Congratulations to our families whose students are graduating this spring! Read more about how your student and family can prepare for Spring 2023 Commencement. Ceremony Overview The ceremony for Bachelor’s, Master’s, and Law Degree candidates …
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Badgers are in demand after graduation
To help prepare students for careers post-graduation, UW schools and programs deliver hands-on training in real-world skills along with experience in professional settings and face-to-face meetings with employers. In fact, 71 percent of UW graduates seeking jobs received an offer by the time they graduated in 2021-22, according to the First Destination survey.
Summer Term Helps Students Stay on Track
Summer is a great time for your student to take a popular course, work on a challenging subject or lighten their load for fall or spring. And with more than 1,000 courses offered during Summer Term — hundreds of them available online — students can keep moving forward on their academic goals and get closer to graduation.
Supporting Your Student’s Career Exploration
College is a time of exploration, and that includes major and career options. If your student is undecided, advisors tell us this isn’t a disadvantage. In fact, college can be a great time for students …
Remembering Chancellor Emerita Blank
We join the UW community in mourning the loss of Chancellor Emerita Rebecca Blank, who died of cancer on February 17. During her tenure at UW–Madison, from 2013–2022, Blank focused on improving educational outcomes and the student experience, further elevating the university’s world-class faculty and placing the university on firm financial footing
Success Works Career Panels Connect Current Students to Alumni in their Field
This spring, Success Works at the College of Letters and Sciences has seven great opportunities for students to connect with and get tips and advice from UW-Madison alumni professionals who work in various career areas …
Off-Campus Sexual Assaults
Badger families, Linked here is a message we shared with our database this afternoon regarding off-campus safety incidents. You can find key details and tips in the message, including how to make a report. If …
Belonging, Becoming, & Being: How to encourage your Badger in their Wisconsin Experience
Badger Family Forums are virtual events that bring together a group of campus experts who answer your questions about a particular topic. Hosted by the Parent and Family Program on the first Friday of every …
Winter Commencement Recap
Despite the snowy, cold weather, graduating students — about 1,200 of the 1,750 doctoral, master’s and bachelor’s students earning degrees this semester — flocked to the Kohl Center on Sunday to celebrate commencement with classmates, friends and family.
Badger Parents Club Launches
The Badger Parents Club is a new opportunity that helps foster your connection to the UW campus. Through a minimum annual gift of $250, you will help students participate in all elements of the Wisconsin Experience and receive unique membership benefits.