Connecting Campus and Community through Community-based Service, Learning, and Research
Interested in exploring volunteer opportunities, internships or careers with local and national nonprofits? Then don't miss this spring’s Public Service Fair from 3 to 7 p.m. on Tuesday Jan. 31 in the Gordon Dining & Event Center!
When Angela Maloney heard about the Newman Civic Fellowship through the Morgridge Center’s newsletter, Morgridge Mail, she felt that her collegiate experience and interests aligned strongly with the mission of the fellowship.
In this special episode of GridgeFridge, we dig into the behind-the-scenes work of the Sifting and Reckoning exhibit – the culmination of a years-long research project examining the history of discrimination and exclusion at UW-Madison.
Although her father is well-educated, navigating through the college application process was no easier for her than it was for any other first-generation college student.
In this episode, we talk with Kao Lee Yang about her research with dementia, her experience as a Morgridge Fellow and the importance of Community-engaged Scholarship on campus and beyond.
UW-Madison is holding VoteFest, a weeklong series of events to engage students with resources about voting. VoteFest aims to empower students to become more civically educated with the hope that they will carry that habit with them after they graduate.
In the past five years, over 20 undergraduate projects have been funded. Example projects implemented have ranged from addressing food insecurity to providing accessible art education for children.
In celebration of National Voter Education Week, the Morgridge Center for Public Service and the BadgersVote Coalition took to the street to ask Badgers why they vote.
Check out the first episode of GridgeFridge's third season about finding public service opportunities on campus and beyond!
One in four Americans reported not being registered to vote in the 2020 election. More than 600,000 non-voters specifically cited a registration issue as a reason for not participating in the election.