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...
Breaking Boundaries Through Music: An Interview with Upcoming DLS Speaker
Music is many things for many people. For some, it is a way to bond with friends. For others, it is a way to pass time. But for Syrian refugee Mariela Shaker, music is a way to break boundaries. “Music is a way to get the world together and to remove our differences…It is something that unites the world together,” Shaker said. Shaker is an advocate for peace and social change. She currently visits schools across the country to share...
Trustee Stories: David Cross
Wisconsin Union Association Trustee David Cross, in many ways, grew up at the Wisconsin Union’s Memorial Union. From summers spent in a residential community along the Lake Mendota shoreline, called the Tent Colony, to Sunday afternoons at the Memorial Union Terrace, David’s ever-growing love for the Union carries on today through his work as a trustee. David’s fondest memories of the Union come from his childhood summers spent living...