A New School Year, A New Chapter for Mentoring and Tutoring
Badger Volunteers Educate is giving mentorship a fresh start, connecting UW–Madison students with local youth through more consistent, semester-long tutoring opportunities.
Connecting Campus and Community through Community-based Service, Learning, and Research
Badger Volunteers Educate is giving mentorship a fresh start, connecting UW–Madison students with local youth through more consistent, semester-long tutoring opportunities.
For Shuka Konishi, staying connected to the people and communities around her has been a driving force throughout her academic and professional career. From spending over three years as a Badger Volunteer, to conducting research and preparing for a career in medicine, her experiences have reaffirmed the value of fostering reciprocal relationships and learning through service.
For many Muslim students, pursuing an career in science can come with questions about how their religious and cultural identities fit into those STEM fields. Through the Wisconsin Idea Fellowship, a team of UW–Madison students is working to educate Wisconsin communities and students that faith and science can go hand in hand.
Genevieve Lambert didn’t come to UW-Madison expecting civic engagement to be the defining factor of her college experience. Four years later, Genevieve has spent her time on campus helping students navigate election cycles, advocating for more accessible pathways towards civic engagement and promoting policy change.
The 2026-27 Wisconsin Idea Fellowships have been awarded to nine outstanding undergraduate projects at home and across the globe.
Focusing on the theme of “Building Creative and Committed Partnerships,” this year’s conference aims to reaffirm the importance of collaborating across organizations to make a positive impact in our shared neighborhoods on issues that matter to residents.
With the year coming to a close, the Morgridge Center is grateful to look back on 30 great years of community engagement. Through pillar programs such as Badger Volunteers, impactful Community-based Learning courses, and the annual Wisconsin Idea Fellowship only continuing to grow, the Morgridge Center looks forward to the next 30 years to come.
Journeying to the U.S. awakened something inside her and taught her that in America, she isn't just a Black woman — she is an Afro-Latina woman. Looking forward, Kristhel Maholy Vernaza Sanchez is steadfast and dedicated to becoming a politician back in Ecuador and holding public office where she could make real change.
Join us on the GridgeFridge for a spooky walking tour through UW–Madison’s haunted history, from Science Hall’s rumored “cadaver chute” to the ghosts buried beneath Bascom Hill. These chilling tales demonstrate how tragedy and rumor shape campus memory, prompting us to ask whose stories are preserved — and whose fade away over time.
With help from a community-based learning grant from the Morgridge Center, Sue Robinson works to create meaningful relationships between student reporters and community partners while providing journalism students with hands-on, real-world experience.