Two students, Tina Marshalek and Rob Kiser, both transferred to UW-Madison from Madison College after discovering their desire to further their education past an associate’s degree.
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Wisconsin Idea Fellowships: Q&A
The Wisconsin Idea Fellowship is a funding opportunity for semester or yearlong projects designed by an undergraduate or a group of undergraduates in collaboration with a community organization and a UW–Madison faculty or staff member.
Voting on UW-Madison Campus Up in 2018
The University of Wisconsin–Madison today reported that student voting on campus was up in last year’s election, increasing to 52.9 percent in 2018 from a rate of 35.6 percent in 2014.
Summer Badger Volunteers: Beyond Campus Borders
Through the Badger Volunteers program, students volunteered with the Linda & Gene Farley Center for Peace, Justice and Sustainability, LGBT Books to Prisoners, Madison International Partners and more.
Morgridge Center for Public Service 2018-19 Annual Report
The Morgridge Center for Public Service released its 2018-19 annual report highlighting the center’s activities over the past year.
Morgridge Fellow Jennifer Seelig Focuses on Rural Schools’ Place in Community
During her time as a high school Spanish teacher, Jennifer Seelig wondered how the community’s relationship with the school affects learning and instruction.
Cory Sprinkel to Move Civic Action Plan Forward as New Community Engagement Preparation Specialist
The Morgridge Center for Public Service is pleased to welcome Cory Sprinkel in a newly created role as Community Engagement Preparation Specialist.
New Morgridge Center for Public Service Faculty Director to Focus on Strengthening Campus and Community Relationships
Before Earlise Ward’s days as a psychologist, researcher, and now, Morgridge Center for Public Service Faculty Director — she grew up in a family where “public service,” was just a supermarket trip away.
14 Registered Student Organizations to Participate in Student Organization Partnership Program
This year, the Morgridge Center for Public Service is forming new partnerships with 14 of those RSOs in a new initiative to better support and connect with student organizations involved in community-engaged work.
Second Cohort of Morgridge Fellows Selected
Eleven faculty and instructors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been named “Morgridge Fellows” in a professional development program of the Morgridge Center for Public Service.