Resources Abound at VIP
The Red Gym is home to Campus Information Center.
Visitor & Information Programs offers daily prospective student tours and lots of information to visitors, but we are also here to serve the UW–Madison campus community. Whether you need information on student services, help finding a building, or contact info for a specific department, we can help. Do you have questions about Madison? We can answer those, too. It’s easy to use our free services:
- Talk to friendly Information Guides at any of our three locations: Campus Information Center at the Red Gym, Welcome Center at 21 N. Park St., and the Bascom Information Desk on the 1st floor of Bascom Hall.
- Send an email to Ask Bucky.
- Get to know our dynamic campus on a Walking Tour.
Or, feel free to call us. Just add our Campus Information Hotline number to your cell phone: 608/263-2400.
Reaching Out to the Community
In partnership with various university departments, Visitor & Information Programs hosts several FREE or low-cost educational and interactive events throughout the year for students, faculty, staff, and community members. This Saturday, two of these events will be taking place on campus:
Wisconsin Wellness Campaign
When: Saturday, March 24, 2007
Where: UW–Madison Southeast
Recreational Facility (SERF)
715 W. Dayton St.
Time: 12–4 p.m.
- UW–Madison’s largest recreational facility will be open to the general public for the first time!
- Check out companies and vendors that promote products and services that encourage a healthy lifestyle.
- Volunteers are welcome! Please contact Lori Devine at devine@recsports.wisc.edu for more information.
Science Expeditions 2007
When: Saturday, March 24, 2007
Where: UW–Madison Engineering
Centers Building (1550
Engineering Dr.) and Engineering
Hall (1415 Engineering Drive)
Time: 12–5 p.m.
- Science and technology come alive at UW–Madison with an exciting afternoon of interactive examples of physics, chemistry, biology, and more.
- All events are FREE!
For more information about these outreach events, contact Visitor & Information Programs at Ask Bucky or call 263-2400.
Own Less, Live More
Do you ever wish you had a car on campus? Well, your wish can be granted today by Community Car. Community Car is a member-based car-sharing service that provides cars by the hour to individuals and organizations. Through a partnership with UW Transportation Services, UW–Madison faculty, staff, and students (over 21) can try Community Car for FREE:
- A fleet of eleven high-mileage and hybrid-electric vehicles is available 24/7.
- They are located in reserved parking spots on campus and throughout Madison.
- Cars PARK FOR FREE in any non-metered campus surface lot.
- Gas is included.
“As a UW grad student, Community Car is ideal for trips to the laundromat and the other errands I need to make.” —Rebecca Carlson
Represent Your University
Visitor & Information Programs is hiring student Information Guides and Tour Guides for Summer 2007. We are looking for outgoing and enthusiastic students to represent our university this summer:
- Applications are available now at the Campus Information Center in the Red Gym or on our Web site.
- APPLICATIONS ARE DUE FRIDAY APRIL 13 by 6 p.m. at the Campus Information Center, 1st Floor Red Gym!
Please contact Ankur Patel, Senior Program Assistant at Visitor & Information Programs, at adpatel@uwmad.wisc.edu with any hiring questions.
UW Making You Proud
Check out some of UW–Madison’s recent accomplishments:
Campus Area Housing
VIP’s Campus Area Housing Listing Service has been UW–Madison’s official source of privately-owned housing listings for more than 30 years.
It’s summer sublet season!
- Leaving Madison for the summer? List your summer sublet for only $13!
- Searching for a summer sublet? Check the Campus Area Housing Web site!
Still looking for a place for fall?
- Hundreds of vacancies are currently listed on our Web site.
- Search the large variety of campus and Madison area listings.
“Let’s go to the movies”
The ninth annual Wisconsin Film Festival will be screening in Madison early next month. The four day annual festival takes place each spring at theaters on campus and in the downtown Madison area.
- The festival runs Thursday, April 12–Sunday, April 15.
- Tickets are on sale NOW!
- Films representing diverse voices, uncommon perspectives, and innovative ideas will be presented.
For more information call (877) 963-FILM (3456).
Navigate Around Campus
Visitor & Information Programs recently published a new Campus Map and Guide, which includes the new Welcome Center at 21 N. Park Street and the 85 bus route, and VIP also has a new Campus Walking Tour publication detailing 49 spots of interest on campus. Stop in for your copy or see distribution information on our Web site.
VIP Survey Prize Winner
VIP Marketing Coordinator Johnny Tacket and
Mena Ghaly
Congratulations to VIP survey participant Mena Ghaly for being selected as the winner of a semester of text books from University Book Store.
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