UniverCity collaborates with Badger Talks to showcase partnerships across Wisconsin
During May, Badger Talks Presents will showcase several UniverCity Alliance partnerships and projects. Learn how UW–Madison instructors and students are supporting mountain biking trails, intergenerational programming, and alternative courts in communities across Wisconsin through partnership with UniverCity Alliance. Badger Talks Presents is a monthly, themed program consisting of pre-recorded Badger Talks Quick Pick flash talks, and Badger Talks podcast interviews.
Badger Talks Podcast: How one Wisconsin village is considering mountain biking and ecological integrity
A decade in the making, the Village of DeForest has been developing a plan to construct a mountain bike trail. Residents opposed an initial site in 2016 due to the potential environmental impact of a new mountain biking trail on nearby wildlife. Now, DeForest has a new site in mind, and with the support of graduate conservation planning students at UW–Madison, village staff are balancing ecological integrity and recreational value while they plan for a new mountain bike park.
Badger Talks Quick Pick: Community-based partnerships support local goals and inspire students
To support Monroe County comply with best practices of completing an outside evaluation at a minimum of every five years, two groups of psychology students taught by Patti Coffey assessed the county’s drug court program across priority areas outlined in the All Rise Adult Treatment Court Best Practice Standards. This involved observing court and a graduation, interviewing staff and participants, and evaluating the program.
Badger Talks Podcast: Sheboygan County and Rocky Knoll Care Center’s Centennial Celebration
Rocky Knoll Health Care Center began its century of caring for Sheboygan County residents in 1926 when it opened as a facility to care for people diagnosed with tuberculosis. Today, Rocky Knoll is licensed to serve up to 149 residents, providing short-term rehabilitation and long-term care care. In a unique model, Rocky Knoll also offers on-site child care and fosters intergenerational connections between the residents and the facility’s youngest visitors. The property was also home to the family of Gov. Evers, whose father Raymond moved to Plymouth in 1950 and was the medical director of Rocky Knoll until he retired in 1982. Rocky Knoll will be celebrating its centennial anniversary in the fall.
