Ashley Alloway Makes Marketing Meaningful at the Wisconsin Union
A delicious menu item someone hasn’t discovered yet. An event that could provide someone with a new perspective. A student leadership opportunity that could change a student’s life.Wisconsin Union Marketing Specialist Ashley Alloway works to close the metaphorical distance between people and the Wisconsin Union resources they might not otherwise discover. This is the heart of her marketing work: meaningful connections between...
A Fresh, Plant-Based Take on Wisconsin Union Dining: Inside Our First Chef-in-Residence Experience
At the Wisconsin Union, we’re always looking for ways to evolve our dining options to meet our guests’ tastes and needs. That thinking is part of what inspired our inaugural chef-in-residence initiative, an effort designed to bring new ideas to our menus. Most recently, we welcomed Chef Lauren Montalbano as our first chef-in-residence. The Idea The idea: invite a talented chef to collaborate with our skilled culinary team...
Three Gold Awards: Wisconsin Union Dining and Hospitality Team Earns National Recognition
Behind every Wisconsin Union meal, catering order and dining concept at the Wisconsin Union is a team focused on delicious food, great service, and so much more. The Wisconsin Union dining and hospitality team is dedicated to creating dining experiences for a lifetime, building student team members’ real-world skills, and bringing creative dining ideas to life. That work recently earned national recognition. The Wisconsin Union...
Deliciously Reducing Food Waste (and Saving You Money)
At the Wisconsin Union, we’re always looking for ways to be more sustainable and meet our community’s needs. So you can imagine our excitement when we found an opportunity to prevent food waste and make our food even more affordable. New sustainability, affordability initiative You can now buy unsold food from our dining options through the Goodie Bag app. Here’s how it works: Our team gathers food that didn’t sell. (Think...
Wisconsin Union Event Spaces – Staff Picks
Across the Wisconsin Union, there are countless spaces for events. Ranging from the Fluno Center for Educational Excellence to Union South, there is certainly a space for each event. To find out the inside scoop, I asked some Wisconsin Union staff members about their favorite Union event spaces. Wisconsin Union Marketing Associate Director Tammy Schwartzer doesn’t have just one favorite event space; she has two. She mentioned...
Building Experiences for a Lifetime Together: Day of the Badger
At the Wisconsin Union, we believe in the power of places, experiences, and community places in helping shape a person and in helping people learn and find a sense of belonging. From student leader meetings that shape our events to late nights filled with music, conversation and connection at our concerts, the Wisconsin Union is built on experiences for a lifetime. Creating community, supporting student leadership and fostering...