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The east wing, historically known as the Commons wing, contains most of the indoor dining areas on the first floor. On the second floor is Tripp Commons, and the upper floors contain mostly meeting rooms. The hotel rooms are located on the fourth floor. The west wing contains the theater, Wheelhouse studios, and Wisconsin Hoofers. [15]
The building has 60 guest rooms, 17 meeting rooms, a video conference room, a 180-spot underground parking garage (two stories below ground), and Varsity Hall. Varsity Hall is a 10,778 sq. ft. multipurpose event space on the second level of Union South. [3] Varsity Hall features hardwood flooring as well as natural light from both the west and ...
The observatory is named after the former Wisconsin governor, Cadwallader C. Washburn.In 1876, the Wisconsin State Legislature passed "An Act to permanently provide for deficiencies in the University fund income" to which Washburn added a provision that allocated a sum of $3000 USD per year over three years for the establishment of astronomy instruction and a corresponding observatory.
As the UW–Madison's Division of Social Education, the Wisconsin Union serves as the "living room of the campus" where students, faculty, staff, and community members can meet, interact, and learn from each other outside of the classroom. A craft shop offers tools, supplies, and space for crafts such as pottery, photography, and woodworking.
The University of Wisconsin Armory and Gymnasium, also called "the Red Gym", is a building on the campus of University of Wisconsin–Madison. It was originally used as a combination gymnasium and armory beginning in 1894. Designed in the Romanesque revival style, it resembles a red brick castle.
The Robert M. La Follette School of Public Affairs, commonly known as the La Follette School, is a public graduate public policy school at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It offers master's degrees in public affairs and international public affairs, joint graduate degrees with other departments, and undergraduate certificates in public ...
University of Wisconsin Science Hall is a building on the campus of the University of Wisconsin–Madison. It is significant for its association with Charles R. Van Hise, "who led the Department of Mineralogy and Geology to national prominence" and then served as president of the university. [3] The building was constructed in 1888.
In 1848, Wisconsin became a state, Madison was named its capital, and the University of Wisconsin–Madison was founded. In 1901, Rev. James Beveridge Lee of Milwaukee's Immanuel Presbyterian Church and Rev. Barton B. Bigler of Madison's Christ Church petitioned the state Synod to provide a minister for Presbyterian students at the university.