our mission we connect campus & community through service, service-learning &...
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Our Mission
We connect campus & community
through service, service-learning & community-based research
to build a thriving democratic society
We’re in the one that looks like a castle.
Where To Find Us
RED GYM
Lussier Community Education Center
Building Community Creating Opportunity Enriching Education
Campus & Community
City Population: 243,344UW Student Enrollment: 43,193
City Square Miles: 84Campus Square Miles: 3
What we’re going to cover
Recruiting student volunteers & interns
Badger Volunteers program Service-learning courses Fellowships Connecting with faculty Where to start
Badger Volunteers
780 students serve weekly at one of 80+ community partner sites, on one of 141 teams focused on education, public health or sustainability for a whole semester
3,500 students majoring in things like business, anthropology, education, biology, art and more
do 25 hours of service in one of UW-Madison’s
70+ for-credit service learning courses
“At some point, we all stumble upon the greatness of giving back to someone. Whether it happens early in our lives or later.”
-Wisconsin Idea Fellow
How will you partner?
In what ways are you already partnering with UW-Madison? How could those partnership be enriched?
Where do you see potential for new partnerships with UW-Madison?
What challenges might you run into?