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They’re all Badgers now
UW-Madison freshmen got a warm welcome from Chancellor Rebecca Blank and other university officials Tuesday at the Kohl Center, as part of the Chancellor's Convocation for New Students.
Nothing says welcome like karaoke, cards and Jenga
UW-Madison students flocked to the Overture Center for the Arts in downtown Madison on Aug. 30 for the Night at the Overture Wisconsin Welcome event.
Moving target
The moving-in process is underway on campus, with students beginning to settle into their residence halls after carrying in carts, baskets and armloads full of all those things they brought from home that they just can't live without.
Thank you dairy much
Aides to members of Congress from Wisconsin toured UW–Madison this week, including a stop at the Center for Dairy research, where they sampled dairy products developed in the state with the benefit of the center’s expertise. The three-day tour also included visits to many other UW–Madison locations.
Girls learn skills at “Nick” construction site
As part of a "Build Like a Girl" outreach event on Aug. 10, hosted by Miron Construction, nearly 15 4th- through 6th-grade girls from the Boys and Girls Club of Milwaukee helped out on to the construction site for the Nicholas Recreation Center at UW–Madison.
A tour of Babcock Hall, and a taste of the ice cream
Students in UW–Madison’s International Student Summer Institute recently toured Babcock Hall Dairy Store to see how they make and distribute the famed ice cream.
A treat for all hours
An employee appreciation ice cream social was held for second- and third-shift staff the night of Aug. 1 in Varsity Hall at Union South. The event, sponsored by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, included volunteer servers from leadership in several campus units whose workers keep the campus running through the late night and early morning hours.
A festival of Badger fans and players
With the excitement of the upcoming season in the air, Wisconsin Badger football players mingled with fans, signing autographs and chatting, at Football Family Fun Day at Camp Randall Stadium on Aug. 1.
Art from shaving cream
Shaving cream has plenty of uses besides shaving off your beard. At a Summer Spin activity on July 26, Participants eagerly created shaving-cream art and patterned-paper prints at the Chazen Museum of Art.
The delicate beauty of leaves
Sunshine and leaves — both in abundant supply in mid-summer — were combined to make sun print art this week, during a Lunchtime Wellness Series event at Allen Centennial Garden.
Ferguson back on his feet with UW’s help
Ferguson the miniature donkey is walking again after a veterinarian at the School of Veterinary Medicine amputated his deformed hoof, and a prosthetist fitted him with an artificial limb.
Latino Youth Summit 2018
More than 70 middle school students from the Madison Metropolitan School District participated in the Latino Youth Summit this week. The two-day outreach event got students involved in culturally responsive workshops to explore their path from middle school to high school and college.
Where the university meets the state
Thirty-eight faculty and academic staff with a desire to gain a deeper understanding of the perspectives and experiences of Wisconsinites participated in the 2018 Wisconsin Idea Seminar. The tour included a potato farm in the state's Central Sands region, among nearly 20 stops from the UW–Madison campus to Lake Superior.
K-9 care
A student-run UW veterinary medical training program for Wisconsin police officer-K-9 teams took place as part of a larger technical training program at Camp Randall Stadium June 6. The session provided officers with training on taking vitals, CPR, K-9 first aid, and recognizing emergency situations such as heat stroke in their K-9 partners.
Spring splendor
Little can compare to spring in the UW Arboretum — especially when that spring was slow to show its face. In the Longenecker Horticultural Gardens, the blossoming trees, buzzing bees and strutting turkeys celebrate the return of warm weather in Madison.
Work is underway on “The Nick”
A ceremonial groundbreaking event was held May 21 for the Nicholas Recreation Center, which is expected to be completed in 2019.
Commencement: The weekend in photos
From elaborately decorated mortarboards to beaming graduates, commencement weekend is full of camera-ready moments.
Come rain or shine, tassels will be turned
Cool, rainy weather failed to dampen the excitement of commencement weekend at UW–Madison, when nearly 7,500 are expected to participate in graduation ceremonies.
Portraying the spirit of Bucky — in chalk
Students presented their chalk art murals featuring Bucky Badger and other campus icons during Badgers Chalk the Block, an All-Campus Party event held on Library Mall on April 25.
Switched-on art
Neon has come a long way since the days when its typical use was for signs with succinct messages such as "EAT." The 2018 Neon Light Show, held in the UW Stock Pavilion on April 21, included glass sculptures and artwork created by more than 45 artists from UW–Madison, Alfred University (New York), Brooklyn Glass (New York), the Art Institute of Chicago, and many artists from Wisconsin.