Connecting Campus and Community through Community-based Service, Learning, and Research
A new semester means new opportunities for students in Badger Volunteers (BV) to make positive contributions to the Madison community. Registration officially opened for all students January 26. Badger Volunteers supports reciprocal relationships between the University of Wisconsin–Madison and community partner organizations that engage students in semester-long volunteer opportunities. It is the Morgridge Center for …
UW–Madison will be hosting its annual Spring Public Service Fair on Jan. 24 from 3 to 6 p.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South. Students from across campus are encouraged to attend and learn how to connect to community organizations. The Public Service Fair helps students explore and find volunteer opportunities, internships, and jobs, with …
The Wisconsin Idea Fellowship (WIF) gives UW–Madison students opportunities to engage with and serve Madison communities beyond campus borders. Eva the Engineer: Young Girls at the intersection of Engineering and Sustainability, a current 2017-2018 WIF project, is doing just that by exposing middle school-aged girls to all of the possibilities that lie within the field …
Working in the nonprofit sector was never a place where Mallory Swenson could see herself after college. For Swenson, she wanted to focus on nutritional science and learn more about the scientific research behind public health. However, during her freshman and sophomore year, she found herself taking classes and attending campus-wide events that would result …
UW–Madison students, faculty and staff are invited to the 2018 UW–Madison MLK Day Celebration on Monday, Jan. 22 from 3 to 8 p.m. in Memorial Union. The event will recognize, celebrate, and honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. as well as the many ways UW–Madison students, faculty and staff embody Dr. King’s …
On Tuesday, Dec. 12, the Morgridge Center for Public Service’s Badger Volunteers (BV) program will celebrate the efforts of all its UW–Madison student volunteers who gave their time, energy, and support to the program. The celebration will take place at the School of Education from 4:45 p.m.-6:30 p.m. “The impact of the work we get …
The Morgridge Center for Public Service Student Interns and Professional Staff share warm reflections on what the center means to them.
This coming weekend, our neighbors at Alumni Park and the Wisconsin Alumni Association are hosting a celebration for alumni and students who have chosen a path of service. As one of the five pillars of the Wisconsin Idea, service and alumni that have contributed greatly to it are celebrated each and every day in the …
If your student group, class or organization is looking to learn more about public service or the different ways you can get involved in the community, the Campus Outreach Intern at the Morgridge Center for Public Service is here to lend a helping hand. Our Campus Outreach Intern Anna Walther specializes in presentations for student …
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 improve them has historically been one of the primary purposes of higher education in the United States, and yet is …