A message from your Dean of Students Christina Olstad as you prepare for the upcoming weekend: Hello Badgers, As we head into Halloween weekend, I’d like to share a few reminders with you: Be smart and …
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Celebrate National Transfer Student Week: October 17-21!
Join University of Wisconsin–Madison in celebrating all that transfer students bring to campus this National Transfer Student Week! National Transfer Student Week runs from Oct. 17-21, and this year’s theme is “Plug into Transfer,” to …
Latinx Heritage Month Celebration: Expression Beyond the Margins
The Latinx Cultural Center (LCC) has been holding several events throughout the month to celebrate Latinx Heritage Month, September 15-October 15. The 2022 theme, “Expression Beyond the Margins” aims to highlight the creative expression of the …
Happy First Day of Class, Badgers!
Welcome to the first day of class! Can you feel the energy on campus? It’s good to be back with all of you. I’m proud to be your dean of students at UW–Madison. As your …
Wisconsin Welcome 2022 — Get to Know Your Campus Home
A new academic year at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is here, and thousands of new and returning Badgers are beginning to arrive on campus from around the country and world. You can just feel the …
Unrecognized student organizations
We are counting down the days to welcome you back to campus for what we hope will be a wonderful fall term. As you begin to prepare for the semester, we want to highlight an important resource related to involvement in student organizations.
It’s Summer at UW — Enjoy Activities and Events in Our Community
Summer in Madison is the perfect time to explore destinations in the local area and catch up on some well-deserved time together with friends and loved ones. There are lots of things to-do in our …
Student Affairs announces 2021–22 employee awards
On May 19, 2022, Student Affairs gathered at Tripp Commons in Memorial Union to celebrate its staff and campus partners during the annual Student Affairs Awards Ceremony and summer celebration. Student Affairs was established at …
Honoring and Celebrating Military Kids at UW and Beyond
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is home to over 1,500 students who are children of veterans or current service members. Our campus community seeks to recognize, acknowledge, celebrate, and uplift the unique identities, challenges, and accomplishments …
Meet Barni Shiferaw: Student speaker for spring commencement
May 4, 2022 By Doug Erickson Barni Shiferaw was running down Bascom Hill in just his underwear the other day when the thought occurred to him: This is yet another memorable experience I could not have had anywhere …