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Close-up shot of Terrace chair with sun shining through the cutouts.

Now Hiring: Join the Terrace Team

Work where summer happens: lake views, live music, and great coworkers! We're hiring students to join our team for summer on the Terrace. Positions start at $15/hour.

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Bucky Badger Promoting Day of the Badger

The Party To Pay It Forward

Save the date! Day of the Badger returns April 14–15, 2026. Celebrate Badger spirit and help students lead the way at the Union by participating in Day of the Badger!

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Bucky Badger in Graduation Cap with a Terrace chair and diploma.

Congratulations, Graduates!

For a limited time, New Graduates can get a Lifetime Union Membership for just $50 (That’s 75% off the alumni rate!) It’s more than a membership. It’s a way to keep a piece of your UW-Madison experience with you for life.

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Attacca Quartet with Caroline Shaw

Thursday, April 16 | 7:30 PM
Wisconsin Union Theater, Memorial Union

The Attacca Quartet and Pulitzer Prize winner Caroline Shaw team up for a performance of cutting-edge classical music.

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Decorate Your Graduation Cap

May 4–8 | Noon–9 PM | Free
Wheelhouse, Memorial Union

Bring your graduation cap to Wheelhouse Studios (Memorial Union, Lower Level) and decorate it for FREE with a phrase or image! We will have an assortment of gems and sparkles, stencils, paints, and glue to personalize your graduation caps.

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Upcoming Events

Friday

March 20

All day

Blue Light Finds Me

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The Wisconsin Union Directorate Art Committee presents Emme Alice Lipscomb's exhibition, Blue Light Finds Me, at Gallery 1308 in Union South

Friday

April 10

All day

Imagine

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WUD Art presents Hideki Suzuki's exhibition featuring traditional Japanese masks in the Class of 1925 Gallery in Memorial Union

Friday

April 10

All day

Infrastructure Bodies/Injury Systems

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WUD Art and the Chazen Museum of Art proudly present Infrastructure Bodies/Injury Systems. An Exhibition by Anne E. Stoner, in the Main Gallery of Memorial Union.

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Blue Light Finds Me

Imagine

Infrastructure Bodies/Injury Systems

How Will You Union?

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