A welcome message from your Dean of Students Christina Olstad: Hello Badgers, Welcome to the first day of class! You (we) did it — we have a near 90% vaccination rate, and we’re back together, in person. You can once again feel the energy on campus. Soak it all in. It feels good to be …
Dear Badgers, 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. Every member of our Badger community has a responsibility to …
Welcome to campus, Badgers! It is so exciting to see UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students reuniting on campus after a long, challenging year. For any student on campus — incoming first-year, transfer, or returning students — now is the perfect time to experience Madison’s vibrant student life and begin to make meaningful memories on campus. This …
As campus celebrates welcoming its largest incoming class in history, first-year and new transfer students will continue a long-standing tradition — New Student Convocation. The celebration is UW–Madison’s formal welcome ceremony for all new students. For thousands of incoming students, the event commemorates their entry into higher education and marks the beginning of their journey …
For first-year and new transfer students, the 2020–21 academic year posed unique challenges and wasn’t the traditional experience many were expecting. So it comes as no surprise that the pandemic’s impact on their success exacerbated issues related to student academics, health and well-being, as well as their sense of community, belonging, and campus pride on …
For first-year and new transfer students, the 2020–21 academic year posed unique challenges and wasn’t the traditional experience many were expecting. So it comes as no surprise that the pandemic’s impact on their success exacerbated issues related to student academics, health and well-being, as well as their sense of community, belonging, and campus pride on …
Last summer and this current summer, incoming students have been introduced to campus and academic life through an entirely online SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration) program because of in-person restrictions due to the COVID-19 pandemic. However, students moving to Madison this fall now have the chance to visit campus. The Center for the First-Year …
Amy Free (Class of ’96) has worked as an ASL interpreter for the McBurney Disability Resource Center for two decades in lecture halls, classrooms and science labs. Through the pandemic, she has had to acclimate her vital work to fit a virtual format, facing new challenges in order to continue to assist the students …
In 2020 the Red Gym, originally built in 1894, received updates to the centers of multiple Student Affairs departments. These updates included new and improved sections of the Multicultural Student Center and a brand new Gender and Sexuality Campus Center. Read more about the Red Gym renovations and see pictures here: https://onwisconsin.uwalumni.com/destination/the-red-gyms-modern-makeover/
Hey Badgers! #UWSummer is in full swing! We hope you have had a change to unwind and enjoy these warm summer months. Looking for something to do? Check out our list of 10 must-do activities on campus before fall semester. Share your own progress with the #BadgerBucketList. Must-Dos on Campus this Summer: Watch a beautiful …