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First-year UW–Madison students SOAR to new heights
At the annual, two-day summer program known as SOAR, incoming students develop an academic plan, meet fellow Badgers and explore the place they will call home for the next four years.
UW–Madison enrollment tops 50,000; freshman class includes second-highest number of Wisconsin residents in a decade
The university continues to invest heavily in these Wisconsin resident students. Almost one in four Wisconsin residents new to campus this fall will be covered by either Bucky’s Tuition Promise or the new Bucky’s Pell Pathway.
Convocation 2023: Thousands of new students begin their ‘Wisconsin Experience’
Convocation is UW–Madison’s formal welcome ceremony for all new freshmen and transfer students. For thousands of incoming students, the event at the Kohl Center is their entry into higher education and the beginning of their academic experience at UW–Madison.
Seeing SOAR through the lens of a UW photographer and soon-to-be Badger parent
UW's Althea Dotzour attended Student Orientation, Advising and Registration this summer both as a parent and a photographer, and while there, she captured the experiences of new students, their families and student workers.
Arriving on campus, students enjoy welcome activities
Students arriving to campus had fun in a variety of welcome activities in advance of Wednesday's first day of class.
Themed SOAR Live sessions are drawing an unexpectedly large virtual audience
SOAR sessions to introduce new students to campus are online this year. Incoming students can log on from anywhere in the world and ask questions through chat-room functions.
Freshman seminar helps put CALS students on path to success
To help new students navigate the challenges they face, CALS offers Inter Ag 155, a freshmen seminar course designed to introduce new students to the various options they have.
Meet the Class of 2021
This fall, UW–Madison welcomed 6,610 freshmen — the largest incoming class in the university’s history, up 2.8 percent from last year. Of the group, 3,746 are Wisconsin residents, up from 3,671 in 2016.
Summer program helps historically underrepresented students make their way to UW
The Summer Collegiate Experience offers the incoming students a six-week preview into college life — complete with bunking in dorms, taking classes and forming important first friendships.
SOAR advising to have new home in College Library
Student Orientation, Advising and Registration advising sessions, currently scattered among several buildings, will have a permanent home in Helen C. White Hall.
Recent sightings: Wisconsin Welcome
Several thousand UW–Madison freshmen and transfer students turned out Friday night for a Wisconsin Welcome event at the Overture Center for the Arts in downtown Madison,…
Recent sightings: Chancellor’s Convocation
For thousands of students new to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Wisconsin Experience officially begins when they meet Chancellor Rebecca Blank at the Kohl Center.
Recent sightings: Move-in day
The controlled chaos of move-in day has had campus buzzing since last week as students move the things they can't live without into their new residence hall rooms.
Convocation offers formal welcome for new students
For thousands of students new to the University of Wisconsin–Madison, the Wisconsin Experience officially begins when they meet Chancellor Rebecca Blank at the Kohl Center.
Advisor who remembers what it was like helps new students SOAR
Nearly 5,000 first-year and transfer students will arrive on campus this summer. For some, Zoe Hurley’s face will be one of the first they see.
Chadbourne director Zumbrunnen celebrates student-centered, active learning
Political Science Professor John Zumbrunnen has always embraced a down-to-earth, familiar approach. Students in several classes have seen photos of his kids and dogs used to explain principles of political thought such as freedom and power.
Wisconsin residents well-represented in freshman class
The freshman class at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is the third largest in school history, with 6,264 students, and features the second largest number of Wisconsin residents in the past 13 years.
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.
Recent sightings: Chancellor’s Convocation
The Chancellor's Convocation, a Wisconsin Welcome event for incoming freshmen and transfer students, was held Friday, Aug. 29, at the Kohl Center. It highlighted a theme fundamental to the university: service.