Finding the Write Fit: WUD Publications Committee Leaders’ Views
The Publications Committee of the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) is not just one publication, but six different print and digital magazines. Each has positions for people with varying interests. Into traveling? We got you. Food? Badgers gotta eat… (and take pictures of our food before indulging). Fashion? Come write, model, create social media or design marketing campaigns! Each student-run publication — MODA, EMMIE, Souvenirs,...
Top 5 Terrace Views Stories of 2019
Thank you for joining us throughout 2019 in discovering more about the Wisconsin Union. We hope you will continue to join us in 2020 for even more stories full of activities, learning opportunities, making a difference, beautiful sunsets and delicious food. Here’s a roundup of your favorite stories from this past year — the ones you loved and clicked the most. You’ll find fun facts about the Terrace, tips for watching films in our...
Social Justice Hub — First Semester Summary and Looking Forward
In October 2018, Union Council, the Wisconsin Union’s governing board, endorsed the creation of a social justice program to provide students with an out-of-classroom experience that develops the campus community’s capacity to create a more equitable, safe and inclusive environment. This resulted in the creation of the Wisconsin Union’s Social Justice Hub. The Hub’s guiding social justice definition can be found in Bell, Adams...
Dine and Dance: Valentine’s Day at Memorial Union
Do Valentine’s Day the Wisconsin Union way! This Valentine’s Day, make memories with the people you care about through the Wisconsin Union’s Valentine’s Day events! What can you expect from us this Valentine’s Day? Dinner, dancing and great music! Choose one of three tasty entrees while also enjoying beverages and chocolate-covered strawberries in the grand Tripp Commons in Memorial Union. Then, enjoy listening to tunes by The...
Behind the Scenes at the Union: Shawn Bolduc
He oversees the Wisconsin Union Theater patron experience. He manages the logistics for the Theater’s events. And, in his “spare” time, he makes thousands of people drool almost on the daily with modern confections almost too beautiful to eat. He is Shawn Bolduc, and he is the director of audience services at the Wisconsin Union’s Wisconsin Union Theater. Since 1939, the Wisconsin Union Theater has served as a leading source of...
Breaking Boundaries Through Music: An Interview with Upcoming DLS Speaker
Music is many things for many people. For some, it is a way to bond with friends. For others, it is a way to pass time. But for Syrian refugee Mariela Shaker, music is a way to break boundaries. “Music is a way to get the world together and to remove our differences…It is something that unites the world together,” Shaker said. Shaker is an advocate for peace and social change. She currently visits schools across the country to share...