Grab Your Group and Get to Know Gabrielle: Group Art Events at Wheelhouse Studios
Craving a creative activity for an upcoming birthday celebration? Searching for a social event for your registered student organization (RSO)? Hosting a bachelor or bachelorette party? No matter the occasion, art-making is even more fun with friends, family, or co-workers. At Wheelhouse Studios on the lower level of Memorial Union, you and your group can relax and socialize while making meaningful mementos that you will treasure...
Discovering a Home Away from Home: International Student Employees Find Comfort and Flexibility at the Wisconsin Union
It’s challenging enough being a college student – never mind being one at a university located thousands of miles from home, in a different country. With the potential of balancing culture shock alongside classes, it isn’t always easy to find a sense of normalcy and belonging. That’s where we come in. At the Wisconsin Union, we are proud to offer a space where all students, including international students, can grow...
Back and Better than Ever: The Return of the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts
The Philharmonic Chorus of Madison performs holiday carols at the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts in 2017. Photo by Andy Manis. If you’re searching for the perfect way to ring in the holidays this year, look no further than the Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts. This tradition will return to Memorial Union’s Great Hall from Nov. 30-Dec. 4 for the first time since 2019! With extravagant feasts, old English pageantry and cheerful carols,...
Printing Up a Storm: StudentPrint Celebrates 50 Years
The world has seen a lot of change over the past half-century – and StudentPrint (SP) has been there for it all. SP started as a source for printing protest materials in 1972 and has seen its share of social and technological revolution. Through many transformations, the campus print shop has continued its role as the best spot in Madison for deals on all types of printing jobs. Whether it’s stickers, posters, T-shirts, or copies,...
Show Your Badger Pride at Wheelhouse Studios
Hours of research, testing, formulation and staff input gathering led to a brand-new glaze available exclusively at Wheelhouse Studios at Memorial Union: Bucky’s Bucket. It joins a lineup of Wheelhouse exclusive, house-made glazes. Who doesn’t want a bucket of Bucky? Now, artists can take home a bit of Badger pride from Wheelhouse Studios! For years, Wheelhouse used commercially made red glazes, but this came with a host of...
Recognition and Visibility: Introducing the National Pan-Hellenic Council and Multicultural Greek Council Rooms at Memorial Union
Memorial Union may have opened its doors for the first time in 1928 – almost a century ago – but its historic halls have been a space for change since their creation. This decade is no exception. As the social center and living room of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus that hosts thousands of student and community groups’ events each year, Memorial Union serves as a space for learning and important gatherings. In July 2021,...