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civic engagement
Seventh Cohort of Morgridge Fellows Selected
The Morgridge Fellows program is a unique opportunity for individuals to learn and explore ways to further weave community engagement into the core functions of the university.
Kayley Bell Recognized on 2024 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll
Kayley Bell, a junior majoring in political science and history, has added the title of ‘2024 ALL IN Student Voting Honor Roll recipient’ to her impressive list of accomplishments at UW-Madison.
Morgridge Center for Public Service Celebrates Professional Staff Transition
With much gratitude and sadness, the Morgridge Center for Public Service announces the departure of Assistant Director of Community-Engaged Scholarship Haley Madden.
Community Organizer and Voting Rights Advocate: UW-Madison Student Named Newman Civic Fellow ‘24
Amanjot Kaur has been a community organizer and voting rights advocate dating back to high school. During the 2020 election, she helped mobilize students and canvassed thousands of voters in Waukesha county amidst the COVID-19 pandemic.
2023-24 Community University Partnership Award Recipients
The Community University Partnership Awards is an important reminder that our university should be recognizing and prioritizing community-centered wellbeing in the state.
That’s a Wrap: The Second Wisconsin Idea Conference
Building off the success of last year’s conference, this year’s conference focused on the importance of bringing together community and campus expertise, knowledge, and people power to create stronger communities, resilient systems and a more just and equitable world.
Celebrating Campus and Community Collaboration at the Wisconsin Idea Week
Wisconsin Idea Week, organized by the Morgridge Center for Public Service and in collaboration with various community and campus partners, is a week-long celebration of civic and community-engaged efforts at the University of Wisconsin–Madison from April 8 to 16.
Morgridge Center Alum Uses Community Engagement Lessons to Inform Connections in Medicine
Anusha Naik, a fourth-year medical student at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania, worked as an engagement preparations intern at the Morgridge Center from 2019-20 before graduating in 2020. The lessons she learned about community engagement at the Morgridge Center have continued to apply as she pursues a career in Ear, Nose and Throat (ENT) Surgery.
Wisconsin Idea Week 2024: Uniting Communities and Universities for a Stronger Tomorrow
Expanding beyond a conference, this year will feature a week-long celebration, Wisconsin Idea Week, April 8-16, which will showcase a diversity of community-university partnerships already at play in Wisconsin and create new opportunities for connection and collaboration.