Storyteller Series: A Student-Led Union
“This is what makes a university unique, when the students and the faculty can get together and discuss issues outside of the classroom. That is where true learning takes place,” former Union Director Ted Crabb said, reiterating Charles Van Hise’s inaugural address upon becoming President of the University of Wisconsin in 1904, about the importance of a Union for the students. Since the very idea of bringing a “commons” or “Union”...
Celebrating Union South’s 5th Anniversary
Like many of us, Union South found itself a bit busier than usual on its birthday. On April 15, people flocked to the building throughout the day to help celebrate the exciting 5 year mark of the union’s revived existence on the UW-Madison campus. Attendees included students, faculty, staff and community members, as well as the building’s architect and the students and committees who had worked on the original plans for the...
Welcome the New WUD Officers and Directors
We are pleased to announce that the Union Council has chosen the new Wisconsin Union Officers and Wisconsin Union Directorate committee directors. These student leaders will serve during the 2016-17 academic year. We are very excited to have them on board and look forward to working with them to accomplish their goals for the Wisconsin Union. Wisconsin Union Officers: Deshawn McKinney: Wisconsin Union President Deshawn is a junior...
Storyteller Series: An Evolution of the Union’s Winter Carnival
“The Union is the place to be.” – Ted Crabb, Union Director 1968-2001. It is as simple as that. For more than 90 years, the Union has been a cornerstone of the University of Wisconsin, Madison. It has served as not only a living room but a rec room, a family room, a study hall, a café, and most of all, a way for students to connect and grow as a community. The Union’s winter activities, and recently the Winter Carnival, are the...
Wisconsin Union Student Showcase: Distinguished Lecture Series
At the Wisconsin Union, there are so many ways for students to excel in leadership positions. One opportunity is the Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS), a Wisconsin Union Directorate committee. The committee’s 25 student members devise the annual speaker schedule for the Distinguished Lecture Series and plan the Wisconsin Festival of Ideas, an annual event that showcases professor and student research. We caught up with a few of this...
Photographer Sally Mann to Speak at the Wisconsin Union
Mark your calendars for March 29 when photographer Sally Mann will be speaking at the Memorial Union. Sally is known for her black and white photography, some of which can be found in the collections of the Metropolitan Museum of Art, the National Gallery of Art and the Whitney Museum in New York City. Sally will be visiting campus to speak about her work and to engage students, Wisconsin Union members and the community in a...