Tune in! UniverCity Year, Waunakee, and the Ho-Chunk History Project
November 30 (12-1pm) for Badger Talks LIVE on Facebook.
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November 30 (12-1pm) for Badger Talks LIVE on Facebook.
Maria Morgen never doubted how her classroom experience in Public Health 780 would connect with the real world. The class, taught by Deputy Director of the Master of Public Health Program Barbara Duerst, connects students with communities working to improve local health outcomes through the UniverCity Alliance’s UniverCity Year program. “We’re working directly with the …
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 …
Waunakee Tribune | February 12, 2021 In an effort to become a more equitable and inclusive community, several Waunakee community stakeholders, the village’s administration, village board members and others are collaborating with the UniverCity Alliance at UW–Madison. Read the story.
Waunakee Times | Tim Wohlers | February 23, 2021 Representatives from the Ho-Chunk Nation, UW–Madison and the Village of Waunakee recently kicked off their three-year collaboration with UW’s UniverCity Alliance to improve cultural responsiveness, social justice, inclusion and civility within the community. Read the story.
NBC15 News | Nikki Medanovic | February 22, 2021 UW–Madison’s UniverCity Alliance recently announced they will be pairing up with Racine County, Marathon County, the Village of Waunakee, and Milwaukee going into 2021. Read the story.