Family Weekend 2023: We’re all Badgers now!
Planned activities included everything from cheering on the women’s hockey team to walking on Lakeshore Path to making crafts at Wheelhouse Studio.
Planned activities included everything from cheering on the women’s hockey team to walking on Lakeshore Path to making crafts at Wheelhouse Studio.
Students and their parents and siblings ate, talked and played games together during the Badger Family Weekend events as they soaked in the atmosphere of the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus on a beautiful fall weekend.
Over 1,300 families came to campus for UW-Madison’s Family Weekend from Oct. 7 to 9. They explored campus, played games and had a lot of fun.
Nancy Hoffman, an experienced administrator who has played a key role in campus tour, parent, off-campus housing, and information programs, has worked in the unit since 1996.
From grandparents to siblings, Family Weekend Oct. 9-11 gave the whole family a chance to see UW–Madison through the eyes of their student.
Campus hosted the annual Parents’ Weekend from Sept. 19-21, formally introducing parents to the staples of campus life. The events included luncheons, photo ops, information sessions, faculty presentations and more.
Friday afternoon lectures, Friday evening activities, Saturday morning pregame tailgates, Sunday strolls around campus. What may sound like a standard fall weekend for UW-Madison students will soon be experienced by their parents. From Friday through Sunday, Sept. 19-21, campus will host the annual Parents’ Weekend, formally introducing parents to the staples of campus life.
Earlier today, September 10, the UW-Madison Police Department was made aware of a phone scam targeting parents of UW-Madison students.
UW-Madison students studying far from home may have access to many campus resources, but their parents don’t always have the same support – especially when they don’t speak the same language.