Announcing our 2020-21 Student Officers, Directors
For you, a Wisconsin Union event is an experience for a lifetime; for the students behind our events, it’s an opportunity of a lifetime. Behind the scenes are students who plan, promote and implement more than 1,000 events each year. They are part of the Wisconsin Union Directorate, which includes 10 committees and six Wisconsin Hoofers clubs. The committees plan everything from art gallery exhibitions to live music at the...
Collaborating to Make a Difference through Art
The Wisconsin Union’s Wheelhouse Studios is partnering with University of Wisconsin-Madison student organizations to use a popular Wheelhouse event to bring attention to important topics. Wheelhouse hosts the event, called Free Art Friday, on the first Friday of every month during the academic year in the lower level of Memorial Union. Last semester, Wheelhouse hosted a Free Art Friday collaboration with the Wisconsin Union...
Wisconsin Union Spring Events Preview
Spring will be in the air soon and bring summertime Wisconsin Union events along with the warmer days and sunshine. While you wait for the snow to melt and the Terrace to finally open again, check out the Union’s variety of upcoming events. Distinguished Lecture Series The Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Distinguished Lecture Series (DLS), organized by the students of the WUD DLS Committee, has prepared an incredible spring lineup...
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...
Welcome, Guest Vendor Buraka, to Union South
Please join us in welcoming temporary guest vendor Buraka to Union South! Oct. 23, 2019, through the end of the spring 2020 semester, the Williamson Street-based, Ethiopian restaurant will serve a limited menu of customer favorites, including coconut curry chicken, dorowot, chicken peanut stew, vegetarian peanut stew and misirwot. “We think customers will really enjoy Buraka’s cuisine,” Associate Director for Dining and Hospitality...
A Look at the Union’s New Chazen Café
At the Wisconsin Union, we strive to bring you the best dining experience on campus. With over 30 dining locations across campus, you can always find something delicious to eat or drink wherever you are. Now, a new café located in the Chazen Museum will be added to the variety of dining options for students, faculty, staff and Madison guests. The aptly named Chazen Café, which opened Sept. 12, features house-made items, Peet’s Coffee...