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Monday, April 7 - Wisconsin Idea Conference
2025 Wisconsin Idea Conference
8:30 a.m. – 4:30 p.m. | UW-Madison’s Union South
The Wisconsin Idea Conference is a one-day event that brings together academics, service providers, community leaders, students, and others interested in fostering partnerships that advance meaningful impacts within our community and state. This year’s conference will focus on the concept of Exchange – together, we’ll explore ways to collaborate for positive change in our communities and across the state, build new relationships, and exchange ideas and resources to innovate solutions for the challenges facing our communities.
Monday, April 7 - Government, International Affairs, and Nonprofit Career Resource Fair
2025 Government, International Affairs, and Nonprofit Career Resource Fair
This one-of-a-kind event will take place on the UW-Madison campus on
This one-of-a-kind event will take place on the UW-Madison campus on Monday, April 7th from 4-6:30 p.m., in the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. For the past three years, we have welcomed over 150 students exploring careers in all levels of government, diplomacy, international affairs, advocacy, policy, law, and related fields. We are excited to expand our program this year, so that we can include more employers, alumni, and campus resources than ever before!
April 8-9 - Day of the Badger 2025
Day of the Badger is back! Save the date to support UniverCity Alliance during this campus-wide day of giving.
Thursday, April 24 - Weston Roundtable with Nate Hagens
Join the Nelson Institute Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment for our upcoming Weston Roundtable lecture:
Power, Life and Ecological Maturity
Speaker: Nate Hagens, executive director of The Institute for the Study of Energy & Our Future, and podcast host of The Great Simplification
Thursday, April 24 | 6–7 p.m. | 1106 Mechanical Engineering | Add to calendar
Cookies, coffee, and tea will be served.
Wednesday, April 30 - Day at the Capitol
The annual UW–Madison Day at the Capitol highlights the amazing faculty, students, alumni and athletics at UW–Madison. UW–Madison is a national leader in research, which contributes to the state’s priorities including retention, graduation rates, workforce, and economic development. In addition to Wisconsin Alumni Association-hosted activities, several events sponsored by the UW–Madison Office of State Relations are held on this day, including the Graduate Research Showcase and Flash Talks with Faculty.
Thursday, Sept. 18 - UniverCity Alliance 10th Anniversary Celebration
It’s UniverCity’s 10th anniversary! Celebrate with us all year long and at a special event on Thursday, Sept. 18 at the Pyle Center.
Save the date to stay up-to-date on the details by filling out this form.
What: UniverCity Alliance’s 10th Anniversary Celebration
When: Thursday, Sept. 18
Time: 1-5 p.m.
Location: Pyle Center, Alumni Lounge
Save the date: Fill out this form
Urban Futures News
UniverCity Year campus, community partners to present at Wisconsin Idea Conference
The 2023 Wisconsin Idea Conference will examine the university’s relationship to the Wisconsin Idea through the lens of community-university engagement.
“Who killed the truth?” Archon Fung speaks on climate change, COVID, and democracy
Marek Makowski | UW-Madison Office of Sustainability | May 19, 2022
Climatologist Larry Kalkstein discusses excessive heat, human health in Weston Roundtable lecture
Madison and Milwaukee are pilot cities through the Arsht-Rockefeller Foundation for advancing a heat wave ranking system based on human health.
UniverCity Alliance announces Spring 2022 Urban Futures Lecture series
Join UniverCity Alliance and partners across campus for a series of urban-minded lectures during the Spring 2022 semester.
UniverCity Alliance celebrates 10th anniversary in 2025
Celebrate with us all year long and at a special event on Thursday, Sept. 18 at the Pyle Center.
Recorded Events 2023
- Weston Roundtable: A Discussion on the WI Heat Health Network 2.9.23
- Research Bazaar 2023 - Closing Panel 2.23.23
- Weston Roundtable: Interdisciplinary Approaches to Sustainable Resource Recovery and Carbon Capture with Kevin Orner 3.30.23
- Wisconsin Counties Association 2023 Annual Conference: Partnering with UW-Madison’s UniverCity 9.18.2023
- Weston Roundtable: Refocusing Climate Research to Maximize Impacts with Jason Vargo
Recorded events
View previously recorded lectures in UniverCity Alliance's Urban Futures series.