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 …
Student Life
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 …
Fall 2018 Public Service Fair
UW-Madison will be hosting its annual Fall Public Service Fair on Sept. 17 from 3 to 6 p.m. in Varsity Hall at Union South. Students from across campus are encouraged to attend and learn how …
Badger Volunteers Connects Grad Student to Community
Community outreach has always been a priority for graduate student Sam St. Clair. So, despite her busy summer – conducting research in her lab, writing a grant, and preparing for another year of grad …
F.H. King Students for Sustainable Agriculture Bridges the Gap Between the Farm and the Dinner Plate
School is starting back in just over a month, and the vacant seats at the UW dining halls will soon be filled with new students eating dinner with their roommates, parents and new friends. They’ll …
Casey Hines-munson: A Message to Future Badger Volunteers
The past three years of volunteering with Badger Volunteers (BV) has had a huge impact on my college experience and how I view my role not only on campus, but also in the Madison community …
Jennifer Torner Enriches Wisconsin Experience Through Community-based Learning
Step outside the classroom and into the community. That is how Jennifer Torner became deeply rooted and involved with the practices of a Community-based Learning (CBL) course at the University of Wisconsin – Madison. Designed …
UW Student Named Newman Civic Fellow, Recognized for High School Outreach Program
by Kayla Huynh As a first-generation college student, Wendy Hoang wants to show other high school students that college is an attainable goal. The incoming senior at UW–Madison has managed to make that mission possible …