Everywhere you look on the UW-Madison campus there are examples of private support in action. Student scholarships, faculty, buildings and countless other examples.
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The Impact of Gifts
Commemorative Scholarship Supports CDIS Badgers
In fall 2024, the family of beloved Badger Arun Pancholia ’23 made a generous contribution to establish a fund in honor of Arun’s life and his belief in the transformational power of education. The Arun Pancholia Scholarship supports dedicated undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds who are studying at the UW School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences.
Introducing the Wisconsin Exchange
At a time when national surveys show that 77 percent of Americans have few or no friends with differing political beliefs, UW–Madison is taking bold steps to foster connections across divides.
A Promise Worth Keeping
Since its launch in 2018, Bucky’s Tuition Promise has provided free tuition for Wisconsin students from families earning $65,000 or less, making a college education more accessible. Mackenzie Straub ’21 benefited from the program after her father’s untimely death when she was 13, leaving her family with significant financial uncertainty. This initiative has supported more… Read more »
Advancing Excellence for Nurses
Barbara Bowers dedicated 37 years to the UW School of Nursing, where she advanced research on aging and caregiving and went on to establish the Center for Aging Research and Education (CARE). Now retired, Bowers continues to mentor students and lead national efforts to improve long-term care. The Bowers Fellow giving level was established in… Read more »
The Power of Planned Giving
Gary Kramer ’67, MS’69, and his wife, Ellie, embody the spirit of lifelong generosity. From humble beginnings in Eastman, Wisconsin, Gary journeyed to UW–Madison largely because of the encouragement of his high school guidance counselor and the support of scholarships that made his college education possible. Though his academic path shifted — from chemistry to… Read more »
Expanding Borders of the Badger Experience
Imagine UW–Madison engineering students collaborating on a solar-powered race car, a mathematics faculty member pioneering an experimental lab to improve undergraduate research, or a human ecology program offering public speaking opportunities beyond the classroom to advance career skills. Discretionary funds make these feats possible, and at the UW, these donations are opening doors to life-changing… Read more »
Entrepreneurship at the UW
UW–Madison is launching the Wisconsin Entrepreneurship Hub, a bold new initiative to strengthen entrepreneurial pathways across campus.
Flight Simulator Helps Launch Badger Engineers
A new state-of-the-art flight simulator at the UW College of Engineering is enhancing the aerospace option within the engineering mechanics major.
