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About University Apartments

In order to be the "Place where everyone wants to live", the 1,247 University Apartments are much more than a large apartment complex.  We support the academic careers of our 3,000 residents by helping each member of each household thrive.  We recognize that academic success is directly linked to the success of healthy individuals and families; and a welcoming neighborhood for all ages, cultures, backgrounds, and interests.

Our job is to make certain that we offer whatever components are found in any successful town:

  • Social interactions
  • Viable infrastructure (utilities, roads, grounds, maintenance and renovations)
  • Sound personal finances
  • Transportation
  • Child care and education
  • Safety, security, and crisis response
  • Access to health care
  • Sustainability
  • Participatory decision making

Our Community Center offers one-stop access to our administration, services and programs.  It functions as a shared living room, child care center, and recreation center, and serves the wider Madison community as a welcoming center for multicultural gatherings.  All staff and residents are seen as partners in this endeavor, and processes are in place to routinely include residents in decision making.

 

University Apartments is also home of a beautiful community garden for all to enjoy!  Want to learn more about University Apartments? See the University Apartments Web site.

OVERVIEW:

  • $11 million annual operating budget
  • 61 Full Time Staff
  • 27 - 32 student employees (both year-round and summer)
  • 1,247 apartments in three neighborhoods
  • 3,000 residents, primarily graduate students, academic staff, faculty, post-docs, and their families
  • One third of our apartments house singles and two thirds house families
  • Two thirds of residents are international and a significant percentage are US under-represented students

MANAGEMENT AREAS:

Apartment Services:

  • Maintenance and Grounds
  • Capital Projects
  • Represented and Trades Staff

Children's Services:

  • Accredited Child Care Center for 107 children
  • Training site for undergraduate and graduate students

Community Services:

  • 30,000 square foot Community Center
  • Resident Manager Program
  • Social Services and Recreation Programs

Leasing:

  • Tenant Landlord Law
  • Lease exceptions and violations
  • In-house complex automated leasing, billing and data management system

PROJECTS:

  • University Houses Utilities - Summer 2010 and 2011
  • University Houses Renovations - 2012-2014