Madison since you last voted (even just moving to a new unit …
For many Americans, politics is one of few topics we refuse to discuss. Julie Winokur is trying to change that. Winokur had an existential moment after her son called her “intolerant” of other people’s political views. She decided to create a film and national movement to understand why people believe what they believe. Her film …