Tag Campus facilities & construction
Memorial Union enters final phase of renovation, restoration
Summer in Madison is nothing without the Memorial Union Terrace, with its sunburst chairs, live music and views of Lake Mendota. It’s hard to imagine this spot, beloved by generations of Badgers, getting any better. Read More
Langdon Street closing between Park and Lake streets
Langdon Street between Park and Lake streets will be closed through November 2015 starting next week as phase two of the Memorial Union construction project continues. Read More
Students provide feedback and lessons learned for campus master plan
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a campus full of memorable spaces, from Library Mall to the Memorial Union Terrace, from Picnic Point to the lush green rise of Bascom Hill. Each evokes a sense of place — an intimate and profound connection— that draws us to them and gives them meaning. Read More
Interactive website allows people to have input on master plan
For the first time, people from around the world will be able to have a say in the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Campus Master Plan. Read More
Last stand of the President’s Oak: A tree’s life remembered
After a tall and green life, Quercus macrocarpa, better known to friends as the President’s Oak, was taken down on Jan. 14, 2015, following a lengthy illness. Read More
Julian remembered as a good friend, co-worker
Obituary for UW–Madison employee Miguel Julian. Read More
New music performance center named in honor of Hamel family
The University of Wisconsin–Madison announced today that the new music performance center at the corner of Lake Street and University Avenue will be named in honor of Pamela Hamel and UW–Madison alumnus George Hamel. Read More
‘Active learning’ takes center stage at School of Nursing
The classroom is changing. Massive lecture halls used to mean you could sit quietly in the back, with rows of fellow students perched above a lecturing professor. But you won’t find any lecture halls in the School of Nursing’s Signe Skott Cooper Hall. For students at the new Active Learning Classroom (ALC), the learning is — well, active. Read More
Photos: Gordon record caps magical day at Camp Randall
Only a handful of games immediately qualify as Camp Randall classics: "The Dayne Game" and the 2010 upset of Ohio State spring to mind. With Nebraska in town, no one thought Nov. 15's game versus the Huskers would be dull. But it's unlikely that any of the 80,539 expected to see such an incredible show. Read More
Focus will turn from buildings to landscapes in new campus master plan
Work is beginning on updating the 2005 campus master plan, a massive undertaking done once a decade. With each master plan, there are lessons learned from previous plans and opportunities for stakeholders to give input about their visions for campus. Read More
Max Kade Institute finds new home in University Club
After 31 years in the historic Keystone House, the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s Max Kade Institute for German-American Studies has moved to a new home in the heart of campus: the University Club. Read More
Spring commencement to remain at Camp Randall in 2015
On a beautiful Saturday last May, 6,000 undergraduates and master’s students celebrated their graduation from the University of Wisconsin–Madison with a crowd estimated at over 44,000 family members and friends at Camp Randall Stadium. Read More
UW-Madison School of Music presents plans for new recital hall
The University of Wisconsin–Madison's School of Music is moving ahead with plans to construct the first phase of a new performance center at the corner of Lake Street and University Avenue. Read More
Bascom Hill staircase to open in October; mall to follow soon
After four months of construction, the State Street Mall and related Bascom Hill staircase projects are finally nearing the finish line. Read More
Campus art in the limelight on new website
A newly launched UW–Madison website seeks to fill a niche by giving students, staff and visitors digital access to information about and images of the public art they can see across campus. The Division of Facilities Planning and Management has partnered with an art history graduate student to create the site, which highlights UW–Madison public art that exists outside of a traditional gallery setting. Read More
Recent sightings: The W Project
More than a thousand students gather in the stands and learn traditional "fifth quarter" songs before flowing onto the football field at Camp Randall Stadium at the University of Wisconsin–Madison to form the shape of the letter "W" as part of the W Project on Sept. 4, 2014. Read More
Campus does anything but cease in the summer
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is host to boundless opportunities, happenings, changes and more — even when school’s out for the summer. Whether you were around to experience some of the new developments yourself, or taking a break from the everyday bustle of campus life, there was no shortage of activity at the university over the summer. Read More
New tradition welcomes students to Camp Randall, captures a “W” snapshot
Camp Randall won’t host its first football game of the season until Saturday, Sept. 6, but its field will see plenty of action a couple of days before kickoff. This Thursday, Sept. 4, first-year students will meet at Camp Randall from 5:30-7:30 p.m. to take part in a slew of activities, including the main attraction — when they will flow onto the field to form the shape of the UW’s Motion W for an ambitious snapshot. Read More
Campus construction continues; many projects wrapping up soon
Students will be welcomed back by the familiar sight of construction as the fall semester begins, but some of the dust should soon clear. Read More
New, innovative School of Nursing building opening for fall semester
Signe Skott Cooper Hall isn’t just a new building. It’s a place where students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison’s School of Nursing will learn using the latest technology. Read More