In 2020, Waunakee-area leaders engaged in a diversity, equity and inclusion initiative. They worked on a UW-Madison UniverCity Year project, engaging university students and professors in a number of different efforts to increase diversity, equity and inclusion.
Former Town of Westport Administrator Tom Wilson chaired the UniverCity Year committee to build relationships between the Waunakee community and Ho-Chunk Nation. Wilson said all have learned from the Ho-Chunk Nation, and he thanked the members for raising awareness.