Tag: UniverCity Alliance

Nelson affiliate faculty and co-director of UniverCity Alliance awarded WARF Named Professorship

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies | June 4, 2020 This award honors faculty who have made major contributions to the advancement of knowledge, primarily through their research endeavors. Read the story.

University of Wisconsin-Madison program partners with local communities to foster growth, resilience, and sustainability

Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies | Janel Hutchinson | May 29, 2020 The beginning of 2020 is off to a strong start for UniverCity Alliance. Read the story.

Taking survey can help thwart COVID-19, spread Wisconsin Idea

UW–Madison | March 20, 2020 In a fast-moving response to COVID-19, the University of Wisconsin–Madison and the League of Wisconsin Municipalities are joining forces to help slow the spread of the disease. And they need your help. Read the story.

Paul Fanlund: Turning the page on the politics of resentment

The Capital Times | Dec. 13, 2019 Seven locations in Wisconsin seek advice from students and faculty at the state’s flagship public university in Madison. Read the story.

Symposium examines community engagement

Marquette Wire | Nov. 19, 2019 Marquette hosted a community engagement symposium called “Six Pathways to Public Engagement” Nov. 12 in the Alumni Memorial Union. Read the story.

UniverCity Year selected as finalist for Economic Development Award

The Monroe Times | Sept. 8, 2019 The UniverCity Year program has been selected as a finalist for the Wisconsin Economic Development Association’s Economic Development Initiative award. Read the story.

Green County, UniverCity partnership wins award

The Monroe Times | July 10, 2019 The University of Wisconsin Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank presented the UniverCity Year program and its partners, including Green County, with a Community-University Partnership Award June 26 for their collaborative efforts to address community challenges while exemplifying the Wisconsin Idea of expanding education and outreach beyond the classroom. Read …

UW–Madison honors outstanding community-university partnerships

UW–Madison | July 1, 2019 A joint effort to strengthen communities in rural Green County, a collaboration to reduce cancer among black women and a partnership to improve health literacy are among the winners of the 2019 Community-University Partnership Awards. Read the story.

Network brings together universities, cities for innovation

Government Technology | June 21, 2019 The Educational Partnerships for Innovation in Communities Network works with communities to generate high-tech solutions. Read the story.

Cap Times’ Evjue Foundation gives $1.8 million to area nonprofits and UW-Madison

The Cap Times | June 5, 2019 The Evjue Foundation, the charitable arm of The Capital Times, has awarded a $5,000 grant to UniverCity Year. Read the story.