The Wisconsin Union has Advisory Boards under Union Council that meet to discuss different issues and concerns within their respective departments of Memorial Union and Union South. Comprising students, staff, and trustees, the Advisory Boards are charged to monitor specific areas, study problems in-depth, report the findings, and recommend appropriate action to Union Council. This year the advisory boards will be focused on specific topics of interest, which are noted below. WUD officers chair these Advisory Boards with Committee Directors and Hoofer Club Presidents serving alongside other students, staff, and trustees. All UW-Madison students, staff, and trustees are encouraged to sit in on these open monthly meetings. If you would like more information on becoming involved in our subcommittees, please contact president@union.wisc.edu.
See information and meeting times of each Advisory Board below.
Applications will close at 5 pm on Friday, October 3, 2025.
Social Education
This advisory board represents the Wisconsin Union Social Education operating area, which include all WUD programming areas plus the Office for Student Organizations, Leadership, and Involvement (SOLI), Fraternity and Sorority Life, UW Homecoming, Wisconsin Singers, Wheelhouse Studios, Outdoor UW, and the Union Theater.
Union South Programming
Thursday, October 16, 12pm – 1pm
Thursday, November 13, 12pm – 1pm
Thursday, December 4, 12pm – 1pm
Dining and Hospitality Services
This advisory board represents the Wisconsin Union Food & Retail Services operating area, which includes Catering, Markets & Cafes, Restaurants, Kitchens, and Indoor Recreation (Sett Rec). The Dining and Hospitality Services Advisory board develops proposals regarding operational changes such as meal plan contracts, recycling efforts, multicultural goals of food service, and the integration of mobile ordering and other technologies. This year, the board will also play a role in campus-wide conversations related to dining.
Wednesday, October 15, 3:45-4:45 PM
Wednesday, November 12, 3:45-4:45 PM
Wednesday, December 10, 3:45-4:45 PM
Budget Review Advisory Board
The board is responsible for advising Union Council, the Wisconsin Union’s shared governance body, on the budget and addressing policy issues related to the budget for the Wisconsin Union, including the Wisconsin Union Directorate (WUD), which is its student programming board.
Wisconsin Union and Wisconsin Union Directorate Budget Advisory Board
Tuesday, October 14, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday, October 21, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday, October 28, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday, December 2, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Sustainability Advisory Board
This unified advisory board focuses on sustainability across the Wisconsin Union organization, with a primary emphasis on the Dining & Hospitality and Facilities areas. Dining & Hospitality includes Catering, Markets & Cafes, Indoor Recreation (Sett Rec), Restaurants, and Kitchens, while Facilities encompasses Building Services, Guest Rooms, Project Management, and Technical Maintenance. The board will review current efforts to enhance sustainability, as well as new operational practices around recycling, purchasing, cleaning practices, and more as they pertain to policy.
Sustainability Advisory Board:
Wednesday, October 8, 1:30-2:30 PM
Wednesday, November 12, 1:30-2:30 PM
Wednesday, December 3, 1:30-2:30 PM