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Photographer Sally Mann to Speak at the Wisconsin Union
Mark your calendars for March 29 when photographer Sally Mann will be speaking at the Memorial Union. Sally is known for her black and white photography, some of which can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art and the Whitney Museum in New York City. Sally will be visiting campus to speak about her work and to engage students, Wisconsin Union members and the community in a captivating conversation about art. The Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS), a Wisconsin Union student led committee,...
read moreWinter Carnival Continues its Icy Tradition
Every year, Lake Mendota becomes an icy platform for fishing, hockey and more, with droves of students embracing the fun that winter brings to Madison. One weekend in particular sparks an icy passion among Madisonians: the Hoofers annual Winter Carnival. This year brought a trove of activities to the lake, starting off with a snowshoe hike from the Union to a bonfire part at Picnic Point. Participants skied and hiked across Mendota to the iconic landmark, where they were greeted with a cozy fire, hot chocolate and s’mores, and fellow...
read moreWelcome, Susan Dibbell
Meet Susan Dibbell ‘84, the new Deputy Director of the Wisconsin Union. Susan has been working at the Union for 28 years and was active on Wisconsin Union Directorate as a UW-Madison student. During her time at the Union, Susan has worked on a variety of projects including activating Union South as a social space by adding more recreational and educational programs and creating the Morgridge Center for Public Service. Susan began her new position on January 1 and is looking forward to taking on new projects this year. She works in tandem with...
read moreWisconsin Union Employees Talk About Post-Grad Plans
The Wisconsin Union holds many memories for UW-Madison students. As December graduation season arrives, graduates begin to think back on their favorite memories at the university and at the Union. We caught up with a few UW-Madison seniors and Union employees to see what their plans are after the big day, and what their favorite memory is of working at the Wisconsin Union. Alyssa Alheid Works in: Marketing Major: Graphic Design and Communication Arts. What are your plans for after graduation? I’m currently in the process of trying to get a...
read moreUnion Employee Creates a Working Lightboard in his Free Time
Programming the lights and sound for a show is no easy task, but for UW Senior Duncan Adams (Class of 2016) it’s all part of the fun. As a student supervisor of the Sound and Lighting Technicians (SLT) of the Union, Adams makes sure the lighting and sound for Union shows run smoothly, all while working alongside his team of fellow students. Together, they ensure that the technical aspects of shows at Varsity Hall, The Sett, and practically every Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) show run according to plan. When WUD, the student programming...
read moreHoofer Resale Returns for 52nd Year
The 52nd annual Hoofer Ski and Snowboard (SnS) Resale is coming up on the first weekend of December, where over 6,000 ski and snowboard items will be displayed in Union South’s Varsity Hall. This two-day event is the largest of its kind in the Midwest, attracting hundreds of shoppers from all around who are looking for gear for the season. Organizing this major event falls on a five-student subcommittee within Hoofer SnS. Mitch Beres, a UW-Madison senior and the resale director, said that planning begins in the summer – about five...
read moreTudor Dinners Reimagined for Union South
Ringing in every holiday season, the Wisconsin Union celebrates the story of a wild boar, an English scholar and an English student during the Tudor Holiday Dinner and Concert series. As the Memorial Union Reinvestment continues forward, the 82nd Tudor Dinners are being reimagined for Union South’s large spaces. On December 10, 12 and 13th at 5:45 p.m., Tudor Dinners will start with Hor D’oeuvres in Varsity Hall. As guests mingle and pour drinks from the Wassail bowl, bells sound and guests move inside during the Grand Processional to...
read moreCampus Farmer’s Market Brings Excitement to UW Community
Along with beautiful fall colors comes the bounty of the fall harvest. In Madison, much of the product of the harvest lives right in our backyards at local farmer’s markets. The Campus Farmer’s Market, held at Union South, has been a way for UW-Madison students to take advantage of that fall harvest abundance. Since its inception in 2013, student leaders have coordinated the market. This year, senior Caroline Patz, the dining services student project manager, has taken the reigns to continue it on a road of success. Patz’s overall goal was to...
read moreWheelhouse Studios Collaboration with Go Big Read and the Business School
Freshman Business students stepped outside the comforts of Grainger Hall and into the artistic community of Wheelhouse Studios on October 12th and 13th. The students screenprinted poster designs based on this year’s Go Big Read book, Just Mercy. Jay Ekleberry, Director of Wheelhouse Studios, is the brain behind this collaboration. “Hopefully, in the process of the students co-creating posters, it really helps them process the book in new and different ways.” As part of their General Business course curriculum, students identified three major...
read moreGiant Pumpkin Regatta Celebrates its Tenth Year
Some people know it’s Fall when brown leaves start covering their yards. Others know it when they draw a crisp breath of autumnal air. For Hoofer members however, it’s the sight of massive floating pumpkins dotting the shore of Lake Mendota. The Giant Pumpkin Regatta celebrated its tenth year at Memorial Union on October 10th, with dozens of participants braving the chilly waters of Lake Mendota in PFDs: Pumpkin Flotation Devices. Even more onlookers cheered and laughed as the canoers tried to navigate around checkpoints in order to finish in...
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