A (Campus) Staycation to Remember
Planning your next vacation? How about saving some traveling money, logistical headaches and time, and enjoy a campus staycation right here at the University of Wisconsin-Madison? With your staycation, there’s no need to check your luggage. No need to worry about how much conditioner you can bring on the plane. (3.4 ounces is just not enough. Seriously.) No need to plan how to entertain your family on a thousand-mile road trip. Your...
Harmonious History: The Wisconsin Union Theater’s Concert Series Celebrates its 100th Year
The curtains will soon open on a historic event in the Wisconsin Union Theater: the 100th Anniversary Concert Series. As it has done every year for a century, the Series will bring world-renowned classical musicians to Madison, Wis., for its 100th season. The centennial anniversary concerts reflect the historic breadth represented throughout the series’ history. The full series lineup is as follows:Oct. 6, 2019 – ChanticleerNov. 2,...
The Wisconsin Union and SOAR: Partnering for a Great First Campus Experience
SOAR, all University of Wisconsin-Madison students get to experience this freshman and transfer orientation event. Here, at the Wisconsin Union, we help make it all happen, including event management, facilities coordination, and programming. We come together as a team to help all incoming students and their families enjoy some of their first days at UW. SOAR stands for “Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration.” It is the...
6 Reasons to Buy a Limited Edition Terrace Chair
We, at the Wisconsin Union, are partnering with the University of Wisconsin School of Veterinary Medicine (SVM) to make a difference for thousands of animals and the people who care for them. Together, we have unveiled a new, limited edition, mini Terrace chair that will help support the school’s building expansion project. It’s cow-print! In this article, we’ll give you six reasons you need this mini Terrace chair in your life....
Bonding through Basecamp
From choosing classes to moving into a dorm, freshman year may seem intimidating. But, imagine if a student could go into freshman year with their questions about their university answered already by other students and a bunch of new friends on campus. Enter: Basecamp. Basecamp is a wilderness adventure that provides incoming freshmen and transfer students with a unique experience to become one with the outdoors. On these trips,...
Social Cinema: WUD Film and Havens Wright Center for Social Justice Join Forces
Many know the University of Wisconsin-Madison as a major research institution, boasting countless labs and lecture halls from the biological sciences to the liberal arts. But UW also provides social and cultural learning opportunities beyond the classroom that partnerships across campus help make possible. The Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Film Committee and the Havens Wright Center for Social Justice’s partnership has flourished...