Student Team Member Learns about Marketing Experiences for a Lifetime
EMILY SIDERITS’S HANDS-ON MARKETING INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE Emily Siderits, Wisconsin Union social media and marketing intern, began working at the Wisconsin Union in October 2020. The University of Wisconsin–Madison junior is majoring in marketing as well as management and entrepreneurship in addition pursuing a certificate in Spanish studies. In addition to this busy academic year, she has taken on this important, hands-on...
New Year: Renewal of Hope
Dear Wisconsin Union community,What a year it has been. Thank you for sticking with us through it all. We couldn’t have asked for a more resilient, patient and understanding group of people to depend on during these times. To celebrate the end of 2020 and to give the scoop on what to expect from the Union in 2021, we sat down with Wisconsin Union Deputy Director Susan Dibbell. Below, you can read our insightful conversation with...
Ed Janairo Brings Dedication to Students and Education to Role of Chief Business Officer
Ed Janairo’s dedication to working with students, belief in the importance of education, and wish to use his expertise to make a difference took him on a professional journey of more than 15 years of higher education leadership roles. That journey led him to the Wisconsin Union, and, as of June 1, he now serves as our chief business officer. “Education is always ongoing. There will always be new questions to ask and answers to...
A Place to Lead: Our 2020-21 Student Officers
By Maddie Boulanger Student leadership and shared governance are coded into our DNA, here at the Wisconsin Union. It’s who we are, and it’s a critical part of what makes us strong. We believe that the student voice in what we do makes us more innovative, more responsive to students’ needs and helps us stay true to our mission to welcome, engage and connect the campus community. Each year, we elect new student leaders to help guide us...
Behind the Scenes at the Union: Shawn Bolduc
He oversees the Wisconsin Union Theater patron experience. He manages the logistics for the Theater’s events. And, in his “spare” time, he makes thousands of people drool almost on the daily with modern confections almost too beautiful to eat. He is Shawn Bolduc, and he is the director of audience services at the Wisconsin Union’s Wisconsin Union Theater. Since 1939, the Wisconsin Union Theater has served as a leading source of...
UW-Madison Student Veterans’ Stories
Memorial Union’s honoring of service members began in 1928 with the dedication of the building as a memorial to UW-Madison’s service members. In addition, the names of more than 200 Badgers who died in active duty are inscribed on wooden plaques on the walls of the Memorial Union’s Memorial Hall, outside of Main Lounge. We, at the Wisconsin Union, recognize and honor our UW-Madison service members and veterans each and every...