After the Org Fair: What to Do Now that You’ve Found an RSO
In just six combined hours on Sept. 12 and 13, over 13,000 students made their way through the Kohl Center, meandering through a sea of tables and smiling faces, shaking hands and asking questions. Welcome to the Student Organization Fair: a semesterly event hosted by the Center for Leadership & Involvement (CfLI) that introduces students to around 450 different registered student organizations, or RSOs. Best Buddies...
Leadership, Mentorship, and Finding One’s Voice: Mae Hurtado-Thiele Receives 2023 Women’s Leadership Award
For a while, Mae Hurtado-Thiele says she lost her voice. As a child, she felt alone as the only girl in the upper level math classes and the only Spanish-speaking student at a new school. She felt less inclined to speak up, or even to speak Spanish in front of others. But when she found her voice again years later, it was that of a burgeoning leader – and that of the 2023 recipient of the Anne Louise Martino Leadership Award. The...
Onstage at the Wisconsin Union: Nate Gibson & the Stardazers
Nate Gibson’s love of music runs deep – he’s an audio-visual preservation archivist at the University of Wisconsin–Madison Mills Music Library, radio show co-host at WORT’s Wednesday “Back to the Country,” author of “The Starday Story: The House That Country Music Built,” lecturer at UW–Madison’s Mead Witter School of Music, and a musician specializing in vocals, guitar, upright bass and trumpet. In short, if there’s a way to study,...
Live it Up at Lakefront Live
What do you get when you combine free live music, rental paddlecraft, and incredible lake views? Lakefront Live, our beloved lake-facing concert, back for its second year as a three-event series after its extraordinary debut in 2022. Concertgoers enjoy bobbing on Lake Mendota while savoring sweet music from the UW Credit Union Terrace Stage at Lakefront Live. Photo by the Wisconsin Union. At Lakefront Live, the band turns 180 degrees...
Terrace Season, Six Ways
There’s never been a more wonderful time to visit the Terrace than this upcoming season. Whether you’re looking for a place to relax and eat, explore the outdoors, or stretch your creativity, the Terrace is back and better than ever, with even more offerings so you can celebrate summer all day long. Follow inspiration with a free or low-cost Terrace art project Creativity can take you anywhere at the Terrace Art Zone. Photo by...