Stories indexed under: Housing

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• University Housing to launch Creative Arts and Design Community Nov. 4, 2011 The Arts Institute and University Housing at UW-Madison next fall will launch a residential learning community for students interested in creative disciplines including art, dance, design, engineering, fashion, film, music, theatre and computer science.
• University names residence hall after civil rights pioneer Aug. 24, 2011 A University of Wisconsin-Madison residence hall will be named for Wisconsin civil rights pioneer Vel Phillips, according to University Housing officials.
• Former housing chief Newell J. Smith dies at 93 Aug. 10, 2011 Newell J. Smith, director of University Housing for 41 years and the namesake of a University of Wisconsin-Madison residence hall, passed away on Friday, Aug. 5. He was 93.
• New GreenHouse for sustainability nurtures community Nov. 15, 2010 Though enticing, the food spread across the tables is only part of the point of this meal. The two dozen students at this Global Food for Thought dinner are here to feed their minds as well as their stomachs.
• Home-Field Advantage Nov. 5, 2010
• Live webchat on Nov. 3 answers housing questions Nov. 2, 2010
• Web chat to answer housing questions Dec. 7, 2009 Questions about housing for next year? We have answers!
• Gordon Commons boiler uses cooking oil to heat water Dec. 1, 2009 The University of Wisconsin-Madison's Division of University Housing has cooked up the latest in energy savings. Nearly three months ago, officials installed a boiler in Gordon Commons that uses spent cooking oil as an energy source.
• Recent sightings: Movers and shakers Aug. 27, 2009
• Keeping it local: UW-Madison diners get 'homegrown' veggies July 21, 2009 A new local food initiative on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus is starting very close to home.
• University Housing Conference Services keeps Madison thriving in the summer July 2, 2009 The mass exodus from the university residence halls each May may lead some to believe that these busy buildings enter a summer slumber until they welcome back their students in the fall.
• Recent sighting: Picturing Friends Aug. 26, 2008
• Recent sightings: Safety 24/7 Aug. 18, 2008
• Summer conference services uphold university ideal May 27, 2008 With the spring semester coming to a close, the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus prepares for a transition from predominantly undergraduate students to a highly diverse summer population. For University Housing Conference Services Program Director Sharon Seagren, June, July and August are the busiest months of the year.
• UW-Madison builds new entrepreneurship learning community May 13, 2008 The University of Wisconsin-Madison will launch a new living and learning community next fall for students interested in entrepreneurship.
• Students embrace Arabic in new International Learning Community May 1, 2008 Arabic script runs along the dormitory hall of the third floor in Adams Hall. To an outsider it looks like an intricate design flowing among the plaster, but to the residents it provides direction and introductions to their fellow floormates.
• New Chadbourne food venue features kosher offerings Jan. 30, 2008 University Housing Food Service invites faculty and staff to visit its newly remodeled venue in Chadbourne Hall, named “Rheta’s.”
• Recent sightings: Sunset passage Oct. 23, 2007
• Survey studies South Madison housing trends Sept. 17, 2007 A recent University of Wisconsin-Madison-based survey found that residents of Madison's Park Street corridor enjoy their neighborhoods and want to remain there, but affordable housing remains a key obstacle.
• Big Ten Network will be available in residence halls, unions Aug. 28, 2007 Students in University of Wisconsin-Madison residence halls will be able to watch the Big Ten Network, under an agreement between the university and the network.