The Wisconsin Union’s Winter Carnival will return Feb. 3-9 with new events that encourage University of Wisconsin-Madison students and other community members to get outside and enjoy Wisconsin’s winter season.
One new addition to the Winter Carnival experience is Terrace Wonderland, an evening of winter-themed activities at the Memorial Union Terrace Feb. 6 from 4-7 p.m. This free debut event will include live music, cotton candy, family-friendly games, gingerbread house-making, a hot chocolate bar, Valentine's Day card-making, an ice skating rink and more.
The Wisconsin Union’s Social Justice Hub team is accepting applications for its campus Social Justice Action Teams now through Feb. 9, 2020.
Social Justice Action Teams are individual University of Wisconsin-Madison students or teams of UW-Madison students who build a collaborative group to achieve social justice goals.
Nationally-ranked startup accelerator gener8tor and the American Family Insurance Institute for Corporate and Social Impact will hold a second gALPHA Social Justice program in collaboration with the Wisconsin Union’s Social Justice Hub in spring 2020.
The 4W Initiative (Women & Wellbeing in Wisconsin & the World) and the Wisconsin Union invite the public to celebrate the completion of a wood carved table, which was designed and created by a Wisconsin artist and Wisconsin Union team members in celebration of the contributions and achievements of women at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Human Rights Week to put spotlight on equality, race relations, addressing rights injustices, and more
[image class="right" title="" src="/assets/Uploads/ec17887180/WI-Union-4501-Marquee-Theatre-0920And12more-fused-sm2.jpg" alt="WI Union 4501 Marquee Theatre 0920And12more fused sm2" width="250" height="151" id="11819"]The Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) and the Wisconsin Union will hold multiple Human Rights Week events Dec. 1-7 at Memorial Union, Union South and other campus locations.
Current events include the following:
The Wisconsin Union will host a pop-up holiday sale Dec. 10-12 from 10 a.m.-6 p.m. in Memorial Union’s Paul Bunyan Room with Terrace and University of Wisconsin-Madison merchandise and apparel at a 30 percent discount.
The Wisconsin Union Social Justice Hub, the Student Pre-Health Committee, and the Center for Pre-Health Advising will co-host the Health Equity Symposium at the University of Wisconsin-Madison on Dec. 5. The goal of the symposium is to educate undergraduates about current health issues in the Madison area, what is currently being done, and how students can get involved both now and in their future careers.
Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Resale will feature discounted new, used winter sports gear
The 56th Annual Hoofer Ski and Snowboard Resale will take place Dec. 7 from 8 a.m.-5 p.m. and Dec. 8 from 8 a.m.-noon at Union South’s Varsity Hall and will feature local and national vendors with discounted new and used winter sports gear for the entire family.
[image class="left" title="" src="/assets/Uploads/31766620c4/US-Exterior-DSC-0039-1.jpg" alt="US Exterior DSC 0039 1" width="300" height="199" id="11515"]Wisconsin State Journal Reporter Samara Kalk Derby tells the delicious story of Ethiopian restaurant Buraka, its owner Markos Regassa and its temporary presence in Union South. Buraka will be a guest vendor during the fall 2019 semester.
[image class="left" title="" src="/assets/Uploads/ff3ae67ea3/Pilobolus-photo-by-Beowulf-Sheeha-sm.png" alt="Pilobolus photo by Beowulf Sheeha sm" width="300" height="200" id="11513"]CulturalOyster Journalist Susan Kepecs has waited for the return of Pilobolus to Shannon Hall for more than two years. Read about why she "can hardly wait" and her interview with the show's co-artistic directors.
