The Division of University Housing at the University of Wisconsin–Madison is dedicated to fostering an outstanding workplace for its diverse workforce, which includes about 500 career staff members and over 1,700 student staff members. The division prioritizes inclusivity, safety, engagement, empowerment, and professional development, creating a supportive environment for all employees. University Housing manages various residential and dining services, including 20 residence halls for over 8,800 undergraduate students, three apartment communities for 3,000 graduate students, faculty, and families, as well as six dining venues and summer housing for conference groups and youth camps.
University Housing operates through 7 core departments: Business Services, Dining & Culinary Services, Facilities, Human Resources, Residence Life, Residential Operations, and University Apartments. The division’s efforts align with its mission to support the University of Wisconsin’s educational goals while creating an inviting and enriching environment for residents and staff. This commitment in HR and Business Services extends to employee engagement initiatives, professional development opportunities, and operational efficiency, ensuring staff and students experience the best possible living and working conditions. Every initiative—from student support services to facility management and event organization—is designed to uphold the vision of being “The place where everyone wants to live.”
University Housing Departments
Conference and Event Services
Conference and Event Services welcome over 17,000 conference guests every year over the summer months to our campus. These adults and youth groups stay in our residence halls, enjoy campus dining services, and walk away with a real Wisconsin Experience regardless of their age or length of stay. We also offer a full range of event planning services to help you select and reserve a space, arrange for technical support and audio-visual services, and order from our flexible catering menus according to your needs and budget during the academic year.
Dining & Culinary Services
Dining and Culinary Services has locations in seven buildings throughout campus including dining markets, convenience stores, catering, and coffeehouses. Dining and Culinary Services provides affordable and innovative dining options to residents, guests, and staff.
Facilities
Facilities focuses on housekeeping, mechanical maintenance, long-term infrastructure projects, and planning. In addition to residential living spaces, the residences infrastructure supports many functions and programs requiring many types of spaces, such as classrooms, office space, dining rooms, commercial kitchens, marketplace areas, mechanical support spaces, and large meeting rooms.
Residence Life
Residence Life is part of the Division of University Housing of the University of Wisconsin-Madison. As a student service, the University residence halls provide quality living and learning environments and programs to over 8,800 undergraduate student residents. Residence Life is responsible for the student, staff, and programs that create an inclusive learning environment.
University Apartments
University Apartments staff provides on-campus housing, programs, and services for our residents, fostering the development of a residential community. The University Apartments staff provides these services to a community of approximately 3,000 residents in 1,247 apartments on 83 acres. University Apartments residents are primarily graduate students, postdoctoral researchers, academic staff, university staff, faculty, and their families. The community is comprised of three distinct neighborhoods, a community center, and a licensed childcare facility called Eagle's Wing.
The Supporting Cast
The University Housing Administrative departments including Human Resources and Business Services provide residential accommodations, programs, and services to actively support the mission of the University; meet the needs of students, families, staff, and guests; and foster the development of residential communities.