When Angela Maloney heard about the Newman Civic Fellowship through the Morgridge Center’s newsletter, Morgridge Mail, she felt that her collegiate experience and interests aligned strongly with the mission of the fellowship.
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Brittany Colón Hired as Morgridge Center’s Administrative Assistant
The Morgridge Center for Public Service is ecstatic to welcome Brittany Colón as the center’s first administrative assistant.
Sifting and Reckoning: How UW–Madison’s Past Can Inform a Brighter Future on Campus
In this special episode of GridgeFridge, we dig into the behind-the-scenes work of the Sifting and Reckoning exhibit – the culmination of a years-long research project examining the history of discrimination and exclusion at UW-Madison.
VoteFest Week Encourages Students to Early Vote
UW-Madison is holding VoteFest, a weeklong series of events to engage students with resources about voting. VoteFest aims to empower students to become more civically educated with the hope that they will carry that habit with them after they graduate.
Badgers on the Street: Why Do You Vote?
In celebration of National Voter Education Week, the Morgridge Center for Public Service and the BadgersVote Coalition took to the street to ask Badgers why they vote.
Get Up and Register to Vote
One in four Americans reported not being registered to vote in the 2020 election. More than 600,000 non-voters specifically cited a registration issue as a reason for not participating in the election.
Morgridge Center for Public Service 2021-22 Annual Report
Highlights from this year include: the return of in-person and virtual Badger Volunteers, preparing students for community-engaged work and results of UW–Madison’s student voter turnout in the 2020 Presidential Election.
Fifth Cohort of Morgridge Fellows Selected
Thirteen faculty and campus members at UW–Madison have been named Morgridge Fellows. The fellows were selected through a juried process to participate in the year-long learning community designed to further institutionalize and support community-engaged scholarship.
2022-23 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships Awarded to Seven Projects
The 2022-23 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships have been awarded to seven outstanding undergraduate projects at home and across the globe. A total of 13 UW–Madison undergraduate students are part of this year’s projects.
Tackling Challenges of Civic Engagement through Higher Education with Vice Provost Zumbrunnen
In this episode of GridgeFridge, we dive into Zumbrunnen’s work as the Vice Provost for Teaching and Learning, the challenges facing young people hoping to engage in the current political climate, and how students can become civically engaged leaders on campus and beyond.