Category: Campus life

Loss mainly comes from reimbursement for students moved out of dorms, employee parking permits.

The loss includes reimbursing the majority of students for room and board after the campus closed because of COVID-19.

The refunds will not include the spring break period and they will be issued to students as fast as possible, according to Jeff Novak, the UW Housing Director.

TAA wrote in the letter that while they appreciate the university’s quick response efforts to the pandemic thus far, there are several areas in its aid the university needs to improve on. Over 900 members from TAA and other allies have signed the letter.

The coronavirus outbreak has prompted several changes at UW-Madison and a ’Safer at Home’ order for the entire state, and these changes have had a significant impact on some international students at UW-Madison.

As students are learning online for the remainder of the semester, the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is looking empty these days.

Discriminatory chalk writing that appeared late Wednesday night sparked frustration and fear among UW-Madison’s Asian and Asian-American community — and prompted the university to again emphasize its stance against racist actions.

Assistant Director for Bias Response in the DoSO, Jenna Friedman, said the office received a total of 25 bias incident reports Tuesday evening and throughout the day Wednesday about racist chalk graffiti outside near George L. Mosse Humanities Building and the Walgreens on the corner of State and Lake St.

Provost Karl Scholz announced in an email a special Pass/Fail (P/F) grading option for students during the Spring 2020 semester.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison has condemned the bias incidents taking place around campus that have targeted the school’s Asian, Pacific Islander and Desi-American communities.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will be bringing in an outside shipping and packing company to pack the rooms of about 4,000 UW students so that the university can be prepared to accommodate potential groups in need of special housing provisions during the COVID-19 emergency.

University of Wisconsin Chancellor Becky Blank condemned the graffiti in an email to students and staff, implying that this isn’t the first such incident.

After successful pilot semester, program directors said Odyssey Beyond Bars hopes to continue to expand, inspire.

Many graduate programs ranked top 10 in country.

Dean of Students Office to hold virtual town hall tomorrow for students to hear university’s response plan, express concerns.

According to the Instagram account dedicated to the famous pup, Scout passed away after the cancer tumors he was suffering with started to bleed around his heart and lungs.

Scout, the golden retriever who starred in a UW School of Veterinary Medicine Super Bowl commercial, has died.

University effort to make all resources which were available on campus available remotely.

Scout passed away after fighting lengthy battle with cancer.

According to a release from Guido Podestá, vice provost and dean of the International Division, program fees will be refunded to student accounts or credit cards, depending how you paid for the programs.

“This is definitely different than what we had anticipated for the last four years of our lives, but this was just as special,” said graduate Tenzin Atruktsang.  “We had our families and friends still participating – not in the same way that typically would happen – but they were still there. That’s what really matters.”

According to a message from Podesta, vice provost and dean of the International Division, the UW-Madison said all IAP study abroad programs and IIP international internships planned for summer 2020 will be canceled.

“Sending out the message to the students that the Match Day was canceled was really hard because it is really probably one of the most important events in their journey to getting their medical degree,” said Associate Dean of Students at the UW School of Medicine and Public Health Dr. Gwen McIntosh.

Refunds will include rest of spring semester, starting after spring break.

UW Housing spokesperson Brendon Dybdahl wrote in an email to the Herald that currently, this is only a hypothetical situation.

One resource at UW-Madison, located on the fourth floor of the Student Activity Center, is the Open Seat Food Pantry, which serves high numbers of international and graduate students, said senior and director Yogev Ben-Yitschak.

UW-Madison campus routes are exempt and will operate regular weekday service Monday through Friday and standard weekend service on Saturday and Sundays.

Numerous universities across the state are asking students in residence halls to come back and clear them out quickly, with at least one — the University of Wisconsin-Madison — saying it might need the space for hospital overflow.

Director of University Housing Jeff Novak confirmed the possibility of using UW-Madison’s residence hall rooms to house overflow from local hospitals facing bed shortages Wednesday.

University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank announced the university would move to “alternate delivery” from March 23 through the remainder of the spring semester and seek to further reduce those working on campus to those providing “essential services.”

The university will shift to alternate delivery of courses from March 23 through the end of the spring semester, including final exams.

The policy creates an 80-hour leave bank for employees when ordered not to work due to COVID-19 and can’t perform responsibilities remotely.

Students who live in the residence halls and cannot return to a permanent address or access online classes away from campus will be allowed to stay in the residence halls, the release said. Limited dining services will be in place for those students.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison will continue “alternative instruction” for the rest of the semester, including final exams, according to an email sent to all students and staff Tuesday.