Passover Meal Service

Saturday, April 12 – Sunday, April 20 If you are observing Passover and need meal service to accommodate your needs, University Housing Dining and Culinary Services is here for you! We have the following Passover meal options available while supplies last. Kosher for Passover: Dining Market – Frozen Meals: Available upon request at all six …

Working with Housing Facilities Works for You

Working with University Housing Facilities is a great way to spend your summer. With any of these positions, you'll make at least $15/hour with opportunities for wage increases.

Severe Weather Awareness Week

April 7-April 11, 2025, is Tornado and Severe Weather Awareness Week in the state of Wisconsin. This important week is intended to prepare for what to do in the event of severe weather in your area. Severe weather in Wisconsin includes tornadoes, thunderstorms and flooding. According to the National Weather Service (NWS), Wisconsin averages 23 …

Inclusive Language Series: Non-Binary

As part of our Inclusive Language Series, we are introducing some terms and resources for you to learn more about this semester in an effort to create more inclusive communities. This week’s term is: Non-Binary. What Does “Non-Binary” Mean? The term “Non-Binary” is a way for people to identify themselves when they don’t feel as …

Bicycles & the Law

Now that it’s officially spring, and our annual Bike Fest is coming up on April 25, I felt it would be a good time to review some of the laws and other rules that affect bicyclists. First, it’s important to point out that, in Wisconsin, a bicycle is considered a vehicle. While this means bicyclists …

Housing Spring Sweep

The University Housing Sustainability Committee is pleased to invite all Housing staff to participate in the 2025 Spring Sweep! The goal is to elevate Housing’s Stewardship core value through a free exchange of surplus or unwanted items between Housing departments before sending them to SWAP. Here’s how it works: Step One Clear out office spaces …

Free Counseling Appointments!

University Apartments is happy to announce our continued partnership with Madison Mental Health Services. Sydney Tlachac, a therapist intern with Madison Mental Health Services (MMHS) is partnering with us this semester through the summer, is offering free counseling appointments for University Apartments residents through Madison Mental Health Services. Read more about Sydney, her services and …

Inclusive Language: Equity vs. Equality

While these terms might sound similar, they are different and drastically result in different outcomes when responding to inequitable situations. The below image helps to visualize these differences: As we can see in the above image by Tony Ruth, the tree helps to represent our systems and institutions, in which the tree is bent to …

We Want to Hear From You!

LAST CHANCE! Your feedback is important to us! As part of our ongoing efforts to ensure that we’re serving you the best we can, we are conducting a Customer Satisfaction Survey between March 1 and April 19. Residence Hall residents who complete this survey will be entered for a chance to win $100 deposit to …

Inclusive Language Series: Identity Saliency

Identity Saliency: A social identity that one may be more conscious of holding or that plays a larger role in that person’s daily life. As humans, we all have a wide variety of social identities that we may or may not be conscious of, like our socioeconomic status, race, age, sexual orientation, religion/spirituality, gender, nationality, …