Chadbourne Residential College

(entire building)

580 residents

Mixed coed floors of double rooms

(gender inclusive room options available)

Chadbourne Residential College (CRC) is the ideal place to launch your UW-Madison experience. As a CRC resident, you will have all the resources of the College of Letters and Science (L&S) at your doorstep. You will also have access to the CRC’s First Year Seminar: Foundations of a Liberal Arts Education, programming designed to inspire your curiosity, and collaborations with partners from the L&S Honors Program and SuccessWorks.

What’s more: in-house academic advising, academic support, and connections to research & leadership opportunities are all available while you build a sense of community and shared purpose with fellow residents that will last long beyond your time in the CRC.

Sponsor: College of Letters & Science | Open to: all majors

Additional Fee: $250 (exception request form)

How to Join

All items must be completed by your due date (May 1 for most admitted students). You can be assigned to any learning/theme community even if you did not preference it.

Sign your University Residence Halls contract and submit your advance payment in My UW Housing.
Rank the Chadbourne Residential College first when you submit your hall preferences in My UW Housing.
Prioritize learning communities over residence halls when you submit your hall preferences in My UW Housing.
Indicate if you want a random or preferred roommate in My UW Housing, and create/join a roommate group if you have a preferred roommate(s). Make sure all preferred roommates have matching preferences.

Seminar

Foundations of a Liberal Arts Education

Inter-LS 130 | 1 Credit

Participating in the fall seminar is central to the CRC experience. You’ll meet weekly with a small group of students to explore what it means to be a liberally educated person. Topics include managing the transition to college, how to engage in constructive dialogue, problem-solving, and making connections on campus and beyond. Once a month, you’ll participate in larger, community-wide events with special guests from campus. Guests speakers build on the themes you’re exploring in seminar and spark intellectually stimulating discussions.

CRC made this campus feel a little smaller and allowed me to meet other first-year students as excited about community engagement as I am.

Natalie K, CRC resident

Programming

Community Goals

Begin a lifelong journey of curiosity, leadership & service.
Explore what it means to be liberally educated and how to leverage your liberal arts education after graduation.
Optimize your campus experience through participation in CRC collaborations with campus and community partners.
Create academic and social connections within the CRC, on campus and in the community.

CRC is dedicated to offering the best of a small liberal arts college experience while leveraging all of the opportunities a large R1 research institution has to offer. The CRC team is dedicated to providing opportunities that will nurture and empower you to explore your interests and find your passion through introductions to new people and experiences combined with hands-on projects designed to develop your leadership skills.

Events & Activities

The CRC First Year Seminar: Foundations of a Liberal Arts Education is the cornerstone of the CRC experience. The seminar is designed to guide first-seminar students in an exploration of the meaning and value of a liberal arts education. Beyond the classroom, CRC students will have the opportunity throughout the year to participate in signature programming: