Gekas Lounge Murals Display Stories of Diverse Historical Figures
As current Badgers and alumni celebrate the start of a new year, they can also celebrate the new and renovated Gekas Lounge. Formerly known as the Trophy Room in Memorial Union, the space was renamed after a generous donation from alumnus Ted Gekas. The room located just behind der Rathskeller is known for its large, colorful murals created in the mid-1990s as a lasting representation of students of color at UW-Madison. The murals...
Former Union Intern to Continue his Professional Journey at NPR in D.C.
Former Wisconsin Union team member Jake Witz is bringing the experiences and skills he gained at the Union to our nation’s capital as a National Public Radio (NPR) music editorial intern. Witz gained these skills during a Union membership communications internship and throughout his time as a Memorial Union Terrace ambassador. As a membership communications intern, Witz developed his interviewing, audience analysis and writing skills...
Home is Family
By Kelsey Pulera Everyone who has spent time at the Wisconsin Union knows it’s a place where strangers become friends and friends become family. For the Stutz sisters, it’s a home away from home. As Badgers and lovers of the outdoors, Margaux, Ella and Laurel Stutz each found a place to belong in Outdoor UW and in the Wisconsin Hoofer community. Student leadership here at the Wisconsin Union helps create an...
Home is Anniversaries
Students, UW-Madison faculty and staff, Union members and other community members celebrated Union South’s fifth anniversary April 15. The celebration included nickel food and drink promotions, a cupcake mosaic with free cupcakes, a scavenger hunt and an a capella group performance. The event also featured movies, music, discussions, prizes, the 88th Annual Student Art Show and much more. The fifth anniversary commemorated the...
Home is Memories
The beloved Memorial Union Terrace is back. Students, staff and faculty as well as our esteemed Wisconsin Union members and guests have visited this cherished space since 1929. In its early years, the Terrace hosted a variety of gatherings such as Venetian night, Cap Night and University Sings. At one point, the Terrace was even flooded by the Wisconsin Hoofers to create an ice skating rink! Porter Butts, the first Wisconsin Union...
Home is Stories
By Kelsey Pulera We at the Wisconsin Union have the honor of carrying on traditions that our predecessors established over the past century and creating new traditions that make all who visit feel at home in their campus living room. We are the caretakers of these places that are home to countless stories and memories. This year, we highlighted the moments that make our Union home with a new oral history project called the Storyteller...