Nothing Will Terrace Apart: A Valentine’s Playlist
Dear Union Members and students, the season of love is upon us. While many people may dislike the month for all its cheesy, idealistic standards of romance, look at February this year as a way to celebrate friendships, find love in yourself, and maybe even let Cupid shoot his arrow for you. No matter how or who you spent this Valentine’s Day with, whether you spiced up your day with that special someone or had a dance...
We Heart Art at the Wisconsin Union
Artwork is all around you when you visit our buildings Memorial Union or Union South. When you look at a wall in one of our restaurants, study spots, hallways, meeting rooms, or galleries, there’s sure to be a work of art staring back at you. Unfortunately, our daily lives are so busy that we tend to take this art for granted, rather than take the time to appreciate all the little details in front of us. The Wisconsin Union’s art...
Into the WUDs – Finding your Place on Campus
Finding your place, the place that feels like home can feel overwhelming at college. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, though, an organization headquartered in the University’s campus living room helps students find their way: the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD). WUD leads the creation and promotion of more than 1,000 events at the spaces that makeup the campus living rooms, called Memorial Union, the Memorial Union...
A Wisconsin Union February: Free Wallpapers
To us at the Wisconsin Union, February means cozy times in der Rathskeller, winter activities galore, and, of course, the return of Winter Carnival and, with it, Lady Liberty to frozen Lake Mendota. Wisconsin Union Graphic Designer Jessalyn Mailoa created wallpapers that pay homage to a Wisconsin Union February. Click the images below to download your free wallpapers. Click the image above to download your free wallpaper. Click the...
Souper Bowl Brings Super Artists Together to Make a Difference
A chance to make a difference and bring home a one-of-a-kind art piece comes to Madison, Wis., March 26 at a food and entertainment charity event called Souper Bowl XXVI. At the Bowl, visitors can support the building of affordable housing in Dane County in many ways, including purchasing bowls of soup and the bowls in which the soup is served. Many of the bowls at the event will have had their starts at the Wisconsin Union’s...
Free January 2022 Wallpapers – Building the Best New Year
We are ready to bid adieu to 2021 and to welcome in a new year. We are building a lineup of events, classes and activities to help you have an unforgettable 2022. Yes, 2022. We can hardly believe it ourselves. 2022 will bring with it more theater events, art classes, free film showings, the return of an in-person Winter Carnival, free music performances, and so much more. We can’t wait to welcome you back to Memorial Union,...