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Weekly housing info, fit for Badgers.
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Welcome to #LiveWithBucky Weekly, Badgers! Whether it's your first year with University Housing
or you’re back for another year, we're so excited to welcome you back to UW–Madison, Wisconsin-style. It's gonna be awesome.
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Here we hope to provide fun, useful, and timely tips, events, news and more, all with a focus on how you can elevate your Wisconsin Experience while you live on campus. And hey, maybe you'll learn a few things.
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Wondering what to expect at move-in?
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We can't wait to welcome you to campus. Nervous? That's normal! To help, here's a step-by-step video to guide you through it. We'll also have plenty of staff around to help things go as smoothly as possible.
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What to bring
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The most important things are: your Wiscard or a valid government-issued photo ID (to check in and get your room key)
and a printed parking permit (available to download in the "Move-In" section of My UW Housing).
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Check out more info
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Impacts due to Gordon renovations
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Enjoy highlights from last year's move-in
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Want another way to know what to expect? Take a look back at some
photo and
video highlights of 2025 residence hall move-in and start picturing yourself in your new home away from home.
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Not sure how to do a thing? Check out the Resident Guide.
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What should I do after I move-in?
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Other than meeting your new neighbors and House Fellow, we suggest getting an idea where your classes will be, both in terms of their
location on campus and within each building. What else? Read on.
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Complete your Canvas course
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☑️ Deadline: within 72 hours of moving in
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Declutter your space sustainably
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While setting up your room, follow our trash and recycling procedures.
Take all trash and recycling to designated disposal areas outside your hall and keep cardboard boxes out of the landfill by breaking down and recycling them. Not sure where to go? Look for signage posted in common areas inside your hall or ask your House Fellow.
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Discover your hall desk
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At your hall desk, you can pick up packages & mail, resolve Wiscard and room key issues, rent supplies for cooking & cleaning, entertainment, & sports, and get answers to common questions. Before you go, don’t forget to check for special hours
this move-in week.
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Explore campus during Wisconsin Welcome
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🗓️ August 29 – September 20
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Wisconsin Welcome is a multi-week celebration filled with
events designed to introduce you to UW–Madison, its communities, and of course, other fellow Badgers.
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Learn campus traditions at Camp Randall Stadium
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🗓️ Monday, August 31 | ⏰ 6:30 – 8:30 p.m.
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Join thousands of new Badgers for a Fifth Quarter celebration! You'll enter giveaways, learn Badger gameday traditions, and recreate the annual “W” photo with your fellow new students.
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Eat for free at Convocation Lunch
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🗓️ Tuesday, September 1 | ⏰ 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
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This free lunch is provided before convocation by
Housing Dining for all new students and offers sandwiches, sides, a cookie, and water. Vegan, vegetarian, and gluten-free options are also available.
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Get inspired at New Student Convocation
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🗓️ Tuesday, September 1 | ⏰ 1:30 p.m.
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All new students are invited to attend this official welcome to campus. Led by Interim Chancellor Eric Wilcots, the ceremony will get you hyped for your first year at UW–Madison and you can get free copies of this year's
Go Big Read book and W Project poster.
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Don't miss the Badger Welcome Dinner
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🗓️ Tuesday, September 1 | ⏰ 4:00 – 8:30 p.m.
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After convocation, we’re throwing a Badger Party! Celebrate the start of the year with dinner and speed friending to get to know your classmates — all for just a meal swipe for residents and a door price for the public.
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Kick back with Wisconsin Late Night
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🗓️ August 26 – 30 | ⏰ 9:00 p.m. – Midnight
☀️ Fridays & Saturdays | ⏰ 9:00 p.m. – Midnight
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Hosted by students, for students, Wisconsin Late Night (WLN)
is a great way to have fun and socialize at a variety of creative and exciting events. WLN will host a series of events from August 26 – 30 during welcome week and other events every Friday and Saturday night.
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Pick up your free bus pass
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🗓️ August 17 – September 11 (closed September 7)
☀️ Monday – Friday
⏰ 9:00 a.m. – 5:00 p.m.
📍 Ed Gordon Suite, Room 220
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🗓️ August 31 – September 4
☀️ Monday – Friday
⏰ 9:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m.
📍 Holt Program Room
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Bucky's burning question
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What was the first UW–Madison building to house students and when was it built?
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North Hall! Built in 1851 at a cost of $19,000, North Hall was not only the first UW–Madison building
, it was also its first residence hall. Back then, it housed about 30 students and a custodian on the first three floors in 24 "suites", each with a study and two bedrooms.
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Throwback photo of the week
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While the laundry baskets, "woodie" van, WordPerfect box, and cart color may not be familiar to anyone who didn't live through the 90s, the experience of unloading during move-in is timeless.
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The week ahead
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Residence Hall Events
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Campus & Local Events
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