Student Committee Celebrates Community with Collaborative Summer Publication
Community has many definitions and is all of its definitions. It can be a geographic region, perhaps the place in which you were raised or the one that you choose for yourself. It can be a group with whom you share ideals. It can be many people sharing a mission or goal. The last is certainly true for the dedicated student leaders of the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Publications Committee, which came together despite the miles...
While We Were Closed: How the Union Continued Supporting the Campus Community
Though our doors to Memorial Union and Union South were closed to ‘business as usual’ operations in March, the Wisconsin Union team continued to support our community in the midst of these unprecedented times. In keeping with our history, Union South continued to support voting efforts during the pandemic, serving as a polling location for the April and August primaries. On April 7, more than 700 ballots were processed, 441...
Leading, Learning, and Growing during a Fall like No Other
What does community look like when we can’t all gather in-person? How can leadership, learning and connectivity happen when our campus community resides across the world rather than on campus? These questions and others about how to support the campus community during the COVID-19 pandemic arose as student leaders of the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) began planning for fall 2020. What does community look like when we can’t...
A New Vibe on the Terrace: Our Pop Culture Campaign
You may have noticed a new vibe on the Terrace… one that pops. Our new pop culture-based Terrace messaging campaign highlights the excitement you feel at the Terrace with a new spin focusing on how to stay safe in light of COVID-19 at this space we all know and love. It all started when the Wisconsin Union Marketing team was tasked with coming up with a clever way to announce the Terrace summer reopening while educating our community...
Terrace Season August Wallpapers
Terrace season is here, and we couldn’t be happier to share it with you! Below, you can find our wallpapers for your desktop and phone featuring a wavy, summery Memorial Union Terrace and UW-Madison-themed design. You might even be able to spot some of our own Wisconsin Union summer apparel in the water alongside Terrace chairs, flamingos, ducks, brats and burgers. Click each image below to download the wallpaper. We hope that...
Bottling up Sustainability: Water Bottles and the Union
Wisconsin Union members and guests can now purchase a reusable, recyclable aluminum Pathwater water bottle with a student-created design that celebrates everything Union through Grubhub when purchasing Meals To-Go and when ordering food and beverages at the Memorial Union Terrace. These cost-effective, recyclable, made-in-the-USA bottles feature sustainably sourced, reverse osmosis-filtered water. In providing this custom,...