Blog
Openings, Coming to a Union Near You
With the Memorial Union Reinvestment still underway, we thought we’d give you all you need to know about what’s happening (and going to happen) in the Union. Openings, updates and added features are sure to stir up excitement this summer and beyond. Check below to see important dates and details, and be sure to stay updated with Union events at the event page website! Questions or concerns? Share in the comments section below!
read moreSending off our Seniors: Andrew Bulovsky
With graduation day this Saturday bringing in a new alumni class, we are taking time to acknowledge some of the many sensational seniors here at the Wisconsin Union. Throughout all of May we will be highlighting these individuals, asking them to reflect back on their time here at UW-Madison and what they are looking forward to in the future. Today we are featuring Andrew Bulovsky, the Vice President for Public Relations here at the Union, Associated Students of Madison (ASM) Senior Class Vice President and Marshall Scholarship...
read moreMust-See Music and Movies at Terrace After Dark
As the number of Terrace-goers increases and the feeling of summer is more and more present here at the Union, it is only appropriate to share one of the most exciting parts of Madison summers — Terrace concerts and movie screenings. The Terrace After Dark series is a summer tradition put on by the Wisconsin Union Directorate that makes every summer a memorable one. With movies such as Ghostbusters, Back to the Future and Animal House, the Lakeside Cinema series highlights “oldies but goodies” to a tee. Music...
read moreSending off our Seniors: Bess Donoghue
As graduation time quickly approaches and a new alumni class is born, we are taking time to acknowledge some of the many sensational seniors here at the Wisconsin Union. Throughout all of May we will be highlighting these individuals, asking them to reflect back on their time here at UW-Madison and what they are looking forward to in the future. Today we are featuring Bess Donoghue, the film, music and all things art fanatic here at the Union. Bess has been an active member and leader of the Wisconsin Union Directorate Film committee and a...
read moreThrowback Thursday: Times on the Terrace
Warm weather is quickly approaching (we hope!), and we love to show our excitement with a throwback Terrace photo. Terrace-goers young and old have made the Terrace one of their top summer hangouts from its start in 1928. Check out the photo below taken in the 1930s. Take a look back in time each week with Throwback Thursdays as we post photos and snapshots from the Union’s amazing history. Find out interesting facts and stories from some of the Union’s favorite people, places and things. We’re eager to hear your stories and memories from the...
read moreSending off our Seniors: Andrew Heisler
As graduation time quickly approaches and a new alumni class is born, we are taking time to acknowledge some of the many sensational seniors here at the Wisconsin Union. Throughout all of May we will be highlighting these individuals, asking them to reflect back on their time here at UW-Madison and what they are looking forward to in the future. First, we are featuring our very own Andrew Heisler, a social media intern in the marketing department who not only shapes and molds the Union Facebook and Twitter pages, but works closely with all of...
read moreThrowback Thursday: A New Tradition
With the second annual Revelry Music and Arts Festival coming up this Saturday, May 3, we’re looking back at some of last year’s festivities. Students enjoyed some of the many artistic activities at the first Revelry Music and Arts Festival May 4, 2013. This first festival showcased artists Hoodie Allen, Toro y Moi, Chance the Rapper, the Mowgli’s and more. Take a look back in time each week with Throwback Thursdays as we post photos and snapshots from the Union’s amazing history. Find out interesting facts and...
read more“Check out” Union South’s Little Free Library
No, that’s not a bird house nestled between newspaper and magazine bins beneath Union South’s central staircase. The dark stained wooden box houses not Robins or Blue Jays, but it does welcome “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” and “To Kill a Mockingbird.” This is Little Free Library. If you haven’t seen one of these miniature book boxes on a street corner, front yard or public building, you probably will soon. There are over 15,000 Little Free Libraries worldwide, and the number continues to...
read more
Name A Seat Campaign Donor Stories: The ‘Crazy Mother’
Wisconsin Union Theater’s Name A Seat campaign has brought forth personal stories that have taken place in the historic Theater and Union throughout the years. Supporters who give to the campaign are able to engrave a plaque on a seat in the newly renovated Union Theater. Some of the dedicators share a personal connection with the space, including UW-Madison professor of education and Jewish studies Simone Schweber, who devoted a Theater seat to her “crazy” and loving mother. “My mother, to whom the seat is dedicated, was an...
read more