Outdoor Adventure Tips and Ways to Prepare for Outdoor Adventures
Outdoor explorers and explorers-to-be, adventure awaits you in Wisconsin’s outdoors, and our team at Outdoor UW wants to help you build the skills for your next excursion. Photo by Andy Manis Outdoor UW offers courses through the Outdoor Explorer Series for outdoor enthusiasts and soon-to-be enthusiasts at every level of their adventuring. In this story, we’re sharing some outdoor tips as you consider your next venture into nature as...
Bringing the Terrace to Life
This is not a drill, folks: Terrace season, also known as the best time of the year, is almost upon us (no opening date yet, but stay tuned). But reopening the Terrace doesn’t happen overnight; preparation for Terrace season is a months or even year-long collaborative process between all of our departments, here at the Wisconsin Union. We spoke with team members from different areas of the Union to get a sense of the moving parts that...
Your Year-Round, Free Madison Movie Theater
The moment when the lights go down leaving only subdued lights in the aisles, a hush cascades into the movie theater and the movie screen illuminates bringing with it the start of your movie-going experience. It’s a moment when escape begins and you’re drawn into a story, into moments and lives that are not your own but in which you become enveloped. We invite you to experience the magic of films at our free film showing experiences...
Union South Food Tour
Story by Emily Rohloff and Abby Synnes No matter how busy your schedule is or what you’re craving, Union South has just the food for you. In fact, Union South has so many delicious dining options that it can be difficult to know where to start. Lucky for you, we’re bringing you the student perspective on which Union South eateries are the best for any situation you may encounter, as well as some of our favorite meals from each....
Our Gift for the Class of 2022 Graduates
“Praise to thee, our Alma Mater” “U….-rah…..-rah, Wiiiis-coooon-sin” They did it! They are officially going to join the alumni family of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Congratulations to the upcoming University of Wisconsin Class of 2021-22! An image of University of Wisconsin graduates on May 18, 2018 at the Wisconsin Union. As the season of graduation approaches, now is the perfect time to get your grad a gift they will...
Meet the Wisconsin Union Chairlings!
Introducing…the Wisconsin Union Chairlings! These cute green, orange and yellow Terrace chair-inspired characters have appeared on our social media platforms for the past couple of years. Now, it is finally their moment to shine! Their names pay homage to the Terrace chair colors, Wisconsin symbols and unique personalities, as determined by a Wisconsin Union Buzzfeed quiz released in January 2021. BUT WHAT EXACTLY IS A “CHAIRLING”?...