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A day in the life of a student tour guide, the red-polo-wearing ambassador for thousands of campus visitors

May 14, 2019

Often the first point of contact between the UW and the roughly 80,000 people who visit it each year, student tour guides wear many hats: trivia savants, de facto university ambassadors, academic advisors, elementary school teachers and dad joke connoisseurs. Read More

Hoffman named Campus and Visitor Relations director

October 12, 2017

The office manages campus tours and visits, the Parent and Family Program, the Speakers Bureau, Bucky’s Classroom, Campus Area Housing and other information programs. Read More

Interim director named for Campus and Visitor Relations

January 26, 2017

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. Read More

UW-Madison housing finder service puts apartment search on laptops, phones

October 14, 2015

The Campus and Visitor Relations office at the University of Wisconsin–Madison has enhanced its apartment-finding service with technology from a UW–Madison spinoff business that simplifies housing searches for students, faculty, staff and the public. Read More

Student Employment: Now Hiring!

February 1, 2015

Campus and Visitor Relations is now hiring campus Tour Guides and Information Guides for summer 2015. Read More

CAVR’s Gonzales wins national ‘Rising Star’ award

July 8, 2014

Nick Gonzales, a member of the UW–Madison Division of Campus and Visitor Relations staff, has been selected for the “Rising Star” award by the Campus Information and Visitor Services Association (CIVSA). Read More

Badger Family Spring Visit continues through April

April 10, 2014

The Parent Program, an office of Campus and Visitor Relations, will host the sixth annual Badger Family Spring Visit again this month, with about 800 families expected to visit the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Read More

Campus and Visitor Relations: New name, same reliable resource

February 4, 2014

At a campus with more than 64,000 students, faculty and staff, 936 acres, and hundreds of departments, have you ever felt that finding an answer to your campus-related question was like looking for a needle in a haystack? Read More

Students being sought as campus tour and information guides

January 28, 2014

Campus and Visitor Relations is now hiring campus tour guides and information guides for summer and fall 2014. Read More

Update: Prescribed burns in nature preserve to begin Wednesday

May 7, 2013

Prescribed burns will begin taking place this Wednesday in the Lakeshore Nature Preserve near the western edge of the UW–Madison campus. Read More

Humans vs. Zombies alters Friday game plans

April 19, 2013

Organizers of UW–Madison’s Humans vs. Zombies game have voluntarily proposed changes to the final round of play on Friday, April 19. Read More

Annual Wellness Expo raises awareness and funds for charity

April 1, 2013

The Wisconsin Wellness Expo, an annual event celebrating healthy lifestyle choices, is scheduled for Saturday, April 6, at UW–Madison's Southeast Recreational Facility, commonly known as the SERF. Read More

Visitor & Information Programs seeks student campus tour guides

September 24, 2012

Spring 2013 employment applications are now available. Read More

#FindUW offers a social-media scavenger hunt for students

September 4, 2012

UW-Madison has a booming social-media scene, with hundreds of accounts stretching across platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest and Foursquare. It also has historic buildings, time-honored traditions and a 935-acre campus. Read More

Students: Help fight hunger through donations and social media at #WIFightHunger

November 23, 2011

In an effort to add social media energy to the fight against hunger, VIP and #UWSocial are giving away seats in a private box at the Kohl Center for the Dec. 31 Badgers men’s basketball game versus Iowa in exchange for food donations and social media exposure. Read More

November food drive unites campus against hunger

November 10, 2011

For several years, the University of Wisconsin–Madison's Office of Visitor & Information Programs (VIP) has coordinated the NBC15 "Share Your Holidays" food drive for families in need. Read More

Union South provides a new launching pad for campus tours

June 21, 2011

Beginning this week, visitors arriving for information sessions and campus tours should go to Union South and check in at the Campus and Community… Read More

Share your Wisconsin experience as a guide for Visitor and Information Programs

January 27, 2011

Visitor and Information Programs is looking for outgoing and enthusiastic students to represent UW–Madison as information guides and tour guides beginning this spring and summer. Read More