Gender & Women's Studies
With the Wisconsin state capitol in the background, pedestrians and students walk along Library Mall and the State Street Mall at the University of Wisconsin-Madison after sunset on Dec. 4, 2019. (Photo by Bryce Richter /UW-Madison)

The Department of Gender and Women's Studies welcomes prospective students for a spring visit to Madison.

PhD Open House Visit Days

Schedule

Sunday, March 1

6:30 pm | Dinner with prospective students, members of the Graduate Committee and GWS PhD student at Sardine

Campus maps and virtual tours

Monday, March 2

9:30 to 10 am | Breakfast in 3401 Sterling Hall

10 to 11:30 am | Sterling Hall welcome with Dr. Nick Syrett, Department Chair, Dr. Sami Schalk, Director of Graduate Studies, Duachi Yang, Graduate Program Manager, and current graduate students, 3401 Sterling Hall

12:05 to 12:55 pm | Attend Gen&WS 101: Gender, Women, and Cultural Representation, 145 Birge Hall

1 to 1:45 pm | Lunch in 3401 Sterling Hall

2 to 3 pm | Individual meeting with faculty

5 to 7 pm | Dinner at The Coopers Tavern with faculty, staff, and current graduate students

7 pm | Post-Dinner Social, The Coopers Tavern

Program information

Tuesday, March 3

8 to 8:45 am | Breakfast at Union South, 1308 W. Dayton St.

9 to 10 am | Visit the Office of the Gender and Women’s Studies Librarian and meet Librarian Karla Strand, Memorial Library

10:30 to 11:30 am | Tenant Resource Center, 3401 Sterling Hall

Campus Resources