What does it mean to be involved? To be a leader on campus? “To be a leader, it’s kind of a position in the public eye,” says Alex Baker-Bender, a UW junior studying biology. “It’s …
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Health and Safety: Less-Common Topics
When UW–Madison asks Badger parents what concerns them the most when they send their students off to college, health and safety issues understandably top the list. And when people think about these aspects on a …
A Day in the Lives of Academic Advisors
The message to parents has been loud and clear since day one at SOAR (Student Orientation, Advising, and Registration): “Make sure your student meets with an academic advisor.” But since students meet with their advisors …
How Personality Type Affects Your Student’s Experience in the Classroom
Chances are your college student can tell you about those classmates — the students whom associate lecturer Cabell Gathman and her sociology colleagues find particularly challenging. They come in all forms: the loud student who dominates the discussion …
Global Competence: Necessary Skills for a Connected World
“Competence, like truth, beauty, and contact lenses, is in the eye of the beholder,” Laurence J. Peter, an educator and author of The Peter Principle, once wrote. That saying, however whimsical, may hold some truth when it …
Navigating the Job Hunt
Note: This article was originally published in The Weekly, a newsletter for UW–Madison students. It has been edited slightly for a new audience. Whether students are looking at full-time jobs for after graduation or just trying …
Making the Most of Summer Term
Bruce Allison (center), an adjunct professor of forest and wildlife ecology, works with students on a summer day to electronically measure a tree’s density and detect decay. (Photo: Bryce Richter/UW–Madison) While some students are content …
One Text Away
Parents and students are in closer contact than ever, and that bond has changed the college experience. Note: The following is a short excerpt from the cover story of the On Wisconsin alumni magazine’s fall issue. To …
Dispelling 7 Myths about College Tutoring
Perhaps you’ve heard the excuses: “Tutoring is only for students who are struggling” or “I simply don’t have time to see a tutor” or “How can someone who isn’t sitting in my class actually be …
Not Your Old-School Library
As libraries shift more and more books from physical shelves to online repositories in our increasingly digital world, what’s left behind? Space. But not to worry: campus libraries know exactly what to do with their …