In recent weeks, most of our residence halls completed their seasonal switch over to heating as campus shuts down its chilled water for cooling and increases steam production for heat. Each residence hall has different types of heating systems. To learn how to control heating in your room and manage humidity levels, visit the Heating …
Many people are unaware of tone policing and may not recognize how it can be expressed. So, what is tone policing? According to the Oxford Dictionary, tone policing is “the action or practice of criticizing the angry or emotional manner in which a person has expressed a point of view, rather than addressing the substance …
Fatphobia (n.): Refers to the fear, aversion, or discrimination against people of size. “Fat” isn’t a bad word. In fact, it’s a term that’s being reclaimed by people who identify as fat to challenge the predominant use of the word in mostly negative contexts. Fat people are choosing to use the word proudly like any other …
Join us in welcoming several new staff to University Housing! Thanks for joining the team!
In recent years, the search for off-campus housing has increasingly been a challenge for many UW–Madison students, due to population growth, historically low vacancy rates, and the pressure of early leasing timelines. Many rental properties begin signing leases for next year soon after students first arrive on campus in the fall, leading to quick decisions …
In honor of LGBTQ+ history month (October 1st – October 31st), we wanted to highlight different terms that fall under the LGBTQ+ umbrella, not all of which are showcased in the five-letter acronym. Adding a plus sign to the end of the acronym helps bring awareness to other gender identities and sexual orientations that comprise …
Read this message in To our UW–Madison custodial teams: In honor of National Custodial Worker’s Recognition Day on Monday, October 2, thank you for ensuring our classrooms, dining facilities, residential facilities, labs, and workplaces run smoothly. Your daily contributions and hard work to maintain the cleanliness and safety of our spaces are noticed and appreciated. …
Join us in welcoming several new staff to University Housing. Thanks for joining the team!
University Housing’s Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) committee is made up of members from different units in our division who come together bi-weekly to talk about ways in which we can foster diversity, equity, and inclusion within our departments and the entire division. Goal To plan and facilitate diversity, equity, and inclusion active and passive …
Have you noticed anything new on the Housing website? On August 28, we launched a virtual assistant chatbot, and in true UW–Madison fashion, it’s named Bucky. Do you see it? It’s right there in the lower right corner of your screen! The Bucky Bot reviews the whole Housing website every day so when it’s asked …