Advising Workshops and Alumni Lunches
Join students, faculty, alumni, and community leaders for lunch and casual conversation.
Please contact us if you have dietary concerns and/or food allergies and we will work to accommodate them; there will always be gluten-free and vegan options.
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Gender, Health, and Development in the Peace Corps
Join us for lunch and conversation with Bailey Marquardt, a UW-Madison alum currently serving in the Peace Corps in Fiji. Bailey will share her experiences working in women’s health. This is a great opportunity for folks interested in gender, health policy, and global development.
Health and Sexuality Education in Wisconsin
Have lunch and learn about the work Gender and Women’s Studies alumni are doing in health and sexuality education in Wisconsin.
Meghan Benson is the Director of Education for Planned Parenthood of WI and leads PPWI’s sexuality education programs; Erica Koepsel is a Program Manager with PATCH (Providers and Teens Communicating for Health), an organization that that engages young people in education programs for health care providers.
GWS 660: Internship in Gender and Women's Studies
Find out more about the GWS 660 Internship course.
GWS 660 alums will share their internship experiences from the spring 2019 semester. Find out how you can do important work in the Madison community while earning 3 credits.
Gender Studies Abroad
Stay tuned for details about this mid-November event.
Button-Making with GWS Club
Stay tuned for details about this early December event.
Research: LGBTQ+ Students’ Residence Hall Experience
Andrew Erdmann is a PhD student in the School of Education recruiting folks for a research study to better understand the experience of students who identify as LGBTQ+ in residence halls on our campus.
As a participant, you would have an hour-long interview.
Please contact Andrew Erdmann (ajerdmann@wisc.edu) if you are interested.
Coffee and Tea in the GWS Reading Room
The Reading Room is available as a study/hangout space Monday through Friday; there is coffee, tea, and frequently chocolate on Tuesdays and Wednesdays from 11 am to 3 pm.
Student Spotlight
Every month, we feature the work and experience of one of our students. This is a place to find inspiration in reading about your classmates – why they chose GWS and/or LGBTQ+ Studies, where they are engaged on campus, and what kinds of plans they have for the future.
Academic Deadlines
Just a reminder - the deadline to drop a fall course without Dean's approval is Friday, November 1.
Schedule Advising with Starfish
Search for Gender and Women's Studies under Services in Starfish.
Things to Check Out on Campus
Resistance and Reimagination: Gender, Change, and the Arts
Call for conference proposals
The UW System Women and Gender Studies Consortium + the 4W Initiative welcome your papers, panels, posters, and performances examining gender, race, sexuality, and other markers of identity for their April 2020 conference.
Find more information on the conference website and submit a proposal by November 1, 2019.
Note: the conference is free for UW-Madison students.
GWS student Sarah Akakpo is producing a magazine as a final project in GWS 449 this fall. The magazine will examine feminism’s meaning for artists and ask how people connect their creative outputs to feminism.
Sarah is calling for artistic submissions of all types – digital work, painting, sculpture, poetry, and other forms of writing.
Submissions (images or pdfs) should include the artist’s name, a short bio, and description of the work. Contact Sarah (akakpo@wisc.edu) with questions and/or to submit your work.
Join the GWS Club
The Gender and Women's Studies Club is in the midst of revitalization. You can be part of the action. Find details and meeting times on Facebook.
Wisconsin Idea Fellowships
Wisconsin Idea Fellowships support students in a year-long research project to solve a problem identified with a local or global community partner. Apply now for 2020-2021.
Social Justice Leadership Retreat
The Social Justice Leadership Retreat invites students to explore their personal stories and identities in relation to their peers and in the context of systems of power and oppression. Sign up now for the February retreat.
Internships
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Intern with PATCH
The PATCH Program is looking for a Marketing Intern for fall 2019. A detailed job description is provided below; applicants can apply using this link. Find more information about the program on the PATCH website or contact GWS alum Erica Koepsel at patch@wiawh.org
Intern with State Representative Jill Billings
The office of Representative Jill Billings (D-La Crosse) is hiring student interns for fall 2019. This policy-focused internship is unpaid, but provides valuable political and communications experience, and insight into the inner workings of state government.
Find more information and application details in the internship description.
Intern with the WI Women's Council
The Wisconsin Women’s Council is hiring interns to work on a number of projects related to outreach, health disparities, access to affordable childcare, data collection on the status of women in Rock County, and supporting the state’s centennial celebration of the 19th Amendment.
To ask questions and/or apply, send an email expressing your interest and any relevant experience or skills and a resume to Christine.Lidbury@wi.gov
Intern with State Senator Jeff Smith
Are you interested in public policy? State Senator Jeff Smith, representing the 31st district (northwestern WI), is looking for students interested in an unpaid internship. Interns typically manage databases, answer phones, draft constituent responses, and conduct policy research. This fall, there may be opportunities for interns to attend session days, sit in on meetings, and join staff for in-district events.
WI HealthCorps
WI HealthCorps recruits students interested in learning more about health care in Wisconsin. During a year of service WI HealthCorps members are placed in Community Health Centers, Public Health Departments, and Health-Focused Non-profits to serve our state’s most vulnerable populations.
Browse open positions and the WI HealthCorps brochure.
WI in Washington Program
The WI in Washington Program offers students the opportunity to earn course credit as an intern with a federal agency, an NGO, or a DC non-profit. This is like study abroad in DC (which is much, much warmer than WI).
International Internship Program
Are you interested in spending time abroad during summer? Consider the International Internship Program (IIP). There are often internships with a focus on gender and economic development, education, or communications. IIP hosts drop-ins every Friday from 10 am to 1 pm in 259 Bascom.
Volunteer Opportunities
Volunteer with UNIDOS
UNIDOS supports survivors of domestic abuse and sexual violence in Dane County with a focus on the Latinx community.
UNIDOS is looking for students with Spanish language proficiency to staff La Red, a 24-hour helpline. For more information, contact Manuel Cerda at volunteerc@unidoswi.org.
Volunteer with the CWC
Connect with the Campus Women’s Center to learn about events and volunteer opportunities in the community. Contact cwc.familyresource@gmail.com
Morgridge Center for Public Service
The Morgridge Center is the most comprehensive resource on campus for volunteering in the Madison area. Find Morgridge Center staff in the Red Gym.