Tag Student life
First-year Interest Groups take off at UW–Madison
Beginning as a pilot program in 2001, First-Year Interest Groups (FIGs) set out to provide diversity education, connect academic pursuits with residence life and offer integrated learning across a cohort of courses. In its first year, FIGs supported 75 students within four FIGs. Since then, the program has blossomed to more than 580 students and 31 FIGs.
Recent sightings: Safety 24/7
Dean of Students Lori Berquam (right) talks with (left to right) students Nick Lang, Natasha Flatt and Meagan Walsh as they move into a…
What’s hot this fall for UW–Madison students
From political blogging to plaid clothing, laptops to leggings, going green to gas-guzzler alternatives, University of Wisconsin–Madison students are leading and often creating the latest trends. With students heading back to the classroom Sept. 2, University Communications student writers Niki Fritz and Bobbi Jo Snethen took a look at the trends they are bringing with them.
Slide show: Orientation in the wild
Fifty-one incoming freshmen have participated this summer in Wisconsin Basecamp, an outdoor orientation program that offers wilderness trips to students the summer before their first year at UW–Madison.
Recent sightings: Summer SOAR
Photos: Jeff Miller A New Student Leader tour guide leads incoming first-year undergraduates and their parents across Bascom Hill while on a…
Alumni welcome new students at summer celebrations
University of Wisconsin–Madison alumni in 20 U.S. cities are greeting new UW students this summer to celebrate the start of the students' college experience.
WiscAlerts-Text closes in on milestone
WiscAlerts-Text, UW–Madison’s new emergency text-messaging service, is closing in on 10,000 subscribers.
Engineers Without Borders
Watch a WISC-TV For the Record episode that features UW–Madison’s Engineers Without Borders program.
Support available in wake of Eagle Heights death
Support and resources are available to members of the UW–Madison community, particularly 2007-08 residents of Witte Hall, Susan B. Davis House, Eagle Heights and international students and scholars, in the wake of a recent student death.
UW-Madison scanner program to benefit local retailers
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is partnering with a group of downtown businesses in a high-tech effort to combat underage drinking.
Zero-gravity team finds spray cooling works in space
For the 10th consecutive year, University of Wisconsin–Madison students have found themselves floating upside down over the Gulf of Mexico.
Wisconsin Day coming July 9 on the Big Ten Network
A wide range of university broadcast programming, from classic Wisconsin football to a spoken word student group, will be featured on Wednesday, July 9, during Wisconsin Day on the Big Ten Network (BTN).
Green snowmobile logs first month at Arctic research station
An electric snowmobile built by student members of the University of Wisconsin–Madison College of Engineering Clean Snowmobile Team is now in Greenland, on loan to the National Science Foundation (NSF) for the summer to support climate research projects at the Greenland Environmental Observatory (GEO Summit Camp).
Dance Marathon seeks leadership applicants
The UW–Madison Dance Marathon organization is looking for interested students to serve on its leadership council, responsible for planning and organizing the event, which is scheduled to take place beginning at 8 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 27, and will last 16 hours.
UW-Madison student to bike across country for local park
Brian Backhaus spent his childhood fishing in the Silver Lake Park in his hometown of Manitowoc, Wis. He saw first hand the havoc excess lake plants and goose feces wreaked on the lake and the surrounding 14 acres of park.
Lakeside Cinema returns to the Terrace
Those of you of a certain age will remember the fun of attending the drive-in theater to watch a movie safely cocooned in the cruiser on a hot, summer night. And of course, not watching due to another sort of distraction could also add to the heat; if you get the drift, nudge nudge.
UW-Madison provides assistance for flood-impacted students
UW-Madison students who have been impacted by recent Midwest flooding, tornadoes and storms are encouraged to call the Offices of the Dean of Students for assistance with a wide range of academic and student life issues.
UWPD seeks info about State Street Mall battery
The University of Wisconsin Police Department (UWPD) is seeking information about a battery that took place during the early morning hours today (June 16).