University of Wisconsin–Madison

People Type: Scholars Program 2025

Claussen, Maggie

Biography Maggie Claussen is a junior from Milwaukee, WI. She is pursuing majors in information science and political science, as well as certificates in education policy and digital studies. On campus, Maggie works for RecWell’s Adventure Learning Programs as a facilitator of campus group development workshops through experiential education. In the 2024-25 school year, she …

Czyzewski, Jordyn

Biography Jordyn Czyzewski is from Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and is majoring in landscape and urban studies, people-environment geography, and environmental studies, with certificates in global health and integrative design of built and natural environments. In summer 2025, she interned with the University of Helsinki’s Institute for Urban and Regional Studies, supporting research communications on sustainable development …

Dorsey, Megan

Biography Megan Dorsey is from Green Bay, WI. In Megan’s free time, she likes to read, run, and cook. Megan loves spending time outdoors with family and friends. Megan is majoring in Landscape and Urban Studies and earning certificates in Integrative Design of Built and Natural Environments and Environmental Studies.

Golding, Lexi

Biography Lexi Golding will be a junior in Fall 2025. She is a College of Letters and Science Honors student, majoring in political science, and receiving certificates in business, education , and social justice. She has dreamed of being a Badger since she was young and feels passionate about using her academic background to establish …

Green, Madeline

Biography My name is Madeline Green and I am extremely grateful to have been selected as part of the new cohort of UniverCity Alliance Scholars. Before attending the University of Wisconsin–Madison, I completed my first year of undergraduate studies at the University of Hawai’i-Manoa, where I developed a passion for helping local communities and an …

Lee, Lola

Biography I’m Lola Lee, a junior at UW–Madison studying Biology and Data Science. I’m passionate about using data to better understand ecological systems and support sustainable, science-based solutions. I’ve conducted field and lab-based research on pollinators in Wisconsin, vector-borne diseases across the Midwest, amphibians in Korea, and reef fish in Belize. I love projects that …

Sun, Shu

Biography Shu Sun is a fourth-year Ph.D. student in Landscape Architecture at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. Her research focuses on microclimate design, public health, and climate resilience, with a particular emphasis on improving thermal comfort for older adults in urban environments. Shu’s expertise includes GIS mapping, environmental data analysis, and community-based research, which she applies …