Making Childhood Memories and Professional Strides at the Terrace
Abby Synnes’ connection to the Wisconsin Union began long before she joined us at the Wisconsin Union in 2021 as a communications associate while attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison. She will graduate in May 2023 having written more than 50 blog stories, crafted many press releases and run multiple communications efforts. A Lifelong Connection Abby grew up in Madison, Wisconsin, and she and her family have frequented our...
Your Wisconsin Union Large Space Lottery Guide
Registered student organizations (RSOs) (and their wonderful advisors), this blog story is for you. Our team at the Campus Event Services Office (CESO) holds a large event space lottery just for you each fall and spring semester, and we’re giving the 411 on how to navigate your lottery experience. What do you get at the lottery? Well, we thought you’d never ask. This is your chance to reserve a large Union South, Memorial...
Mendota Blue Movement Anniversary – The Difference You Made
The Memorial Union Terrace grew a bit more colorful temporarily on April 29, 2012, with the addition of light blue Terrace chairs at our outdoor dining and entertainment destination the Memorial Union Terrace. For decades, only orange, green and yellow chairs with our trademarked sunburst-like design have decorated the more than 40,000-square-foot lakefront retreat. These colors acknowledge and honor Wisconsin’s important farming...
Deliciousness On-the-Go
You don’t need to choose between fast and delicious at many Wisconsin Union-run markets, cafes and restaurants at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. While we work to quickly serve you food and beverages at all of our dining options, we get it; sometimes, you don’t have five to 10 minutes to wait for a custom-made pizza, salad or burger. We have plenty of ways to quickly quench your thirst and quiet a growling tummy through our...
10 Reasons the Wisconsin Union is the Best Place for Students to Work
Student employment life is better at the Wisconsin Union. And we hire all year long, always looking for student team members to join us at the best place to work. There are so many reasons why student employment at the Union is different. We’ve heard countless student team members say that they feel seen and heard and that their supervisors respect them. Those intangible things…we can’t put on a flier, but they are real and felt, and...