During the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, Nicole Ramer found herself navigating graduate school, isolation and a cancer diagnosis all at once. Looking for support, she turned to online cancer support groups, spaces she initially approached with hesitation. What she found there not only helped her through treatment but ultimately reshaped the trajectory of her academic career.
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Bolstering Innovative Engagement: Student Journalists get Hyperlocal
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.
Showcase Your Work at the Wisconsin Idea Conference
The Morgridge Center for Public Service is currently seeking submissions for proposals and student posters for the Wisconsin Idea Conference.
Bolstering Innovative Engagement: Disability Justice through Participatory Action Research
The Disability Justice Collective is a participatory-action research group at the University of Wisconsin–Whitewater that works toward fostering more inclusive environments in college campuses by reflecting on their own lived experiences as students with disabilities. Their work is funded in part through a $7,000 Community-based research Grant from the Morgridge Center.
Exchanging Ideas: The Third Wisconsin Idea Conference
This one-day event brought together over 200 community members, faculty and staff and students from across the city and state. With a focus on the concept of exchange, attendees had an opportunity to learn together and build community.
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.
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.
From Cider to CBL: UW–Madison PhD Candidate Creates Toolkit for Community-based Learning Courses
After teaching her own CBL course about the subject, Jules Reynolds, a PhD candidate in geography and environmental studies created a toolkit to help guide other instructors looking to incorporate CBL into their teaching and research.
Sixth Cohort of Morgridge Fellows Selected
Sixteen faculty and campus members at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have been named Morgridge Fellows — the largest Morgridge Fellows cohort.
It’s in the Books: 2023 Wisconsin Idea Conference
The first-ever Wisconsin Idea Conference is in the books. Check out some photos from the opening remarks and breakout sessions from this year’s conference.