Tag Student life
Badger Crafters provides a creative outlet for students
Using supplies ranging from paper towel tubes to glossy magazines, a group of UW students are taking what many would throw out to create art projects ranging from dream catchers to cardboard owls.
Recent Sightings: Getting organized
A member of the Badger Acts of Kindness student organization holds up a sign offering free hugs during the spring semester Student Organization Fair at the Kohl Center on Jan. 30.
Recent Sightings: Cocoa and the cold
A steady stream of students come in from the subzero winter weather and grab a free hot cocoa being offered in the Bascom Hall rotunda on Jan. 27.
Shared governance – the voice of campus
Shared governance gives representation to academic staff, classified staff, faculty and students – all taking part in making significant decisions concerning the operation of the university.
Update: No changes to Winter Commencement plans
The Winter Commencement ceremony will take place as scheduled at the Kohl Center on Sunday, Dec. 22 at 10 a.m. Extra crews have worked through the night to clear nearby sidewalks and plow parking lots.
Tip: The 12 days of experts
For many, the holiday season brings joy, fun and cookies. Lots of cookies.
Fourth year of MIU brings stability, success
When the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU) first went public in 2009, the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus – and the state of Wisconsin itself – looked very different.
Student, mother of eight finds balance in a busy life
Melissa Guth, like many students, has to strike a balance between being a full-time student with her other commitments. Unlike most other students, Guth’s other main commitment is to her eight kids.
Student debt levels below national average
Undergraduate student loan debt at the University of Wisconsin–Madison continues to be below the national, state and UW System averages, according to the Office of Student Financial Aid (OSFA).
Mad Madison Metals forges creativity
A harvest helmet that holds growing wheat and plays music, metal safety goggles and miniature ice cream scoops – these are just a few of the objects produced by University of Wisconsin–Madison student metal artists.
UW-Madison senior wins prestigious Marshall Scholarship
Andrew Bulovsky's Twitter profile reads like a mini-resume for student involvement. He's vice president of the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Class of 2014, a hockey player, golfer, Wisconsinite and proud Badger.
UW-Madison senior wins Rhodes Scholarship
University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Drew Birrenkott has been awarded a 2014 Rhodes Scholarship. He joins an elite group of students that have received one of the top honors in higher education.
Slideshow: Goodbye to fall
As the northern wind blows and the last oak tree leaves on Bascom Hill begin to fall, we bid adieu to autumn's golden moment. It's been a glorious season to behold.
Recent sightings: Masking
Dressed as dominos, an administrative group of employees take to the stage during a Halloween costume contest held at the School of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Wisconsin–Madison on Oct. 31, 2013.
First-year student remembered for love of music, nature
Cassidy Fritsch came to UW–Madison with a track record of academic success and a readiness to get involved. In just over six weeks on campus, she had already joined several organizations that spoke to her concern about the natural world: the Veterinary Science Club and the GreenHouse Residential Learning Community.