Tag Visiting campus
A day in the life of a student tour guide, the red-polo-wearing ambassador for thousands of campus visitors
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
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
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
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!
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
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
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
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
Campus and Visitor Relations is now hiring campus tour guides and information guides for summer and fall 2014. Read More
Blank reaches out on first day as chancellor
Rebecca Blank’s first days as UW–Madison’s 29th chancellor will be filled with meetings, hashing out the many pressing issues the leader of a major research and teaching institution must tackle. But on Monday, she took some time to greet high school seniors and their families on the Visitor & Information Programs tour. Read More
Update: Prescribed burns in nature preserve to begin Wednesday
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
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
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
Spring 2013 employment applications are now available. Read More
Students: Help fight hunger through donations and social media at #WIFightHunger
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
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
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
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