Help us in congratulating this year’s 22 ROSE Award recipients! ROSE Awards are presented to the top-performing 1% of Housing student employees each year. Students are nominated by their supervisors for outstanding overall work performance and individual contributions to the division. The ROSE Award ceremony this year will be held on April 13, 2023, at …
Our laundry equipment in the University Apartments common laundry rooms are energy efficient, high efficiency machines. Here are some tips for better performance and to keep things in good repair. Many of our service requests are actually driven from unbalanced loads or improper use, so learning a few tips can help everyone have more machines …
We did it! University Housing received two fantastic awards for our contribution and involvement in the 2022 Partners in Giving Campaign. We won second place for the Percent Increase in Contributions award and our PinG Committee won the 2022 Partners in Giving Innovation Events Award! A special congratulations to Faye Reber for winning the Partners …
Join us in welcoming many new staff to the division who started in February!
At Gordon and Four Lakes, our two busiest dining markets, you have likely seen that we usually have overflow seating available during lunch and dinner to allow more space for customers to sit and eat. At Gordon, this space is upstairs in the Sonata Room. At Four Lakes, this space is in the adjacent Lake …
With heavy hearts, our University Housing family mourns the passing of Chancellor Emerita Rebecca Blank. Her brilliant and steady leadership guided us through many challenges and her vision and boundless energy had an enormous impact on our residents and staff. For University Housing, she was a strong advocate of the residential experience and a beloved …
If your office area is in the residence halls, you may have noticed an update to recycling bins over winter break! This is Phase 2 in University Housing’s transition to single stream recycling, and labels will continue to be updated into the spring semester. As a reminder, all recyclables (paper, cardboard, glass, plastics, cans) can now …
Our Grounds staff have noticed a lot of trash not being placed in the dumpsters, but next to them, instead. We understand that the snow on top of the lids might make it difficult to open the dumpsters, but all trash needs to be placed inside. Below are a few reminders on how to handle …
‘Tis the season for exams, projects, and papers. Studying in your room certainly has its benefits, but if you find that you want a change of scenery while you’re prepping for the end of the semester, check out a new-to-you space! On a 938-acre campus, there’s probably somewhere you haven’t explored yet. We’d love to …
Dining & Culinary Services, part of the Division of University Housing at UW–Madison, launched a new electric and sustainable food truck! The student-run operation was piloted in Spring 2022 and recently launched for full service this fall. Thanks to funding and support from MGE Foundation and the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability Green Fund, Electric Eats …