The Wisconsin Union’s Outdoor UW will host all-level yoga on the Terrace and standup paddleboard (SUP) yoga classes on Lake Mendota this summer six days per week from June 4 to September 5.
Terrace yoga will be available to anyone looking to start their day by taking time for wellness at everyone’s favorite place on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus. Outdoor UW offers online registration and same-day, drop-in registration, as space allows, at a cost of $7 per class.
The Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD) Film Committee invites Wisconsin Union members and their guests to experience a Terrace After Dark season that features both a film series for people of all ages as well as a series dedicated to films through the decades.
WUD Film proudly introduces Lakeside Family Films, a new series that offers family-friendly films on select Sundays at 8:30 p.m. This summer’s lineup includes “The Incredibles”, “The Muppet Movie”, “Pokémon the Movie 2000”, “The Iron Giant” and “Zootopia”.
After winning all three national qualifiers by huge margins in April, the Wisconsin Sailing Team is now competing in the 2016 College Sailing National Championship May 24-June 4 in San Diego.
The sailing team, which is part of the Wisconsin Union Hoofer Sailing Club, includes both co-ed and women’s competitive teams consisting of 45 sailing team members.
According to Head Coach and Program Manager Dave Elsmo, winning all national qualifiers is very unusual in the competitive sailing community—especially for a team from the Midwest.
A new, sustainable, vegetarian dish, created through a UW-Madison collaboration, will be available at the Wisconsin Union’s Ginger Root regularly in fall 2016 and occasionally throughout this summer.
Guests enjoyed “Crispy, Golden Tofu” at Ginger Root in Union South for one week in April. This sustainable dish was created by Badgers, for Badgers.
The Memorial Union Terrace will remain open after what the Wisconsin Union anticipated would be a temporary closing after graduation weekend.
The Wisconsin Union team anticipates that small portions of the Terrace may intermittently close throughout summer 2016. Continued construction includes the installation of personalized pavers on the Terrace.
“After experiencing guest traffic during graduation weekend, it was determined that Terrace construction will not significantly disrupt our guests,” Wisconsin Union Director Mark Guthier said.
On August 31, 2015, the sun set on the Memorial Union Terrace that guests had known for decades. Away went the sunburst chairs with the Wisconsin’s Union’s promise of a reappearance in summer 2016. This May, the chairs will return along with events and dining options guests know and love plus some new Terrace activities.
“Mixing Terrace traditions with new experiences will make for an unforgettable summer at the Memorial Union,” Wisconsin Union Director Mark Guthier said. “We’re honoring our history but also building on it to create an even better experience.”
Weekend to Include Live Music, Cap Decorating, Giant Sunburst Chair Photo Opportunities
The Wisconsin Union will offer special events, promotions, photo opportunities and lifetime memberships to graduating seniors during graduation weekend at Union South and Memorial Union.
The festivities begin on Thursday, May 12, at 3:30 p.m. when graduating seniors are invited to place Terrace furniture on the temporarily reopened space for the first time since it closed last fall. Seniors are to gather at the N. Park Street Terrace entrance.
Wisconsin Union to Temporarily Open Part of Terrace for Graduation Weekend
MADISON – Most of the Memorial Union Terrace will temporarily reopen May 12-15, 2016, to ensure graduating University of Wisconsin-Madison (UW-Madison) students have the opportunity to make irreplaceable graduation weekend memories.
Union South Fifth Anniversary to include food and drink specials and special events
MADISON – The Wisconsin Union invites students, faculty, staff, Union members and other community members to celebrate Union South’s fifth anniversary on April 15.
Celebrations will include 5-cent food and drink promotions, a cupcake mosaic with free cupcakes, a scavenger hunt and an acapella group performance. Bucky Badger will also join the festivities, as a nod to the Badger Bash held at Union South every home football game.
The Wisconsin Union Hoofer Riding Club’s Equestrian Team won the Zone 7, Region 4 championship title on March 12. The team will next compete in the Zone 7 championships.
The team came back from an eight-point deficit, overtaking perennial rival Irish Equestrian, which represents both the University of Notre Dame and St. Mary’s College, to win the show.
They will compete against the winning teams from four other Zone 7 regions at West Texas A&M University April 8. The two winning teams will advance to the National Finals at Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington in May 2016.