UHS Mental Health Services joins the American Psychological Association (APA) in recognizing the stress the 2024 election season may cause our community. We understand that uncertainty and ambiguity can take a toll on mental health and general wellbeing. UHS Mental Health Services provides compassionate and accessible support to students at UW–Madison for no-cost. Learn more about how …
University Recreation & Wellbeing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison (Rec Well) will begin construction on Near East Fields, located on the Lakeshore side of campus next to Bakke Recreation & Wellbeing Center and in front of Dejope Residence Hall, on Tuesday, May 28, 2024. Construction is anticipated to be completed in Spring 2025.
Over 150 Badgers, along with their families and supporters, celebrated being the first in their families to graduate college during “Trailblazers of Tomorrow: A First-Gen Graduation Event.” The event featured remarks from Dean of Students Christina Olstad, Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Fernie Rodriguez, and fellow 2024 first-gen graduates Meghan Keefe and Lynda Huang. …
April at the University of Wisconsin–Madison marks the annual celebration of APIDA Heritage Month. This year’s theme, “Ingredients, Identities, and Intersectionality,” recognized the close connection between food and identity, particularly within the APIDA community. Much like the commonalities and differences of their foods – take kare-kare, karē and curry, for example – the people of …
On April 15 Jacob Kaplan and Marcus Lustig took an audience of about 50 on a hilarious journey through their experiences touring their two-man comedy show, “Kings of Camp,” across various Jewish summer camps. After the show, Marcus and Jacob answered questions from the audience, offering insightful perspectives and valuable advice from their time in …
In 2020, the COVID-19 pandemic stopped everything in its tracks, including my hopes of attending my high school prom. I wasn’t able to get together with friends and have a fun night. Instead, all I could do was put on my sparkly blue dress that I had been thrilled to wear and stand alone in …
The Student Affairs core team addressing sexual assault response and prevention has made significant progress in the implementation of the Sexual Assault Prevention and Community Equity (SPACE) toolkit, an innovative approach to violence prevention. The SPACE toolkit guides campus stakeholders through four stages of examining the ways the university environment contributes to or mitigates the …
UW–Madison’s University Health Services (UHS) and Recreation & Wellbeing (Rec Well) haved partnered with Togetherall to provide an online, anonymous peer-support tool available for free to students. Togetherall is a clinically moderated, online peer-to-peer mental health community that reaches and empowers students from across the U.S. to anonymously seek and provide support by sharing their experiences in a safe virtual space. …
by Henri Miller, Chief Business Officer, Office of Student Affairs; and Warren Scherer, Director, Gender and Sexuality Campus Center When Student Affairs was established at UW–Madison in 2018, it came together as several distinct areas, each with its own culture and practices. Our organization has grown tremendously since then, underscoring a need for shared culture …
By, Mia McCauley, Student Intern, Student Affair Middle Eastern North African (MENA) Heritage Month is in full swing here at UW. This March, the MENA Heritage Month Planning Collective wanted to dedicate an event to supporting MENA refugees in the Madison area. On March 7, more than 70 students and staff came together in the Multicultural …