Stories indexed under: Morgridge Center for Public Service

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• Summit celebrates community-engaged learning, research March 13, 2013 For University of Wisconsin-Madison student Chloe Brown, taking the stage at the Morgridge Engaged Scholarship Summit isn't just an opportunity to present the results of her research on mentorship.
• Serving up fruits and vegetables, partnership works to improve access Nov. 29, 2012 Access to fruits and vegetables is something many people take for granted. But for those who live in “food deserts” — areas where food stores and produce aren’t readily available — it’s an obstacle to healthy eating.
• Morgridge Center partners on Sickle Cell Awareness Blood Drive Sept. 7 Sept. 5, 2012 The drive will be held from noon-6 p.m. at the Urban League of Greater Madison, 2222 S. Park St.
• Students participate in summer session for Badger Volunteers July 16, 2012 For the second year in a row, the Morgridge Center for Public Service has offered a summer session of its Badger Volunteers Program. During the regular academic year, nearly 500 UW-Madison students participate in Badger Volunteers each semester. The summer session operates on a much smaller scale with just 27 registered volunteers. It is 10 weeks long, from mid-June to mid-August.
• UW-Madison community-based learning projects awarded $297,769 May 23, 2012 The Morgridge Center for Public Service will award $297,769 to support academically based service-learning courses and community-based research work at the University of Wisconsin -Madison.
• Badger Volunteers honored for community service May 16, 2012 Badger Volunteers from the UW-Madison's Morgridge Center for Public Service, 120 in all, were honored last month with a Distinguished Service Award by United Way of Dane County.
• National nonprofit leader to honor Morgridge Center for Public Service April 3, 2012 Robert Egger, a James Beard Foundation Humanitarian of the Year award winner, author, and a national expert on sustainable food use and nonprofit management, will speak on campus on Wednesday, April 11, in celebration of the 15th anniversary of the Morgridge Center for Public Service.
• Community service at UW again earns national recognition March 29, 2012 The University of Wisconsin-Madison has been named to the 2012 President’s Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll, which recognizes higher education institutions that reflect the values of community service and achieve meaningful community outcomes.
• Students encouraged to register to be Badger Volunteers Jan. 23, 2012 The semester-long Badger Volunteers program offers UW-Madison students the training and support they need in order to provide meaningful public service to the Madison community.
• Service learning in Ecuador creates lasting connections and microenterprise venture Dec. 8, 2011 As a service learning project within Wisconsin Without Borders, students at the University of Wisconsin–Madison have made lasting connections with a village in Ecuador through a microenterprise project.
• UW–Madison Morgridge Center celebrates 15 years Sept. 22, 2011 Fifteen years ago, the Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin–Madison was established with a generous endowment from alumni John and Tashia Morgridge.
• UW–Madison to participate in White House interfaith, community service challenge Sept. 7, 2011 Rohany Nayan knows what it's like to feel left out because of her faith.
• Morgridge Center supports initiatives through matching grant program Jan. 27, 2011 The Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison recently awarded 11 matching grants totaling $334,739 to support service learning, community-based research or civic engagement work by UW-Madison faculty and researchers in the areas of education, environment or health.
• Sharing the Joy: It’s a win-win situation for Badger Volunteers and community groups Jan. 18, 2011 Talk about Badger spirit. A volunteer program that started small now spreads the enthusiasm and generosity of more than 400 UW-Madison students each semester to schools, community centers, food banks and more. Starting Tuesday, Jan. 18, students can begin registering online to take part in the program during spring semester.
• Registration for Badger Volunteers begins Jan. 18 Jan. 14, 2011 Talk about Badger spirit. A volunteer program that started small now spreads the enthusiasm and generosity of more than 400 University of Wisconsin-Madison students each semester to schools, community centers, food banks and more.
• Badger Volunteers signup deadline approaches Sept. 10, 2010 The deadline to sign up to join the Badger Volunteers is on Tuesday, Sept. 14.
• Conservation biologist named new faculty director of Morgridge Center June 10, 2010 Nancy Mathews, a professor of environmental studies and chair of Conservation Biology and Sustainable Development at the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies at UW-Madison, has been named faculty director of the university’s Morgridge Center for Public Service.
• Major changes shape Morgridge Center present, future Feb. 24, 2010 Since it was founded in 1996, the Morgridge Center for Public Service at the University of Wisconsin-Madison has gained wide campus and community recognition for its leadership and advocacy role in promoting civic engagement, volunteerism and service learning.
• UW-Madison receives national service award Feb. 9, 2009 For the second year in a row, the Corporation for National and Community Service has honored the University of Wisconsin-Madison with a place on the President's Higher Education Community Service Honor Roll for exemplary service efforts and service to America's communities.
• New program encourages students to become social entrepreneurs Nov. 26, 2008 Can one person change the world? The Kauffman Entrepreneurial Community Internship Program (KECIP) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison allows both grads and undergrads an opportunity to utilize skills and knowledge gained in the classroom to become catalysts for social change -- and to get paid for doing it.