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.
Student Life
Register for Spring Badger Volunteers
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.
Spring Public Service Fair: Connect with Local and National Nonprofit Organizations
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, …
Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes to Speak at UW MLK Day celebration
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.
Wisconsin Idea Fellow Combats Food Insecurity with Cherry Tomatoes
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. …
Q&A with Wisconsin Idea Fellowship Mentor Hannah Stephens
The Wisconsin Idea is the driving mission to ensure that the education and research at UW-Madison are used to benefit communities beyond our campus borders. Wisconsin Idea Fellowships (WIF) allow undergraduate students to solve a …
Morgridge Center for Public Service Celebrates 10 Years of Badger Volunteers
Badger Volunteers is a semester-long program that pairs teams of students with community organizations to volunteer 1–4 hours each week at the same organization. The program was designed to foster meaningful and consistent connections between …
Morgridge Center Celebrates National Transfer Student Week with Lauren Hoffarth
Happy National Transfer Student Week from the Morgridge Center for Public Service to all the transfer students on campus. Transferring universities seems like a daunting process, but we’re proud of the students who took that …
CEEP Fellows Support National Voter Registration Day Initiatives
It’s National Voter Registration Day today and we’re celebrating by preparing for the Big Ten Voting Challenge — a competition between the Big Ten institutions to promote civic engagement by mobilizing voter registration and turnout. …
Celebrating 10 Years of Badger Volunteers
In 2008, the Morgridge Center for Public Service launched Badger Volunteers to foster civic engagement among students through volunteer work. Ten years later, past and current student and staff celebrate and share what makes this organization …