We connect communities to UW-Madison
Most of the earth’s people already live in cities, and cities will continue to grow. Yet most cities struggle to be as safe, rich, healthy, inclusive, equitable, environmentally sustainable, and well-governed as they would like to be. Many factors influence the shortfall between city potential and performance, yet the failure results in part from a lack of knowledge about new solutions and a lack of bandwidth and/or capacity to implement them.
UniverCity Alliance’s mission is to improve the quality and visibility of UW-Madison’s education, research, and service contribution to the high-road development of local communities that reflects the values of equity, democracy, and sustainability. Check out UniverCity Alliance highlights from 2024-25.
UniverCity Alliance announces new digital badge focused on sustainability
UniverCity’s Sustainable Development for Local Government badge course provides knowledge about Wisconsin local governments, a framework on how to actualize sustainable development used by countries around the world, and sustainable development for the municipal scale.
Featured News
Local government project helped Rohith Madduru, MS ’24 develop data analytics, leadership skills
After graduating with a master’s degree in business analytics from the Wisconsin School of Business in May 2024, Rohith Madduru partnered with Chippewa County to spearhead an IT staffing analysis.
Jackson County strategic planning process ‘brought all of us together’
Through a partnership with UniverCity Alliance, Jackson County completed and adopted a strategic plan in addition to new mission and vision statements.
Graduate sustainability certificate experience offers community-based capstone course
The inaugural capstone project for the graduate sustainability certificate paired students with the City of Waupaca through UniverCity Alliance.