National Child Abuse Prevention Month

April is National Child Abuse Prevention Month, when we focus on raising awareness and working on community collaboration to prevent child abuse and neglect. Raising and caring for children can be just as challenging as it is rewarding. When frustrations rise, keep these Key Prevention Strategies in mind: You can learn even more by attending …

Housing Spring Sweep

The University Housing Sustainability Committee is pleased to invite all Housing staff to participate in the 2026 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 …

Dining Dollars expire at the end of the academic year

Don’t forget to use your Dining Dollars! As a reminder, per your meal plan, Dining Dollars will expire at the end of the academic year on Saturday, May 9! Dining Dollars can be used for food at any campus dining location:

Passover Meal Service

Wednesday, April 1 – Thursday, April 9 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 …

What Should I Flush?

The bathroom: a place we all use but something we don’t always talk about. We won’t get into too much detail, but it’s important to know a few things so our bathroom trips can be clean and easy. It may not seem like it, but what gets flushed down a toilet is very critical to …

Maintenance Minute: Keeping Your Room Clean

It can be hard to find time to keep your room clean. When you do have the time, not knowing where to find cleaning supplies can be frustrating, too. Thankfully, there are cleaning supply kits in every residence hall community available for you to use to clean your room.

University Apartments Leasing Updates for the Upcoming Year

We will begin sending out lease renewal offers to all eligible residents this month. The lease year for University Apartments ends on June 30, 2026. When your lease renewal offer is available, you will be sent an email with the link to your online lease renewal in your My UW Housing. Please review the information and …

Talking Turkey

If you’ve lived in the Eagle Heights or University Houses area for any extent of time, you’ve no doubt met our growing flock of turkeys. According to wildlife experts, our mix of nearby woods, ample food, and low levels of natural predators is perfect for their population growth. Most of the year, we all get …

Maintenance Minute: Having Wiscard Access Issues?

Like all technology, Wiscards and the card readers at your residence hall sometimes experience errors. If this ever happens to you, don’t worry. There are many solutions to the problem; you just have to figure out what that solution is! Common Problems & Solutions If you can, try scanning your Wiscard a few times or …

HR News – March

Free resources to help employees lead with purpose Learning and Talent Development offers UW–Madison employees free professional development opportunities designed to help them lead with purpose, align actions with values, and strengthen team engagement. Employee Wellness Network News! You and your covered spouse could each earn $150 by mid-October! Please note that incentives are taxable income. Need …