Better. Places. Together.
The City of Wisconsin Rapids recently underwent an assessment of branding, marketing, economic development, and the arts through a partnership with UniverCity Year and the Wisconsin School of Business’ Arts and Creative Enterprise Leadership program course, Management and Human Resources 746/747: Impact Consulting for Arts-Based Organizations and Communities. Read the story.
A rich arts and cultural scene offers the community something to gather around and enjoy while showcasing diversity and talent within the community; which is just one of the reasons that the City of Wisconsin Rapids partnered with the University of Wisconsin–Madison UniverCity Year program to expand arts and cultural offerings. Read the story.
Promoting community vibrancy and revitalization through the expansion of arts and cultural experiences is the goal of a recent partnership between Wisconsin Rapids and the University of Wisconsin-Madison UniverCity Year program.
Kotkin will discuss pre-existing conditions, what changed with COVID and where things might end up–even happily. Advanced registration required. November 18 (11:00am CT) in Zoom.
Join us in 2022! AGU’s Thriving Earth Exchange and UW’s UniverCity Alliance are partnering to connect Wisconsin communities with scientists and technical experts to tackle local challenges related to natural hazards, natural resources and climate change.
While Wisconsin may be known for its “frozen tundra,” an increase in hot, humid summer days is bringing attention to Wisconsin’s urban heat islands and their impact on human health. A heat island is an urban area that experiences higher temperatures than the surrounding rural areas because of buildings, roads, and general infrastructure absorbing heat …
Waunakee Tribune | Roberta Baumann Village of Waunakee leaders partnered with the Ho-Chunk Nation through a UniverCity Year project in 2020-21. The collaboration produced a Land Acknowledgment statement to honor the history of the land, plus proposals for educational programs about the Ho-Chunk culture, art installations and environmental stewardship projects. Read the story.
Waunakee Tribune | Roberta Baumann Waunakee village staff presented the village board with a report summarizing the past year and a half of work with the UniverCity Year program and the UW Nelson Institute School of Environmental Studies, along with the statement at the board’s July 19 meeting. A student group involved in the work …
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The report, which summarizes the results of a survey taken by farmers in Wisconsin’s Pepin County, was one of 25 projects initiated through UniverCity Year Pepin County, a three-year partnership launched in 2018 between UW–Madison and Pepin County to support economic development, education and environmental sustainability in the county.