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C o y n e C t . Arboretum 0.8 mi East Campus Mall Campus East Welcome to the University of Wisconsin–Madison,R e g e n t S t . known throughout R e g e n t S t . the world for excellence in teaching, research, and service. MAP KEY 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A Southwest Campus Built on an isthmus and surrounded by lakes, our university and the city of Madison seamlessly blend together, creating opportunities and an atmosphere unlike any B Central Campus other campus. When visiting, you can immerse yourself in campus life at lively venues such as Camp Randall, the Memorial Union, and State Street. You can find C Bascom Hill Historic District serenity at our treasured natural areas, including Lakeshore Path and Picnic Point. D East Campus Gateway at Langdon St.
We offer a diverse array of experiences for visitors, including: history and the arts, E East Campus Gateway at Library Mall science and nature, Badger Athletics, and (we can’t forget) world-famous ice F East Campus at University Avenue cream and award-winning cheese produced at our Babcock Hall Dairy Plant. G Central Campus Our self-guided tour introduces you to the living and learning environment at UW–Madison. We invite you to choose the route that fits your interests and time On Wisconsin Route (75 min) frame. ... Badger Loop (45 min) The On Wisconsin Route (75 minutes) starts at Stop A and features four campus Signature Stops (30 min) areas: southwest campus, central campus, the Bascom Hill Historic District, and the For a 30-minute experience, visit our Signature Stops, designated on the map by the UW–Madison crest. East Campus Gateway. Great Photo Locations The Badger Loop (45 minutes) starts at Stop D and features central campus, the To see an interactive campus map, please visit Bascom Hill Historic District, and the East Campus Gateway. map.wisc.edu A A
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U n i v e r s i t y A v e . UW forward-thinking experimentation by human remains and appear to have also << Campus Dr. >> Foundation 83 investigating fundamental questions served as ceremonial centers. They often << University Ave. >> Fluno Center Garage D > > acrossD many disciplines and inspiring new generations of scientific took the shape of animals or people, and thinkers. The first floor Town Center features a dinosaur-era garden, are abstract in form. They are commonly
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F Kendall Ave. motion-sensing walls, restaurants, interactive exhibits as well as found on elevated land near waterways, marshes, and lakes. Effigy opportunities for all-ages scavenger hunts and free regular programs mounds were thoughtfully constructed, and believed to represent a open to the public throughout the year. deep and profound shared understanding of the origins and structure of the universe, and the interconnectedness between humans and their natural environment. The Observatory Hill mound group (see image below) originally consisted of at least five mounds. Two effigy mounds (a bird and a B. CENTRAL CAMPUS at University & Mills unique two-tailed water spirit) are located north of Agricultural Hall. FLICKR/KEVIN LAU Bedford St. Bedford Chemistry is part of the College of Two additional mounds, whose surface features are no longer visible, are located lower on the Observatory Hill slope, below Observatory Drive. 91 Letters & Science, the largest school/ college at UW–Madison. Given The fifth mound was destroyed during the construction of Ag Hall. that increasing numbers of students 94 ArtLft E W. Mifflinare St. pursuingE science, technology, Observatory Hill Mound Group engineering, and math (STEM) fields, WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY-LIBRARY/ARCHIVES DIVISION the Chemistry Building is currently undergoing a major renovation that is scheduled for completion in 2022. 21N
C o y Arboretum 0.8 mi East C East R e g e n t S t . R e g e n t S t . Chamberlin Hall is home to the Physics Department, L.R. Ingersoll 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Physics Museum, and the Madison Symmetric Torus (MST), a device used to study plasma (the fourth state of matter). More than 120 people—including engineers, physicists, and undergraduate students—work on the MST with the goal of developing a new commercial energy source for the future. Over the past 150 years, many archaeological sites on campus have A living resource for teaching and research, the Botany Garden features been destroyed by agricultural practices and building construction. 500 different types of plants from all Today, the mounds are protected by law. Beginning in the mid-20th over the world. All of the plants are century, UW–Madison partnered with the Wisconsin Historical Society arranged according to their taxonomic to care for and interpret the mounds. More recently, the campus has classifications, making it easier to also started collaborating with representatives of Wisconsin’s First identify plants according to their genetic relationships to one another. Nations. Occasionally you will see an offering of tobacco, wrapped in patterned cloth and tied to the branch of a nearby tree as a testament to the continued spiritual significance of the mounds to Wisconsin’s First Nations. A A
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U n i v e r s i t y A v e . UW well as laboratory instructional space. Later it It features more than 50 inspiring << Campus Dr. >> Foundation 83 was used as a dormitory for women who were exhibits, breathtaking views, and << University Ave. >> Fluno Center Garage D > > D first admitted to the university in 1863. Through engaging programming. For more information, including a self- the years, it was home to various departments, guided tour of the park, stop in at One Alumni Place. ley Ave. N. Frances St. such as biochemistry and pharmacy. Since 1904,
Far Kendall Ave. it has housed the College of Letters & Science administration. DID YOU KNOW? There are more than 120 notable alumni highlighted Located exactly one mile from the in Alumni Park, including Wisconsin state capitol, Bascom Hall Vel Phillips, the first African opened in 1859. First named University American woman to graduate Hall, it was the first campus building from UW–Madison’s Law School. She was also the first woman and Bedford St. Bedford devoted entirely to instruction. The first African American to rise to major political posts in Wisconsin, structure was built with a dome on top, 91 including serving as Wisconsin’s Secretary of State. similar to the State Capitol; however, the dome burned in a fire of unknown origin in 1916. An old water 94 ArtLft E W. Mifflin St. E storage tank located under the dome saved the rest of the building from the fire. In 1920, the building was renamed Bascom Hall, after The Red Gym, built in 1894, is one UW–Madison’s fifth president, John Bascom. Although most of the of four National Historic Landmarks building is now used for university administration, a few classes are still at UW–Madison. It was originally 21N home to the men’s basketball team C o y Arboretum 0.8 mi held there.
East C East and an armory for local militia. Today, R e g e n t S t . R e g e n t S t . At the top of Bascom Hill sits the Abraham Lincoln statue, sculpted by it is a hub for resources that support the success of all students, like 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 Adolph Weinman. Lincoln helped to pass legislation granting land to a number of states, including Wisconsin, for the purpose of promoting International Academic Programs education. This legislation made it possible for the UW to grow. —our study abroad office—and the Morgridge Center for Public Students can be seen rubbing Abe’s left foot for good luck. Service, where students, staff, and faculty partner with communities to solve critical issues through service and learning. The Red Gym also houses the Multicultural Student Center, the Gender and Sexuality DID YOU KNOW? Campus Center, and three of UW–Madison’s four cultural centers— On June 18, 2019, leaders of the Asian Pacific Islander Desi American Cultural Center, the Black the Ho-Chunk Nation, as well Cultural Center, and the Latinx Cultural Center. The fourth cultural as UW alumni and campus center is the American Indian Student and Cultural Center, located at leadership joined together 215 N. Brooks Street. to dedicate the “Our Shared Future” heritage marker on Bascom Hill. The marker recognizes this land as the ancestral home of the Ho-Chunk and acknowledges DID YOU KNOW? the ethnic cleansing that led to their forced removal. It also In 2019, the UW had the largest honors their history of resistance and resilience, and begins to number of active Peace Corps repair relationships with Native communities and the land. During volunteers among large universities the 2019–20 academic year, the marker will travel to prominent and was ranked first among public locations on campus, as it begins to be incorporated into the universities for semester-long study educational life of the university. It will return to Bascom Hill abroad participation. permanently in the fall of 2020. E. EAST CAMPUS GATEWAY at Library Mall G. CENTRAL CAMPUS at Park and University
Memorial Library is one of Grainger Hall is home to the approximately 15 main libraries at UW– Wisconsin School of Business, one of Madison, with about a dozen more that UW–Madison’s eight undergraduate are offered in partnership with schools, schools/colleges. Each school and colleges, and departments. Our UW college offers tailored academic Libraries have more than 10 million and career advising for students. All printed volumes, 1.3 million e-books, undergraduates have an assigned and 13 million more items in other formats, including government academic advisor and are encouraged to work with a career advisor as documents, maps, and musical scores from around the world, with early as their first semester on campus. more than 425 languages represented in the collections.
The Wisconsin Historical Society, DID YOU KNOW? founded in 1846, helps people connect UW–Madison is one of the nation’s to the past by collecting, preserving, leading research universities, spending and sharing stories. Its Library-Archives $1.19 billion annually on research. It is forms the largest research center in the also one of only five universities in the world dedicated to the study of North United States that supports medicine, American history, holds more than 3.5 million historical photographs, veterinary medicine, pharmacy, and and maintains one of the nation’s premier genealogy collections. Its law programs, as well as agriculture, ornate reading room helped the Historical Society attain the title of engineering, nursing, business, education, and liberal arts. “most beautiful library in Wisconsin,” according to Business Insider. ANDY MANIS Most first-year students choose to live on campus. Chadbourne Residence Hall is one of 20 University Housing F. EAST CAMPUS at University Avenue residence halls. It is home to Chadbourne Residential College Home to the second-largest collection of (CRC), which provides opportunities art in Wisconsin, the Chazen Museum for students to grow as leaders of Art features more than 20,000 works, through interpersonal connections, courses, and activities including some dating back to 2300 in the community in a smaller, more intimate setting. CRC is BCE. Exhibits frequently change and among 10 Residential Learning Communities at UW–Madison, drop-in tours are available throughout which have been identified as High-Impact Educational Practices the year. The museum is free and open both on campus and nationally. Chadbourne also features Rheta’s to the public every day except Mondays and some state holidays. Market, one of University Housing’s six marketplace-style dining facilities. Dining facilities are open to the public and accept Opening in fall 2019, the Mead ARCHITECTURE AND STRANG ARCHITECTS HOLZMAN MOSS BOTTINO credit/debit cards.
Witter School of Music’s Hamel WISCONSIN HISTORICAL SOCIETY, 5585 will be a hub for music Music Center DID YOU KNOW? performance, education, and outreach. The development of the world- It will include a concert hall, recital famous Babcock Butterfat Milk hall, rehearsal space, and technology Test (the butterfat tester is pictured that will facilitate live-streaming and here)—developed by Dr. Stephen recording of performances. Circular forms were built into the structure Babcock—occurred in South Hall in as part of the concert hall’s state-of-the-art acoustic system. The $55.8 1890. The discovery paved the way million project was funded by private donors. for higher standards in milk quality and reduced the practice of watering down milk. Since then, several other revolutionary nutritional discoveries have been made at THE NUMBERS UW–Madison’s College of Agricultural & Life Sciences, such as: the discovery of vitamin A and B complexes, and exposing food to Students: 44,000+ Faculty experts: 2,000+ radiation to enhance Vitamin D content, virtually eliminating rickets. Courses: 9,000+ Average class size: 31 Undergraduate majors and Freshman retention rate: certificates: 200+ 95.4% Master’s, doctoral, and Average time to degree: professional programs: 250+ 4 years and 4 days
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