Home is Family
By Kelsey Pulera Everyone who has spent time at the Wisconsin Union knows it’s a place where strangers become friends and friends become family. For the Stutz sisters, it’s a home away from home. As Badgers and lovers of the outdoors, Margaux, Ella and Laurel Stutz each found a place to belong in Outdoor UW and in the Wisconsin Hoofer community. Student leadership here at the Wisconsin Union helps create an...
Home is Stories
By Kelsey Pulera We at the Wisconsin Union have the honor of carrying on traditions that our predecessors established over the past century and creating new traditions that make all who visit feel at home in their campus living room. We are the caretakers of these places that are home to countless stories and memories. This year, we highlighted the moments that make our Union home with a new oral history project called the Storyteller...
Campus Home Sweet Home
An interview with Union President Dashawn McKinney and Director Mark Guthier. How does the Wisconsin Union serve as a home to students, staff and faculty, and community members? DESHAWN: I think in a lot of different ways, first and foremost, it is the availability of space for people to congregate and engage with the Union. It’s just the vast spectrum of opportunity that exists here and that allows people to engage with spaces in...
Photo Gallery: Members Meet the Blind Boys and Liz Vice
Last week, Wisconsin Union members had the rare opportunity to attend a concert, then interact one-on-one with the performers. Gospel stars The Blind Boys of Alabama and Liz Vice brought the house down Thursday when they performed in Shannon Hall. Following the concert, Wisconsin Union members were invited to a private reception with the artists, where they were able to ask them questions and learn more about them. Interested in going...
Review, Relax, Refuel in the New First Floor
The wait is over. After months of construction and renovation, part of the first floor of the Memorial Union opened Monday, Dec. 5, just in time for upcoming final exams at UW-Madison. The renovated area provides much-needed spaces for students to study, recuperate and refuel. Union staff have made sure the first floor has cozy seating and accessible outlets, as well as several individual desk cubbies for maximum focus. These elements...