Hello UW-Madison Families!
Hello and welcome to the UW-Madison Family blog! This blog
will serve as a useful stop for parents on and near the UW-Madison campus.
Check back frequently for information about resources on campus for student
parents, local events and activities for campus families, and fun activities to
do at home with your family.
This blog will be updated by the Family Resources
Coordinator and the Family Resources Interns at the Campus Women’s Center. The
CWC is committed to serving all students on campus, including student parents. We
do our best to recognize the specific needs of student parents, and work hard
to meet those needs. The CWC’s mission is as follows:
“The Campus Women’s
Center was founded in 1983 to confront the multiple oppressions
woman-identified individuals face. We work toward this goal by providing a
variety of support services, educating the campus community on a number of
women-centered issues, and serving as a resource and referral center for all
students. We affirm and celebrate women’s power to create social change by
challenging and transforming institutions and relationships that oppress women.
Serving every student
who walks through its doors, the CWC is committed to valuing each person,
irrespective of sex, race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender identity or
expression, religion, ideas, ability, class, age, health, legal status,
education, family structure, or any other aspect of one’s identity.”
The CWC provides many resources for UW parents including
family resource referral and counseling, a lactation station for parents who
need to breastfeed or pump on campus, a weekly program that offers three free
hours of childcare to student parents (Kids Time), and an exclusive monthly
event for the Eagle Heights Community (Kids Night Out).
UW parents wishing to find out more information about these
services may contact the current Family Resources Coordinator at: cwc.familyresource@gmail.com,
call the CWC at (608) 262-8093, or visit the center which is located on the 4th
floor of Memorial Union (through the summer of 2012, after which we will be
located in the Student Activity Center (SAC), 333 East Campus Mall).
Please visit the CWC's website for
more detailed descriptions of our services, as well as the website of the UW Office of Child Care and Family Resources for
further resources on campus. If you have ideas for programs that can better
serve student parents, please do not hesitate to contact us. We value the
opportunity to collaborate with you and to better serve our community!
--Abby
Family Resources
Coordinator