The University of Wisconsin-Madison and Madison College have recently formed a partnership to help students gain greater global understanding.
Madison College and UW spearhead a Global Studies Passport Program
The Madison College Clarion
Category: Campus life
UW students, faculty react to campus carry bill
Daily Cardinal
The national conversation on how to reduce gun violence has continued after more than 300 mass shootings in 2015, according to the Mass Shooting Tracker. In Madison, the debate has resulted in proposed legislation that would allow concealed weapons in university buildings.
Colleges: Leave hoverboards at home
Racine Journal-Times
One of the the holiday seasons’ hottest presents is now considered contraband at many U.S. colleges.
Lessons for life
Dunn County News
Jason Church has been through and achieved a lot during his 26 years of life. The Menomonie native returned home to share his stories and the lessons he’s learned with the Menomonie community.
Business, Engineering and Tech Grads Lead the Class of 2016
GoodCall News
Quoted: And business students are in demand because they have a great balance of hard and soft skills, according to Amanda Earle, associate director of career advising at the Wisconsin School of Business at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. “Business students are trained to be able to dive into data, make meaning and connections with the data, and then tell a clear and concise story through written and oral communications to both internal and external stakeholders.” Earle says the ability to understand data and know how to effectively communicate it is crucial to helping businesses make important decisions for the bottom line.
Madison to host Farm to Cafeteria conference in June
Channel3000.com
Noted: The conference and city will partner locally with the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s Center for Integrated Agricultural Systems; Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection; and Community GroundWorks bring broad farm to cafeteria and on-site garden experience, workshop and training expertise, and local perspective to the conference planning committee.
UW-Madison debuts new website design
Capital Times
Wisc.edu has a new look: a world-class website to serve the world-class University of Wisconsin-Madison is how a post on the newly redesigned website puts it.
Madworks Seed Accelerator accepts applications for start-up training class in Madison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Madworks Seed Accelerator, which operates in the heart of the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus, has begun taking applications for its sixth start-up training class.
Madison365: UW-Madison targets achievement gap with scholarships – WORT 89.9 FM
WORT-FM
Students of color attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison find themselves in a setting that is racially homogeneous, despite efforts by the institution to attract and retain more diverse faculty and incoming classes. Madison365 contributor Alexandria Mason reported on several scholarships the university offers to provide support for students from underrepresented groups.
New medical director named at UW University Health Services
Wisconsin State Journal
A family medicine physician has been named medical director at University Health Services on the UW-Madison campus.Dr. William Kinsey comes to UHS from the nonprofit Access Community Health Center in Madison, where he was medical site director since 2009.
‘Realm of the Forget-me-nots’
Wisconsin State Journal
Artist Stephanie Hunder’s exhibit, “Realm of the Forget-me-nots,” reflects her own scrutiny of the natural world and was inspired by a Pablo Neruda poem, “Entrance to Wood.” The exhibit of monoprint collagraphic prints is currently on display in Gallery 1308 at UW-Madison’s Union South.
Top artisan butchers hope their best work passes the ultimate test
Wisconsin State Journal
When persnickety German customs agents kept saying “baloney” to American artisan butchers trying to get their best cured meats to Frankfurt for a prestigious competition, event organizers answered the challenge by creating a satellite event in Madison.
UW and Madison College discuss hoverboard bans
WKOW TV
More and more colleges across the country are saying no to hoverboards.
But UW Madison spokesman Marc Lovicott says the university is hovering over what to do.
“You’re allowed to possess them for now but you can’t use them here.”
UW-Madison, MATC say no to riding hoverboards on campus
Wisconsin State Journal
The two campuses are among at least 20 other colleges and universities across the country where administrators have banned or restricted the self-balancing scooters, citing the risk of falls and warnings from consumer groups that the batteries that power hoverboards could catch fire.
Martin Luther King Jr. Day Observance
Isthmus
Go to the mountaintop: Honor the legacy of one of America’s greatest civil rights leaders at the annual River Valley Martin Luther King Jr. Day celebration. Everett Mitchell, a community activist and candidate for Dane County Circuit Court judge, will deliver remarks.
Several cases of mumps reported on UW-Madison campus
Channel3000.com
Several cases of mumps have been recently reported in students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, according to an email sent Tuesday to students from University Health Services.
The cases are connected to current outbreaks of mumps occurring at other Midwestern universities, officials said.
Embrace of #BlackLivesMatter by Madison-based evangelical college group seen as bold move
Capital Times
Worship leaders for the Madison-based InterVarsity Christian Fellowship wore #BlackLivesMatter T-shirts at the group’s annual “Urbana15” conference in St. Louis last week, where keynote speaker Michelle Higgins called Black Lives Matter a movement doing God’s work.
School Spotlight: Achievement Connections offers hand up to struggling math students
Wisconsin State Journal
Noted: Lukas, who was struggling to do his homework, said he has realized that many students could do better at school if they just finished their assignments. Now, he gets help twice a week staying on task and understanding his assignments better from his tutor, Andrew Meyerhofer, a UW-Madison student. Meyerhofer volunteered for the program after hearing about it from his fraternity, Alpha Sigma Phi.
Last mass at iconic church on the UW-Madison campus
WKOW TV
After serving the UW-Madison community since 1909, an iconic church hosted its final mass on Sunday.
St. Paul University Catholic Center will be torn down in the coming months. The building was last remodeled in 1968 and is not meeting the church’s needs anymore. The new facility will be a five-story building including a chapel, dining facilities, meeting rooms, a rooftop terrace and a hall accommodating 200 people.
Celebrating a couple of retirements, and contributions to our community
Channel3000.com
Cindy Foss retired this month after 24 years of steering, editing and nurturing On Wisconsin, the UW Alumni Association publication. The magazine’s always been a good read whether you’re a UW alum or not. But it has become an even more important chronicle of The Wisconsin Idea recently and Foss was awfully good at leading that effort. Thanks to her we continue to need publications like On Wisconsin.
Catholic student center on UW campus to hold final Mass Sunday before demolition
Wisconsin State Journal
On Thursday morning, the Catholic student center at UW-Madison did not feel like a place about to be demolished.
Catholic student center at UW-Madison prepares for last Mass
AP (via Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
The Catholic student center at the University of Wisconsin in Madison holds its final Mass on Sunday before its demolition.
UW-Madison under review for handling of 3 sexual assault complaints
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A federal complaint against the University of Wisconsin-Madison about its handling of a sexual assault report — one of three such complaints filed against UW-Madison in 2015 — alleges the victim was subjected to a sexually hostile environment because the university failed to respond promptly and equitably.
Feds launch third investigation into handling of sexual assault claims at UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Federal authorities have launched another investigation into UW-Madison’s handling of a sexual violence allegation, bringing to three the number of cases on the campus now under review by the U.S. Department of Education.
Assembly speaker Robin Vos: Campus carry bill probably won’t happen
Wisconsin State Journal
A bill that would allow concealed carry permit holders to bring guns into college and university buildings probably won’t come up for a vote during this session of the state Legislature, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday.
UW welcomes record number of Chinese students
Channel3000.com
A record number of Chinese students are flocking to the U.S. For higher education and the University of Wisconsin is a popular destination. It may be dead on campus right now, but things will certainly pick up at the start of the new semester as UW educates one of its largest number of Chinese in the 2015-2016 students ever.
Appleton native earns Quantico honor
Appleton Post-Crescent
Appleton’s Michael Donovan isn’t your typical 22-year-old. Donovan, an Appleton West High School graduate and University of Wisconsin-Madison student, earned top honors from Officer Candidates School in Quantico, Va., this summer at the training command base.
“Making a Murderer” Driving Discussion on Wisconsin Criminal Justice
CBS 58, Milwaukee
A Netflix documentary focusing on a Wisconsin criminal case is lighting up the internet this Christmas season. The documentary called “Making a Murderer” is centered on the case of Steven Avery.
In 2003, The Wisconsin Innocence Project helped prove Steven Avery was not guilty of sexual assault, which came after Avery already spent 18 years behind bars for the crime he didn’t commit.
On-campus food pantry to feed needy students at UW-Madison
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A group aiming to help hungry college students is opening a food pantry on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Donations of canned food are being collected in campus offices and dorms to stock the pantry, called the Open Seat.
Food pantry on campus to feed needy UW-Madison students
Wisconsin State Journal
Called the Open Seat, the pantry will serve a population of college students that advocates say often goes unnoticed, struggling to afford basic needs like housing and food while some of their peers pay four-figure monthly rents to live in luxurious apartment buildings.
From homelessness to commencement
WISC-TV 3
Keena Atkinson went from sleeping in her car to graduating from UW-Madison in just six years with the help of the UW Odyssey Project. Brett Bachman reports.
UW sexual assault survivors meet with AG, seek meeting with UW system leaders
Channel3000.com
A number of sexual assault survivors from four University of Wisconsin campuses and their lawyer are asking UW System officials for an opportunity to share their concerns about how they were treated and to provide ideas on how future cases should be handled. So far, their request has been denied.
With lower Holiday Bowl payout, Wisconsin band leaves freshmen behind
Wisconsin State Journal
Freshman members of the University of Wisconsin Marching Band won’t make the trip to San Diego for the Badgers’ Dec. 30 game against USC — a result, the band’s leader said, of the Holiday Bowl’s lower payout to participating universities.
Black student newspaper making comeback at UW
WKOW TV
A black UW-Madison student newspaper, that ended decades ago, is making a comeback, at a time when race relations on campuses across the country are sparking demonstrations.
On Campus: Student launches site to chronicle ‘Black Voice’ at UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
Jordan Gaines, a senior from Milwaukee, launched The Black Voice — blackvoicesuw.wordpress.com and @BlackVoicesUW on Twitter — earlier this month as an online media outlet to collect students’ news coverage, opinion writing, art and poetry.
Demonstrators demand better environment for students of color at UW System schools
Badger Herald
Dozens of students and community members gathered at the Board of Regents meeting Friday morning to declare their demands to make the University of Wisconsin System better for students of color.
Participants in the event wore all black and held signs to represent the discrimination they experience in classrooms and through university policies.
Most Madison B-cycle stations to close for winter beginning Monday
WKOW TV
B-cycle stations around Madison will begin operating according to a winter scheduled on Monday. That means the majority of the city’s 39 bicycle sharing stations will be closed for the season.
Starting Monday, the following (university-area) stations will remain open: Lake St. and University Ave.; UW Union South; UW Natatorium.
All other B-cycle stations will be closed.
UPDATE: UW students ask for diversity training, cancel meeting with UW System officials
WKOW TV
A meeting between UW System officials and students concerned about diversity and inclusion was canceled Friday, after disagreement over whether or not that meeting should be public.
Friday, The Board of Regents passed a resolution that states the university should not shield individuals from ideas and opinions they find unwelcome. In a statement, the regents said that, while the university greatly values mutual respect, it cannot be used as a justification for closing off a discussion of ideas, however offensive or disagreeable.
UW leader to meet with students over diversity demands
Associated Press (via Channel3000.com)
University of Wisconsin President Ray Cross is slated to meet with about students who are demanding more measures to recognize diversity on campus.
About 20 students waited for Cross to finish a Board of Regents meeting on the UW-Madison campus Friday. The students held signs that read “Our president is black, so there’s no reason to talk about race, right?” and “Black and brown lives matter.” As the meeting wound down they silently stood up from their front row seats.
UW leaders’ diversity meeting with students falls through
Associated Press (via Channel3000.com)
A meeting between University of Wisconsin leaders and a student group demanding more efforts to recognize diversity on campus has fallen through.
UW System President Ray Cross and regents President Regina Millner were slated to meet with about 20 students after a regents meeting Friday morning to discuss demands for a diversity task force, more mental health professionals of color on campus and mandatory racial awareness training.
UW-Madison students study, design transformative downtown projects
Capital Times
A group of University of Wisconsin-Madison students are taking on projects that represent, at least for now, long-range dreams for the city while also offering ideas worth discussing outside the classroom.
Students stage silent protest at UW Board of Regents meeting in Madison
Capital Times
About 30 University of Wisconsin students and allies staged a silent protest after they were refused a chance to speak Friday at a meeting where the UW System Board of Regents adopted a resolution supporting free speech.
Student demonstrators call for mandatory diversity training in UW System
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison student demonstrators Friday released a list of demands aimed at making the University of Wisconsin System more inclusive, adding UW to a growing group of institutions across the country where black students have sought changes from administrators to improve their experiences on predominantly white campuses.
Adding Us Up – UW-Madison ranks high for college city, football fans
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
College-application deadlines are looming for many high school seniors across the state.
Warm weather brings chance to check the chore list
Channel3000.com
(Video) Includes video and interview with members of UW-Madison’s grounds crew.
UW Tudor Holiday Dinner Concerts add family-friendly matinee
Wisconsin State Journal
Families are invited to experience the campus holiday event at a new matinee held from 12:30 to 2 p.m. Sunday at Union South. Children can dress up, sing out and revel in old English traditions given a kid-friendly spin.
7 Questions Families Should Discuss When Choosing Colleges
Featuring Patti Lux-Weber: The college admissions cycle is a long process with a lot of moving parts. In the midst of all of the upcoming deadlines, parents and students may overlook some of the ways that college will affect the family dynamic. Discussing expectations beforehand can help students choose the best school for them and help families feel more confident about the transition to campus. College admissions experts encourage parents to consider the following questions as they set expectations before their teen applies to or chooses a school.
Freshmen band members cut from bowl trip
Madison.com
Part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison band will be left behind when members make the trip to San Diego in a few weeks for the Holiday Bowl.
UW doctoral students win 8 Fulbright scholarships, most in the country
Madison.com
Eight UW-Madison doctoral students have won Fulbright scholarships to study overseas, more than any other school in the country.
Native American student applications to UW medical school increase
Badger Herald
Since the creation of University of Wisconsin Native American Center for Health Professions, there has been a 250 percent increase in Native student applicants to UW’s medical school.
Created in 2012, Native American Center for Health Professions was designed to improve the health and wellness of Native people, Melissa Metoxen, community and academic support coordinator at the Native American Center for Health Professions, said.
Wisconsin HOPE helps hungry, homeless students
NBC15
The issue of food and housing insecurity on community college campuses across the country is now at the forefront of many discussions thanks in part to a report published by the Wisconsin HOPE Lab on the campus of the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Know Your Madisonian: Law school admissions director Sir Williams strives to live up to his name
Wisconsin State Journal
Q&a with Sir Williams, UW Law School’s director of admissions, who came to Madison to attend UW-Madison Law School, it was his first time living away from his mother’s home on Chicago’s South Side.
Dairy, police projects approved at UW
WKOW TV
Two projects at UW-Madison are going forward after approval Wednesday by a state panel.
The state building commission approved the renovation of the Babcock Hall dairy plant so it can house the Center for Dairy Research.
The building commission also okayed money for an addition to the UW-Madison police department on Monroe Street.
Langdon Street reopening on Friday, closing again in spring
Langdon Street on the UW-Madison campus will reopen on Friday and stay open all winter, but will close once again in spring for more construction.
UW School of Journalism’s Curb Magazine releases 2015 edition
Channel3000.com
(Video) Every year a group of seniors at the University of Wisconsin School of Journalism spend an entire semester putting together a 64-page magazine. The new issue of Curb Magazine is available now. This year, the magazine highlights perspectives on Wisconsin traditions. (Featuring Stacy Forster, associate faculty associate in the SJMC.)
Budget decisions could deepen historic underrepresentation of black students at UW
Badger Herald
Despite administration’s assurances, university’s removal of out-of-state enrollment cap, rising nonresident tuition and Wis. high school achievement gap could add to recruitment challenges for minorities.
UW Urban Canid Project finds healthy coyotes, foxes roaming city neighborhoods
Capital Times
The project is researching the size and behavior of packs of coyotes and foxes on and around the UW-Madison campus by capturing the animals and putting radio collars on them. Physical examinations and bio-testing of anesthetized animals provides data for the eventual mapping of the transmission of disease from wild canids to domestic dogs, said David Drake, a professor in the UW-Madison Department of Forest and Wildlife Ecology and UW Extension wildlife specialist.
Board of Supervisors: Wiscards should meet voter ID criteria
Daily Cardinal
The Dane County Board of Supervisors voted 32-2 in favor of a resolution for UW-Madison to modify their student ID cards to have a two year expiration date to comply with voter ID criteria.
Currently, students at UW-Madison cannot use their Wiscards for voting purposes. While in-state students can use their government issued driver’s licenses, out-of-state students do not have a readily available ID to take to the polls, as out-of-state driver’s licenses and other IDs are not valid voter IDs in the state of Wisconsin.
Stopping sexual assault on college campus
NBC15
Senator Tammy Baldwin spent an hour with the University of Wisconsin System Sexual Assault and Violence Task Force on the campus of the UW-Madison Friday.
The group discussed ongoing efforts both the university and Congress are making to combat sexual assault on college campuses.
Learn how to perform CPR on your lunch break today
WKOW TV
You can learn proper CPR techniques on your lunch break today. The Madison Fire Department is teaching “Sidewalk CPR” on UW’s campus.
“Sidewalk CPR” is today from 11 to 2 at Gordon Commons on the downtown Madison UW campus.