Student Community

Extraordinary Stories

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Quentin Riser, Emma Powers, and Genna Garrigan standing in front of a power point presentation.

Emma Powers x'25 & Genna Garrigan x'25 present at national conference

Powers and Garrigan were the only undergraduate students to present their findings on Black fatherhood at the Society for Social Work & Research Conference in Seattle, WA. Working in a research lab with assistant professor Quentin Riser, they study how to improve the lives of children and families from all backgrounds.

Read their story

Co-Create: Students gain career insights while furthering the Wisconsin Idea

Working as an undergraduate research assistant for research, evaluation and facilitation initiative Co-Create helped Community & Organizational Development major Audrey Treptow x'25 lay a foundation for a career in public policy and advocacy.

Read about Treptow's experience

Textiles & Fashion Design student displays work at top industry conference

Elizabeth Song x'24 traveled to Long Beach, California to display her design at the International Textile & Apparel Association annual conference. Song's exhibition consisted of hand-dyed indigo selvedge denim jeans and a chambray Western-inspired shirt.

Read Song's Q&A

Connect with current Human Ecology students

Student Ambassadors are here to answer your questions! They’d love to share their personal story with you and talk about the transition to college, what a class in the major is like, how to get involved on campus and more!

Meet the Student Ambassadors

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Find your community by joining a student organization

Students have many ways to connect with others who share their goals, attitudes, and interests — as well as opportunities to expand their horizons beyond familiarity.

Check out our student organizations

Threads Design & Fashion Event

Showcasing the work by students in the Textiles and Fashion Design major, the annual fashion show is visual collaboration produced by students from across the UW campus. An event studded with runway, music, performance. Each year is unique, reflecting current social themes through runway, music, performance, lights, video and more.

Visit the Threads website

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Badger$ense

Badger$ense offers workshops and peer-to-peer, professional financial coaching. The program is available to all students across UW–Madison.

Get involved with Badger$ense