University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Community-based Learning

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.

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.

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.

Bianca Baldridge: A Youth Worker and Community-based Educator

“The biggest thing is that you’re nobody’s savior,” Baldridge says. “It was really getting them to burn their superhero capes and recognize that those desires are rooted in whiteness and white supremacy.”

Three Gaits’ Dena Duncan Finds Career Calling through Volunteering

In the spring of 1990, one University of Wisconsin-Madison class opened the door to a career that then-student, Dena Duncan, would enjoy for the rest of her life.

Community Engagement Expert to give Public Talk on Community Agendas and Wisdom

Dr. Lina Dostilio will tell the story of the University of Pittsburgh’s place-based community engagement initiative, “Pitt Neighborhood Commitments,” which led to the development of several neighborhood-based community engagement centers.

UW’s Civic Action Plan: The Wisconsin Idea at Work

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 …

First Cohort of Morgridge Fellows Selected

Ten faculty and instructors at the University of Wisconsin-Madison have been named “Morgridge Fellows” in a new professional development program of the Morgridge Center for Public Service. 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, defined as: teaching, research, and scholarly activities …

Morgridge Center for Public Service 2017-18 Annual Report

The Morgridge Center for Public Service released its 2017-18 annual report today. The report highlights the Center’s activities over the past year and its efforts to continue to live out its mission of building a thriving democratic society by connecting campus with community through service, community-based learning and research. We are proud of our efforts, …