University of Wisconsin–Madison

Tag: Alumni

The Greening of UW–Madison

An Office of Sustainability program supports student-initiated environmental projects. By Abigail Bures x’27

In case you missed it: “People, Planet, Profit: Careers in Corporate Sustainability”

In our In Case You Missed It series (also known as ICYMI), students working at the Office of Sustainability offer reflective reports on sustainability-related events and lectures at UW–Madison. The following entry is by Bailey Kestner. On Tuesday, September 13th, the Wisconsin School of Business and the Nelson Institute for Environmental Studies hosted People, Planet, …

Sustainability Advisory Council member and Wunk Sheek president reflects on his UW–Madison career

Michael Williams was featured in a UW–Madison news story about his academic career and experience as the first graduate of a precollege program for Native students. Read more below. ‘It prepared me so well’: First graduate of precollege program for Native students reflects on time at UW–Madison

UW–Madison engineering alum helps to light the way for renewable energy

Josh Cook, UW–Madison Geological Engineering class of 2015, became interested in renewable energy while participating in a summer intensive Mandarin language program in China. He lived in Tianjin, a city of over 15 million people, and also had the chance to visit Beijing and Shanghai, each of which has over 20 million residents. “These cities …

The Sustainability Advisory Council wants to hear from you, again!

In October of 2020, the Sustainability Advisory Council (SAC) began the task of developing recommendations for the Provost and Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration (VCFA) on how to advance sustainability and resilience at UW–Madison. At the same time, the UW–Madison community was invited to join in a first round of listening sessions to inform …

Steven Olikara receives Forward Under 40 Award

Alum Steven Olikara ’12, who helped found the UW–Madison Office of Sustainability and served as its first student leader, is a recipient of a Forward Under 40 Award from the Wisconsin Alumni Association. Olikara is a founder and chief executive of the Millennial Action Project, which organizes bipartisan caucuses of elected officials under the age …

UW alum donates new county park land

The land donated by Steve Morton, which has been in his family for more than 60 years, offers some of the highest points and most breathtaking views in southern Wisconsin. The hilly, 110-acre Morton County Forest near Mazomanie officially opened Monday for hiking and other low-impact activities.

‘Conscious capitalist’ puts sustainability into practice

December 8, 2015 | by Sarah Olson University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Alana McKeever (left) has worked for the nut butter company Yumbutter since fall 2014. Creamy or crunchy, peanut butter is more than just sustenance for University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Alana McKeever. December 8, 2015 | by Sarah Olson University of Wisconsin–Madison senior Alana McKeever …