Public service has long been one of UW-Madison’s premier traditions and missions, and continues today, with the guiding principle of the Wisconsin Idea. The Wisconsin Idea inspires members of the campus community to improve people’s …
Month: April 2018
WPR’s ‘Central Time’ Interviews WIS Northwest Passage Collaborators
Our 2018 Wisconsin Idea Seminar collaborators Ian Karl and Toben Lafrancois talk to ‘Central Time’ about how youth in a an underwater therapeutic photography program at Northwest Passage, a residential mental health facility in northern …
Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program Featured in Isthmus
The Wisconsin Idea Seminar team is thrilled to see the Wisconsin Master Naturalist Program on the front cover of the Isthmus (April 5, 2018). The 2018 Wisconsin Idea Seminar participants will learn about the train-the-trainer …
Including Everyone in the Wisconsin Idea
Katherine Charek Briggs currently serves as the Assistant Director for the University of Wisconsin-Madison’s LGBT Campus Center, which provides education, outreach, advocacy, and resources for student communities and their allies to improve campus climate and …
Wisconsin Sea Grant Beneficiaries Lead 2018 WIS Hike
The University of Wisconsin Sea Grant Institute, which receives funding from the federally-funded national Sea Grant, recently awarded $2.8 million to a variety of Great Lakes research and education projects, including “Under the Surface,” an …
First WIS Director Beats Cancer Odds
In certain campus circles Margaret “Peg” Geisler, 82, is best known and celebrated as the founding director of the Wisconsin Idea Seminar, the UW-Madison’s signature study tour for faculty and staff. Others now know Geisler …