The MSC provides resources, which include tutoring, advising, writing help, counseling consultations, and other services in collaboration with offices across campus. Additionally, food resources and a room for prayer or reflection are available for students.
Drop-In Services
Drop-In services bring resources from across campus to the Red Gym for students to access in one spot. The MSC and its Identity Centers partner with the Writing Center, Greater University Tutoring Services (GUTS), Financial Aid, and academic departments to provide these resources free of charge. Drop-Ins are available during the fall and spring semesters. Check back here at the start of each semester to find out which offices are offering services.
GUTS at the MSC
Weekly on Wednesdays
12-2pm
MSC Community Commons
Chemistry 103/104/109/343/345
SuccessWorks at the MSC
September 17, 2024
12-2pm
MSC Lounge
Academic Advising at the MSC
Political Science Department
- October 22 and December 3
- 12-2pm
- MSC Community Commons
Department of Statistics
- Bi-weekly Tuesdays starting 9/24/24
- 3-5pm
- MSC Community Commons
Chican@ and Latin@ Studies
- Rachelle Eilers
- Wednesdays 12-2pm
Writing Support
Writing Groups
In collaboration with the Writing Center, the MSC sponsors a writing group for graduate and professional students looking for a community of writers during the fall and spring semesters.
Graduate Writing Group @ the MSC
Meeting time: TBD
Format: Registered (same attendees each week), plus drop-ins welcome
Mode: In person
Location: Red Gym TBC
Facilitator: Samitha Senanayake
Start Date: TBD
This graduate writing group is intended to support students in any stage of their degree program, whether you are just starting your journey or nearing the end. The goal is to bring graduate students of color together in community as we tackle the many writing demands of graduate school. Every week, we work alongside one another on our various writing projects, supporting and motivating each other to achieve our writing goals. The facilitator, Samitha Senanayake, will be available during the meetings for individual support and to answer questions.
Samitha (she/her) is a PhD candidate in literary studies researching Sri Lankan writing in English. Samitha has worked in the UW-Madison Writing Center since 2019 and currently holds the position of TA Assistant Director. She is dedicated to facilitating community among writers who write from the margins of dominant culture, supporting them with navigating barriers and celebrating the significance of their perspectives on writing.
Check Back for the Sign-Up Link!
One-on-One Writing Support
The Writing Center also provides individual appointments for students at the MSC and BCC. You can sign up for a same-day appointment with an instructor at one of the Writing Center’s satellite locations by clicking on the button below. Appointments may be available on a drop-in basis as well.
Multicultural Student Center
- We’re in the Student Org Suite, room 206. Look for the Writing Center sign!
- Spring 2025
- TBD
Black Cultural Center
- You’ll find us in the BCC lounge. Look for the Writing Center sign!
- Spring 2025
- TBD
Let's Talk
University Health Services (UHS) has partnered with the Multicultural Student Center and its four identity centers to provide Let’s Talk sessions specifically tailored for students of color. Let’s Talk is a free program for UW–Madison students that provides easy access to informal and confidential support and consultation with counselors from UHS Mental Health Services. More information about Let’s Talk can be found on the UHS website.
MSC’s partnership with Let’s Talk provides students of color with the opportunity to meet with providers who have racially similar identities. For fall 2024, the following sessions will be provided in MSC spaces:
BIPOC Students
- Wednesdays 3-5pm
- South Mezzanine
- Kayla Eggen, MSW, LCSW, SUD
- Danyelle Okesanjo, LCSW
Indigenous Students
- Mondays 12-2pm Zoom
- Wednesdays 3-5pm
- Indigenous Student Center – Wellness Room
- Serena Cisneros, MS
- Bi-Weekly Thursdays 2:30-4:30pm
- Starting 9/19/24
- Indigenous Student Center – Wellness Room
- Rhiannon Kunesh, MSW, APSW
Food Resources
Food Insecurity
National research has shown that a minimum of 1 in 5 college students are experiencing food insecurity. Research also shows that food insecurity negatively impacts students’ academic success, sense of belonging, physical health, and mental wellbeing. To help address this need among our students, the MSC has implemented multiple policies and programs.
To-Go Boxes
The MSC and its Identity Centers frequently provide meals during their events. Whenever there is leftover food, we invite attendees and students in our spaces to take food home with them. To encourage this, we attempt to provide to-go boxes at the end of all of our events.
Snack n Go
The MSC established the Snack n Go in room 206 of the Red Gym. The Snack n Go station is stocked with snacks such as fruit, granola bars, cereal, and oatmeal. The Open Seat, Cross College Advising Services, and the College of Agricultural and Life Sciences and sponsors our Snack n Go. Students are free to take whatever they need from the station.
MSC Meal Cards
For students needing additional support, they can request a pre-loaded meal card for the dining halls once per semester. For more information, please contact an MSC staff member directly or stop by the Snack n Go.
Additional Campus Resources
- Badger FARE
- The Open Seat campus food pantry
Prayer and Meditation Room
Room Use
The Prayer and Meditation Room is located in room 206A of the Red Gym. This room is intended for moments of reflection and spiritual connection for all students.
Smudging
The MSC provides sage, sweetgrass, and palo santo for smudging in the Prayer and Meditation Room. Smudging is a common practice in Indigenous and other communities where one or more of the medicines are burned to cleanse and ground oneself.
Supplies
The Prayer and Meditation Room contains prayer rugs, head coverings, thobes, yoga mats/blocks, and donated religious texts.
