Connecting Campus and Community through Community-based Service, Learning, and Research
Chancellor Blank’s “Blank Slate” This post is co-authored by Chancellor Blank and Kathy Cramer, Natalie C. Holton Chair of Letters & Science and Professor of Political Science. Cramer is the former Faculty Director of the Morgridge Center for Public Service who stewarded the creation of the Civic Action Plan. Guided by the Wisconsin Idea, the …
UW–Madison students turned out in force for the midterm elections Tuesday, culminating a year-long voter-turnout competition with other Big Ten schools. The winners of the Big Ten Voting Challenge won’t be known until August 2019, but it generated a lot of excitement and civic involvement. “It has been truly motivating to see the enthusiasm of students …
Almost 2,000 people voted in-person absentee at UW–Madison campus voting locations last week, Oct. 22-26. But don’t worry if you’re not one of them: Early voting continues this week through Friday, Nov. 2. Madison residents can early vote at the Student Activity Center from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m., Union South from noon-6 p.m., and …
The Wisconsin Idea is the driving mission to ensure that the education and research at UW–Madison are used to benefit communities beyond our campus borders. Wisconsin Idea Fellowships (WIF) allow undergraduate students to solve a challenge identified with a local or global community partner with the Wisconsin Idea in mind. Fellowships are awarded to semester-long …
Badger Volunteers is a semester-long program that pairs teams of students with community organizations to volunteer 1–4 hours each week at the same organization. The program was designed to foster meaningful and consistent connections between community partners and students over the course of a semester. Since 2008, Badger Volunteers have provided 222,293 hours of service …
In an initiative to educate students and encourage early voting, 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. In addition, a major goal …
Happy National Transfer Student Week from the Morgridge Center for Public Service to all the transfer students on campus. Transferring universities seems like a daunting process, but we’re proud of the students who took that leap of faith to become a Badger. The Morgridge Center would like to especially highlight one of our Operations Intern, …
It’s National Voter Registration Day today and we’re celebrating by preparing for the Big Ten Voting Challenge — a competition between the Big Ten institutions to promote civic engagement by mobilizing voter registration and turnout. But before students can get to the polls this November, they’ll have to register to vote. In honor of National …
By Mike Klein UW–Madison students are off to a fast start in the Big Ten Voting Challenge, with hundreds registering to vote so far this fall. But it’s no time to let up. The next big push is Tuesday, Sept. 25, when students will be able to register at several sites on campus as part …
In 2008, the Morgridge Center for Public Service launched Badger Volunteers to foster civic engagement among students through volunteer work. Ten years later, past and current student and staff celebrate and share what makes this organization so special. “We’re so excited to look back on the last 10 years to see the great impact Badger Volunteers …