Memorial Union Reinvestment
Memorial Union’s upper floors set to reopen as renovation wraps up
Sep15

Memorial Union’s upper floors set to reopen as renovation wraps up

By: Nico Savidge Published by: Wisconsin State Journal Published on 9/15/17 Wisconsin State Journal Higher Education Reporter Nico Savidge gave readers a look into the Memorial Union’s east and central portions of floors two through four, all of which reopened on Sept. 15, 2017. Read...

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Getting to the Terrace and Memorial Union During Construction
May29

Getting to the Terrace and Memorial Union During Construction

Construction has begun! Getting to the Memorial Union or Terrace may seem tricky, but here’s a helpful map to help you find your way while Langdon Street and Lot 1 are under...

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Student Project Enhances Sustainable Construction Goals

Students have been leading and participating in the Wisconsin Union Building Project for the last six years, but this semester, four UW-Madison students got involved in the project in a truly unique way while completing a class project for BUS601: Systems Thinking and Sustainable Businesses. Amy Duwell, Andy Gostisha, Kendell Sierzchulski, and Caroline Feran worked with MUR project managers Angela Pakes-Ahlman and Melanie Taylor to...

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Interested in the MUR construction timeline?

Want to learn more about the construction schedule for the first phase of Memorial Union?  Want to find out how the Terrace will be impacted by construction, or whether you will still be able to get lunch in Der Rathskeller? Please check out our Construction page to get the latest information about the upcoming construction and its impact on the surrounding neighborhood.   Do you have specific questions about the upcoming...

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Union Council Approves Phase I Interior Design Direction

On Monday, Union Council, the Wisconsin Union’s governing body, approved the interior design direction for  Phase I of the Memorial Union Reinvestment Project. A general interior design was approved for spaces like the Fredric March Play Circle, Wisconsin Union Theater, Craftshop, outdoor recreation facilities, Sunset Lounge and more. The Memorial Union Design Committee, a sub-committee of Union Council with a student majority,...

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Interior Design Concept Approved by Design Committee

The Memorial Union Design Committee Meeting has approved an interior design concept for Phase I of the renovation project.  The interior design concept will now move to Union Council for approval on Monday, March 26 at 5:30PM.   The design concepts approved by Design Committee were changed based on survey feedback from the students and the general public.  The Craftshop, for example, was completely altered after survey...

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