Big Ten Network offering scholarships for outstanding service
Applications for the inaugural Big Ten Network (BTN) LiveBIG Scholarship for Outstanding Service are now being accepted.
View ArticleRose Bowl-bound Badgers and Ducks fans team up for service project
Before competing in the 2012 Rose Bowl, fans, students, alumni and family members from the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the University of Oregon will be on the same team for a New Year’s Day...
View ArticleUW-Madison reaches 3,000 in total Peace Corps volunteers produced
The University of Wisconsin-Madison this year ranks third among large universities nationwide in the number of alumni currently serving as Peace Corps volunteers, up from eighth last year.
View ArticleLaw students find inspiration in the Big Easy
Students from the UW Law School headed to New Orleans during winter break to help provide legal assistance to victims of hurricanes. Here are some of their stories, told by student volunteers.
View ArticleCommunity service at UW again earns national recognition
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of...
View ArticleNational Down Syndrome Congress recognizes Wisconsin Singers
The National Down Syndrome Congress (NDSC) recognized the Wisconsin Singers for working with a cognitively challenged young man at a dance workshop in January.
View ArticleBadger Volunteers honored for community service
Badger Volunteers from the UW-Madison's Morgridge Center for Public Service, 120 in all, were honored last month with a Distinguished Service Award by United Way of Dane County.
View ArticleUW police honored by local Red Cross chapter
The Badger Chapter of the American Red Cross has named the UW-Madison Police Department the 2011 Top Public Safety Unit in Dane County.
View ArticleInterfaith, community service challenge lays groundwork for religious dialogue
The University of Wisconsin-Madison's participation in a White House initiative to foster interfaith dialogue and service has built a solid foundation for an ongoing discussion on campus, organizers say.
View ArticleLakeshore Nature Preserve benefits from Days of Caring volunteers
Last week, 27 volunteers participating in the 20th annual United Way of Dane County Days of Caring helped remove invasive buckthorn plants at Picnic Point, working side by side with employees from the...
View ArticleGlobal House Party to celebrate Peace Corps experiences, seek new volunteers
The Returned Peace Corps Volunteers of Wisconsin-Madison and the Peace Corps Campus Recruiting Office at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are hosting a Global House Party to celebrate the...
View ArticleRecent Sightings: Global perspective
During a Global House Party event at the University Club at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Monday, Sept. 24, postdoctoral geography student Kevin Gibbons speaks about his 2004-2007 experience...
View ArticleBlood drive in honor of UW employee’s injured son is Wednesday
It can be a helpless feeling when your child is hurt. Larry Davis, UW-Madison associate residence life director, knows that feeling all too well. His 13-year-old son Marcos was severely injured this...
View ArticleAnnual Homecoming week to emphasize community service
In the spirit of tradition and giving back to the community, students will step up during this year's Homecoming week at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to help those in need and make campus a more...
View ArticleActing Peace Corps director to visit UW–Madison campus
Peace Corps Acting Director Carrie Hessler-Radelet — accompanied by her husband, Steve Radelet, chief economist of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) — will be in Madison on Monday,...
View ArticleHurricane Sandy relief effort continues at UW-Madison
In the days and weeks since Hurricane Sandy pummeled the East Coast, relief has come from many sources.
View ArticleWills for Heroes project protects those who protect others
First responders, firefighters, police officers and other emergency personnel who protect citizens from natural disasters and violent crime are called on to put their communities' safety before their...
View ArticleHonoring Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. through service
On Monday, Jan. 21, observances of Martin Luther King Jr. Day will include a number of activities that encourage celebration and collaboration. UW-Madison will again host and support these activities,...
View ArticleUW–Madison again among top producers of Peace Corps volunteers
The University of Wisconsin-Madison currently has 103 graduates serving overseas in 47 countries as Peace Corps volunteers, ranking third for the second consecutive year on the corps' annual list of...
View ArticleUW Students invited to shake it for charity this Friday
The fifth annual Wisconsin Dance Marathon this Friday will raise money for the patients and families of American Family Children’s Hospital.
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