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.
Connecting Campus and Community through Community-based Service, Learning, and Research
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.
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.
In-person absentee voting for the Feb. 19 spring primary election starts next week at three sites on campus: Union South, Memorial Union, UW–Madison Student Activity Center.
When it comes to volunteering, Hatfield has done it all. Whether it’s at hospitals, daycare centers, food shelters, triathlons or bike races, she has always been passionate about cheering on others.
By providing tutoring and homework help, Badger Volunteers reinforce concepts that students learn at school, model academic success, and work to bridge the opportunity gap.
Masha Vodyanyk’s Wisconsin Idea Fellowship titled, “Providing an Accessible Art Education for Children” focused on working with kids in the fourth to sixth grade to help refine their art and motor skills at the Eagle Heights Community.
On Jan. 25 at 7 a.m., registration opens for this semester of Badger Volunteers, the University of Wisconsin – Madison’s largest student-led volunteer program.
Start off the new year with UW–Madison’s Spring Public Service Fair and explore short- and long-term volunteer opportunities, internships and jobs. On Jan. 30 from 3 to 6 p.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South, students are encouraged to attend and learn how to connect to community organizations. Students will have the opportunity to meet …
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes will be the keynote speaker at UW–Madison’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day event on Jan. 21, in the Great Hall of Memorial Union. Barnes is Wisconsin’s first African-American lieutenant governor and the second African-American elected to statewide office in Wisconsin.
Over one in 10 households in the U.S. face food insecurity, according to the USDA. In Wisconsin, that totals to over a quarter million families who do not have access to sufficient and healthy food. For then-freshman Caroline Hanson, learning more about the drivers and solutions for food insecurity in a First-Year Interest Group (FIG) …