University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: News

Halloween Bots

The robots are getting spooky! From Oct 20–31, choose a Halloween robot persona when ordering Starship delivery, and your robot will arrive speaking in-character. Choose from Count Snackula, Witchy Wheels, FrankenFeast, Hungry Haunter, or Pumpkinbot during checkout. Your chance to win:

Finding Your Home Away from Home 2026-2027

For many UW-Madison students, the search for housing can feel daunting, especially if they are new to Madison or unsure about roommates and budget. That’s why UW offers Off-Campus Housing Services within University Housing to help students navigate the off-campus housing market. The program provides resources and offers follow-up support to help students make informed …

Back-to-School Badger Bingo Highlights

After New Student Convocation at the Kohl Center on September 2, 2025, Housing Dining & Culinary Services threw a badger party at Four Lakes and Gordon Avenue Markets celebrating the beginning of a new year! The night was filled with dinner, tons of laughs, bingo (and chances to win prizes), and of course appearances by …

2025 Convocation Lunch Highlights

Housing Dining & Culinary Services hosted the 2025 New Student Convocation Lunch on the basketball courts outside Sellery Residence Hall and the Gordon Dining & Event Center on September 2, 2025. During just less than two hours, dedicated Housing staff from various departments served over 8,500 new students lunch, followed by relaxation on the lawn …

2025 Fall Move-In Highlights

2025’s UW-Madison Residence Halls move-in was one for the record books. Nearly 9,000 students moved into 21 residence halls across campus, and for the first time in at least 25 years, they came from all 50 U.S. states plus three districts/territories. In addition, 71 of 72 Wisconsin state counties and 75 countries/regions around the world …

Housing Fall Move-In 2025

University Housing will soon be welcoming nearly 9,000 new and returning students to the University Residence Halls over four main fall move-in dates that will impact campus traffic and several parking lots in the campus area.

Free Guest Meals

Four Free Guest Meals During Move In! After unloading and moving your vehicle, treat those helping you move in to a meal at any of our dining markets (Carson’s, Four Lakes, Gordon Avenue, Liz’s, Lowell, or Rheta’s)! Dining will offer four extra guest swipes per resident account on your dining plan, valid on your specific …

Dining Meal Plan Change for Fall Semester

Want to make an adjustment to your dining plan for the Fall 2025 Semester? You are able to make changes to your dining plan selection in My UW Housing for the fall semester now through August 1. After this date, your dining plan selection will be locked in for the fall. This plan will be the same …

SOAR – University Housing Session

Thank you for joining us at our University Housing session at SOAR! We are so glad to be welcoming your student this coming fall. Below is a list of links from the presentation that may be useful and if by chance we didn’t answer your question or you think of something to ask after this …

Home Recipe Contest Winner & Finalists

Your 2025 Home Recipe Contest Winner 🥇 During our Home Recipe Contest Featured Recipe night, our residents were able to try all three recipes and vote for their favorite. The tallies are in… and the winning recipe of the Home Recipe Contest goes to Havinsu Palanci’s Adana Kebab recipe! Congratulations! Your 2025 Home Recipe Contest …