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 Tuesday, October 1st, 2024.
Social Education
This advisory board represents the Wisconsin Union Program and Leadership Development operating areas, which include all WUD programming areas plus the Center for Leadership Involvement, Fraternity and Sorority Life, UW Homecoming, Wisconsin Singers, Wheelhouse Studios, Outdoor UW, and the Union Theater. The Social Education Advisory Board manages social education and program issues as they pertain to policies.
Union South Programming
Monday, October 7, 12pm – 1pm
Monday, October 21, 12pm – 1pm
Monday, November 4, 12pm – 1pm
Monday, November 18, 12pm – 1pm
Dining and Hospitality Services
This advisory board represents the Wisconsin Union Food & Retail Services operating area, which includes Catering, Markets & Cafes, Outdoor Rentals, Restaurants, and Kitchens. The Dining and Hospitality Services Advisory Board manages proposals regarding menu, price, and other operational changes like meal plan contracts, recycling efforts, and multicultural goals of food service as they pertain to policies.
Dining Advisory Board **Open only to Union Staff & WUD Members***
Thursday, October 17, 3:30pm – 4:30pm
Future Meeting Dates TBD
Budget Review Advisory Board
This 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 15, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday, October 22, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday, November 12, 4:30pm - 5:30pm
Tuesday, December 3, 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:
Thursday, October 3, 4pm – 5pm
Future Meeting Dates TBD