Category: Community Partner

Two Wisconsin communities address conservation projects with Nelson Institute students

UniverCity Alliance connected the Village of Mount Pleasant and City of Waupaca with graduate students in the Nelson Institute’s Environmental Conservation MS program to address environmental conservation goals.

UniverCity Alliance connects Madison priorities with UW–Madison students

From economic development to public transit and records management, UW–Madison students are getting hands-on experience during internships with the City of Madison.

UW–Madison students connect with Dane County through policy analysis internships

During the 2024-25 academic year, three students addressed policy analysis needs of Dane County through internships facilitated by UniverCity Alliance and the Department of Political Science.

Evaluating the Monroe County Drug Court

Abigail Becker | Wisconsin Counties Magazine | May 2025

Community-based learning project in Monroe County inspires UW–Madison psychology students

Through a partnership with UniverCity Alliance, UW–Madison psychology students reviewed Monroe County’s drug court.

UW–Parkside, Racine County sustain partnership that supports care center

UW-Parkside | Abigail Becker | April 10, 2025

UW–Parkside, Racine County sustain partnership that supports care center

Since 2021, Dr. Aubri McDonald and Superintendent Tony Chavez have worked together in a partnership that began with UniverCity Alliance and fostered in the following years by UW-Parkside’s Community and Business Engagement Office.

St. Croix County: Prioritizing Substance Use Treatment

Abigail Becker | Wisconsin Counties Magazine | April 2025

St. Croix County prioritizes substance use treatment during UniverCity Alliance partnership

The partnership focused on increasing access to residential substance use treatment and researching opportunities for creating a sober living facility for women.

UW–Madison students support DeForest’s proactive approach to environmental sustainability

Through UniverCity Alliance, the Village of DeForest is addressing natural asset protection and community sustainability efforts in partnership with UW–Madison students.