Start-of-Summer Conference Stats

It's another big summer for camps and conferences! This year, Conference Services will be hosting 119 groups and roughly 14,200 people. All of these people will eat a total of around 140,600 meals in our dining markets, and 10,500 will stay in a residence hall. Some groups have already come and gone, but we're excited to continue welcoming people to campus this summer. View more details and the full schedule on the Conference & Event Services SharePoint site.

A Merry Dairy Month

Did you know June is National Dairy Month? Celebrate what makes Wisconsin "America's Dairyland" with a scoop of ice cream from the Bean & Creamery, the Union, or the Babcock Dairy Store. Don't miss the annual UW–Madison Employee Appreciation Ice Cream Social on June 27, either! From 1–2:30pm, moo-ve on over to Bascom (or Birge Hall in case of bad weather) for a scoop of Mnookie Dough or another Babcock favorite to mark the end of another successful academic year.

Maintenance Requests: Service by the Numbers

Curious how much maintenance we've gone lately? This year, Facilities staff received over 33,800 maintenance requests! 22,700 of those requests were for residence halls and dining units, 9,400 were maintenance in University Apartments, and 1,600 were preventative maintenance tasks at University Apartments. Thanks for taking wonderful care of our facilities, Facilities!

HR News

Welcome, New Housing Employees!

Join us in welcoming new staff to the division who started in May!

Refund Policy Changes for Flex Parking Permits

Transportation Services announced important policy changes for Flex permit holders assigned to park in gated facilities. Previously, Flex account balances did not carry over to the next parking year and were refundable only by returning the permit by June 30. Flex permit holders are now able to transfer any 2022-23 parking funds into a 2023-34 account or receive a refund by check for the remaining balance.

Wisconsin Pride: Histories, Struggles, and Victories

PBS Wisconsin is exploring our state's hidden LGBTQ+ history and leading role in the gay rights struggle with two documentaries featuring Housing's own Scott Seyforth. Watch the impactful videos to learn about Wisconsin’s untold LGBTQ+ history, full of brave individuals who lived authentic lives, and the struggles against oppressive homophobia which eventually formed a movement that would score unprecedented civil rights protections in the state.

Related: Celebrate LGBTQIA+ culture and history this June with events and opportunities this month on campus and in Madison.

Celebrating Juneteenth 2023 in the Madison Community

Juneteenth is celebrated each year on June 19 to commemorate the day in 1865 when U.S. troops liberated nearly 200,000 Black Americans in Texas, bringing freedom to the last enslaved people in the former Confederacy more than two years after the Emancipation Proclamation was signed. It’s a celebration of freedom and African American history, culture and progress. Find opportunities to celebrate Juneteenth on the UW–Madison campus and surrounding community.