September 2021 Free Wallpapers – Badger Bash on your Screens
Sweet Badger Bash! Good times never seemed so good. (Sorry, Neil Diamond. We had to do it.) September brings with it the start of a new academic year and the return of Badger Bash! What is Badger Bash, you ask? It’s gameday’s best tailgate, and it’s at our building Union South, just steps from Camp Randall. The tailgate starts 2.5 hours before each home football game. We’ve been holding our Bashes for more than...
Your August 2021 Free Wallpapers
A margherita pizza from Strada at Memorial Union National Lazy Day is Aug. 10., and National Relaxation Day is Aug. 15. It’s like August is telling us this is the month to relax. Since it’s also National Picnic Month, a picnic may be the perfect way to unwind. We have all the ingredients for a beautiful picnic at our dining options at Memorial Union and Union South, from pizzas at Strada to tacos at the South Cantina. We...
The Ultimate Terrace Summer Goals List
If you’re anything like me, spending as much time at the Memorial Union Terrace as possible is a staple of your summer. I could (and frequently do) lounge on the famous Terrace sunburst chairs for hours and never get bored taking in the sights around me, from the watercolor-esque sunsets reflecting on Lake Mendota to the Hoofers sailboats skimming across the water. But why not take your Terrace summer a step further and challenge...
Terrace 2021 Events for a Lifetime
Events. Are. Coming. Back. To. The Terrace. Adding the Terrace’s symphony of laughter and conversation will be free film showings, music performances and art activities. These in-person events took a hiatus in 2020 due to COVID-19, but we are bringing them back, making Terrace season more like the decades of Terrace seasons we all love and remember. Art on the Terrace Get in the creative zone with the Terrace Art Zone...
Spreading Kindness: Random Acts of Kindness at the Wisconsin Union
As students, staff and faculty returned to campus in fall 2020, we, the Union team, noticed an unfamiliar quiet on campus and mourned opportunities to help make connections with the campus community. We committed ourselves to finding a way to combat disconnectedness and isolation and to inspire happiness and hope in the lives of UW-Madison students, staff and faculty through random acts of kindness at our buildings Union South and...
Terrace 101: It’s Terrace Time!
The weather’s getting warmer, and the days are getting longer, which means the most wonderful time of the year is here. That’s right, it’s Terrace time! Last year, the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic forced us to get creative and make adjustments to Terrace season, but we still managed to spend most of summer 2020 soaking in Terrace vibes. This year, some aspects of the Terrace will continue to operate a little differently than years...