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Bucky Badger and the Wisconsin Marching Band helped celebrate Union South’s fifth anniversary.
Students, UW-Madison faculty and staff, Union members and other community members celebrated Union South’s fifth anniversary April 15.
The celebration included nickel food and drink promotions, a cupcake mosaic with free cupcakes, a scavenger hunt and an a capella group performance. The event also featured movies, music, discussions, prizes, the 88th Annual Student Art Show and much more.
The fifth anniversary commemorated the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) programming board, Wisconsin Union’s dining services team as well as the numerous other students and staff that make the events and activities hosted at Union South possible.
The redesigned Union South building was unveiled in 2011 with many new spaces, features and technologies.
“Union South is more than just a building,” said Wisconsin Union Director Mark Guthier. “It is a place that tells the stories of our campus and serves as a hub for connections and experiences.”
The event also celebrated the incredible achievements that the new and improved Union South has made possible in the last five years, such as showing 1,485 films in the Marquee to 163,235 movie-goers. It has also served more than 384,000 cups of coffee, held 117 weddings and hosted more than 111,000 hotel guests.
The current Union South opened in 2011 and features a 350-seat theater, two event venues, six restaurants, multiple performance stages, and meeting spaces. The building also hosts Badger Bashes, which bring Bucky, the Wisconsin Marching Band, the UW Dance Team and numerous fans together on game days.
Moreover, the new, inviting Union South has received a Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design (LEED) Gold certification. It features a variety of sustainable materials and technologies, which have significantly reduced the building’s consumption of energy and water.
The building’s design was done hand-in-hand with students to ensure the space was designed with their wants and needs in mind.
Overall, the new Union South has achieved much more in five years than the old one would have ever been able to. We look forward to seeing what the future holds for Union South and celebrating many more anniversaries!
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