Into the WUDs – Finding your Place on Campus
Finding your place, the place that feels like home can feel overwhelming at college. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, though, an organization headquartered in the University’s campus living room helps students find their way: the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD). WUD leads the creation and promotion of more than 1,000 events at the spaces that makeup the campus living rooms, called Memorial Union, the Memorial Union...
Souper Bowl Brings Super Artists Together to Make a Difference
A chance to make a difference and bring home a one-of-a-kind art piece comes to Madison, Wis., March 26 at a food and entertainment charity event called Souper Bowl XXVI. At the Bowl, visitors can support the building of affordable housing in Dane County in many ways, including purchasing bowls of soup and the bowls in which the soup is served. Many of the bowls at the event will have had their starts at the Wisconsin Union’s...
Marking 20 Years with Director Mark Guthier
Twenty years ago, we welcomed Mark Guthier to the Wisconsin Union team as our third director in our organization’s more than 110-year history. Mark Guthier speaking at the kick off the start of the Tong Family Marina project on Sept. 15, 2018 – photo by Sam Molinaro Mark has led us through many milestones, beginning with the 75th anniversary of the Wisconsin Union and continuing with the rebuilding of our south campus...
Thankful for You During this Month of Gratitude – Your Free November 2021 Wallpapers
This month, which is National Gratitude Month, we hope you can take a moment to take stock of all of the wonderful things in your life. The friend, who is always there to listen. The animal family members, who bring you peace and happiness. The food that nourishes you. The places that make you feel happy and safe. We hope that we are among those places and that you visit our campus living rooms at Union South, Memorial Union and our...
Fall at the Memorial Union Terrace – Your October 2021 Wallpapers
If you haven’t been to the Memorial Union Terrace in October, you are missing a very special time at this iconic destination when the green of our majestic trees are replaced with the warm, brilliant colors of fall, which slowly carpet the Terrace’s pavers. While the end of fall usually brings the hibernation of the famous sunburst chairs that reside at the Terrace during the late spring, summer and early fall, there are...