Category: News

Campus Happenings – Before Break

Student Affairs is providing weekly events, opportunities, and activities that Badgers can join online or in person. Building community is key to finding your home on campus. We encourage students to engage with others and find people to connect with at UW–Madison. Join us this week for the following events and opportunities. Tips of the …

Tips for a Successful Finals Week

Thank you to our guest writer, Elizabeth Baldridge, Academic Support Services, Center for the First-Year Experience within Student Affairs, for sharing tips and resources to be successful during Finals Week. Finals week often feels like the most stressful time in the semester.  To help you get through this week, stick to habits that will help …

Coming together to meet student needs

Thanksgiving this year was far from traditional, and in this time of unparalleled need, our community came together to do what we do best: Badgers helped Badgers. Thanksgiving To Go has been a Madison tradition for many years, allowing members of the community to purchase affordable, gourmet meals for pick up to enjoy at their …

Fight stress with healthy habits

As the days get shorter and the weather turns colder, you may start to feel isolated, anxious, or depressed. You are not alone, and there are campus resources available to support you to finish out the semester strong. Staff within Student Affairs can help you navigate this time. Dean of Students Christina Olstad and the …

Campus Happenings – December 3–9

Student Affairs is providing weekly events, opportunities, and activities that Badgers can join online or in person. Building community is key to finding your home on campus. We encourage students to engage with others and find people to connect with at UW–Madison. Join us this week for the following events and opportunities. Tips of the …

Fac/Staff: Resources to support student success

Dear Colleagues, As faculty and staff at UW–Madison, we are partners in helping our students thrive on campus. While we say it often, it’s true: This semester is like no other, and with the upcoming cold weather and recent time change, in addition to stress from COVID-19, the current political climate, or racial injustice and …

Transgender Day of Remembrance honors lives lost

Transgender Day of Remembrance is observed annually on Nov. 20. On this day we mourn, honor, and remember the transgender people who were murdered because of their gender identity or expression. We also recognize and remember the lives cut short as a result of mistreatment by the medical system, the fault of the criminal justice …

Campus Happenings – November 19–25

Student Affairs is providing weekly events, opportunities, and activities that Badgers can join online or in person. Building community is key to finding your home on campus. We encourage students to engage with others and find people to connect with at UW–Madison. Join us this week for the following events and opportunities. Highlights of the …

Baggott: Prepare now for Thanksgiving recess and winter break

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