Students have many ways to connect with others who share their goals, attitudes, and interests — as well as opportunities to expand their horizons beyond familiarity. UW–Madison brings together people from across the United States and all over the world from diverse cultural and life experiences.
Take time to explore, connect, and build community while you are here.
Ways to engage
Heritage months
UW-Madison honors its diversity by cultivating intentional experiences and spaces for students to learn and celebrate within and across identity, culture, and heritage to promote a more culturally aware campus community.
Identity Centers
Our Centers facilitate opportunities for academic and social support, co-curricular programming, and community building.
Student Organizations
A great way to get involved, meet new people, and develop leadership skills on campus. There are more than 900 student organizations on campus, and many of them are cultural based.
Cultural programs
Programming meant to cultivate intentional experiences and spaces for students to learn and celebrate within and across identity, culture, and heritage to promote a more culturally aware campus community.
Campus Identity resources
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion on campus
Academic inclusionary groups on campus
Report an incident
Bias or hate incident
Including slurs, degrading language, epithets, graffiti, symbols, assault, microagressions, and harassment.
Sexual Assault
Get support and resources for healing and recovery regardless of sex, gender, or sexual orientation. Confidential support is also available.
Other incidents
This could include a student that you are concerned about, hazing, stalking, or a missing student.
Get support
Health and well-being through an equity and social justice lens including personal physical health, mental health, and connection to a safe campus.
Connecting students who are dealing with temporary and ongoing food insecurity with campus and community resources for long-term support.
Steps that UW-Madison is taking to support DACA recipients including guidance on what members of our community should know.
University Health Services
Medical, mental health, wellness, prevention, survivor resources, and health insurance information
(608)-265-5600 – option 9 for 24-hour crisis line
Emergency contacts
National Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800)-273-8255 (TALK)
TTY:1-(800)-799-4889 (4TTY)
Ayuda en Español: 888-628-9454
Veterans Suicide Prevention Lifeline
(800)-273-8255 (TALK) – select 1
Text message: 838255
The Trevor Project – LGBTQ Suicide Prevention
(866)-488-7386
Journey Mental Health Center – Madison
(608)-280-2600 – 24-hour crisis services
(608)-280-2700 – General reception
Contact
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Red Gym, 2nd floor
716 Langdon St, Madison WI
608-262-4503 (MSC)
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Fridays: 9am-5pm