Welcome to the Wisconsin Union Theater Facebook page! The WI Union Theater is Madison’s historic hall located on Lake Mendota right next to the Memorial Union’s famed Terrace. The greats have been playing and speaking here since 1939. In the 21st Century, the Wisconsin Union Theater continues to flourish with ideas and programs, energy and vision. That vision becomes a reality hundreds of times each year, when the theater is reserved for use or its doors open to a lively and inquiring audience. Over and over the mission of the theater is validated by applause as an artist is acknowledged, or by a significant silence as an important idea or a profound experience is considered. The Union Theater remains warm, lively and inviting, while the magic of great performances and the ferment of ideas continue to fill it.
University of Wisconsin Science Hall is a building on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It is significant for its association with Charles R. Van Hise, "who led the Department of Mineralogy and Geology to national prominence" and then served as president of the university. The building was constructed in 1888. It was declared a National Historic Landmark in 1993.ArchitectureScience Hall is a U-shaped, three story building built in a Romanesque Revival motif. It was designed by Milwaukee architect Henry C. Koch and was later altered during construction by Allan D. Conover, a professor of civil engineering at the school. Rhyolite ashlar provides a bright red exterior. The main facade of the building is long and overlooks Park Street. It features a five-story tower with a hipped roof. Wings stretch to the west from the north and south. There are four three-story towers on each corner of the wings. A small, three-story round tower is found on each courtyard side of the two wings on the western extremity. Roofs were originally slate, but were replaced with asphalt shingles in 1992. A terra cotta hip roll decorates the towers below the roofs. There are sixteen brick chimneys throughout the building, all featuring a corbelled top.
The Wisconsin Historical Society was founded in 1846, two years before Wisconsin became the 30th state, and it ranks as one of the largest, most active, and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, it receives about 60 percent of its funding from the state of Wisconsin. The other 40 percent comes from membership fees, admission fees, gifts, trust funds and grants. A 36-member Board of Curators governs the Society. Our Mission The Society helps people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories.
The Wisconsin Historical Society was founded in 1846, two years before Wisconsin became the 30th state, and it ranks as one of the largest, most active, and most diversified state historical societies in the nation. As both a state agency and a private membership organization, it receives about 60 percent of its funding from the state of Wisconsin. The other 40 percent comes from membership fees, admission fees, gifts, trust funds and grants. A 36-member Board of Curators governs the Society. Our Mission The Society helps people connect to the past by collecting, preserving and sharing stories.
The University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium, also called "the Red Gym," is a building on the campus of University of Wisconsin-Madison. It was originally used as a combination gymnasium and armory beginning in 1894. Designed in the Romanesque revival style, it resembles a red brick castle. It is situated on the shores of Lake Mendota, overlooking Library Mall, and adjacent to Memorial Union.HistoryAround the time of the construction of the building, anti-capitalist civil insurrections had occurred in a number of cities in the United States, including the Haymarket riot in Chicago in 1886. Leaders in many cities saw the need for local armories to be prepared for worker strikes and uprisings. Thus, when funding the building, the Wisconsin legislature clearly saw its use by local militia. The architects, Conover and Porter, designed it with a dual purpose in mind: armory and gymnasium. Modifications were made to the plans when a new university president, Charles Adams, insisted that the second floor be capable of accommodating large assemblies. Construction began in fall, 1892 and was completed in September, 1894.As originally constructed, the first floor of the Red Gym held military offices, an artillery drill room, bowling alleys, a locker room, and a swimming tank. The second floor contained a drill hall wide enough to permit a four-column battalion. The third floor was occupied by the gymnasium, which contained a baseball cage, gymnastic apparatus, and rowing machines. Two rifle ranges and a running track were on a level a few steps lower than the gym.
International Student Services (ISS) offers a wide variety of services to international students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. The ISS staff provide information and programs to international students and their families about the campus and community, and provide support and assistance concerning visas and related immigration issues.
The Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (ELPA) promotes the Wisconsin Idea through outreach activities throughout the state and beyond. Our faculty are experts who have won many honors for their research excellence. ELPA offers the M.S. degree, the Ph.D. degree, and an Educational Specialist Certificate in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis.
The Department of Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis (ELPA) promotes the Wisconsin Idea through outreach activities throughout the state and beyond. Our faculty are experts who have won many honors for their research excellence. ELPA offers the M.S. degree, the Ph.D. degree, and an Educational Specialist Certificate in Educational Leadership & Policy Analysis.
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The Remington Center now houses all of the UW Law School’s in-house clinics, and many of its largest externship opportunities. Located in the Law School building and staffed by over fifteen clinical faculty members, the Remington Center provides an intensive clinical experience to up to150 students each year. Most of the clinical projects include a full-time summer component followed by part-time enrollment in the fall semester and, in some cases, spring semester. In addition, most of the in-house clinics, and all of the externship clinics, include a classroom component.
Welcome to the Wisconsin Union Theater Facebook page! The WI Union Theater is Madison’s historic hall located on Lake Mendota right next to the Memorial Union’s famed Terrace. The greats have been playing and speaking here since 1939. In the 21st Century, the Wisconsin Union Theater continues to flourish with ideas and programs, energy and vision. That vision becomes a reality hundreds of times each year, when the theater is reserved for use or its doors open to a lively and inquiring audience. Over and over the mission of the theater is validated by applause as an artist is acknowledged, or by a significant silence as an important idea or a profound experience is considered. The Union Theater remains warm, lively and inviting, while the magic of great performances and the ferment of ideas continue to fill it.
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