Every university resides in a community. Whether a small town or large city, universities are surrounded by homes, businesses, schools, community centers, entertainment venues — people’s lives. Collaborating with citizens in these spaces to help …
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Wisconsin Idea Fellowship Grant Support Students and Communities
As one of the longest and richest traditions surrounding the University of Wisconsin, the Wisconsin Idea, conveys a general principle: that education should influence the lives of people beyond classroom and campus boundaries. The Wisconsin …
Walk the Walk with Community Organizations
On Friday, Oct. 13, the Morgridge Center for Public Service will host its annual Walk the Walk event in partnership with Community Shares of Wisconsin and the School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Walk the …
Peer Advisors Help Students Connect with the Community
Whether a student knows just the type of volunteer opportunity they are interested in or they have no idea where to start, the Morgridge Center for Public Service student peer advisors are here to help. …
Wisconsin Idea Fellowships: Female Empowerment Through Environmental Sustainability
For recent UW-Madison graduate Maria Castillo, finding the intersection between gender inequality and environmental sustainability was the key to helping solve a complicated community problem across the world. During a study abroad with Semester at …
Fall 2017 Public Service Fair
UW-Madison will be hosting its annual Fall Public Service Fair on Sept. 11 from 3 to 6 p.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South. Students from across campus are encouraged to attend and learn how …
2017 Summer Badger Volunteers Comes to an End
Involvement, new perspectives, and enriching are just three of many words that our Badger Volunteers use to describe their summer experiences with community partners. On Tuesday, Aug. 15, the Morgridge Center Public Service celebrated the …
The Cow Project
Community partnerships are a lot like community gardens. Both require thoughtful care, communication and sustainability. For UW-Madison seniors, Helena Record and Jacquelyn Laitsch, they are one in the same; a combination that also requires cows. …