Madison Initiative for Undergraduates: A Pledge to Quality, Value and Affordability

The Associated Students of Madison (ASM), in partnership with the Offices of the Dean of Students, will host a town hall forum on Monday, Sept. 28 at 4:30 p.m. in the fourth floor hearing room of the Student Activity Center, 333 East Campus Mall, to discuss proposals for the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU).

Student input is crucial in the MIU decision making process and ASM is looking for as many interested students as possible to present opinions on what types of curricular innovations and student services they would like to see funded.

ASM also invites all faculty and staff who have a particular interest in hearing from students and/or contributing to the conversation.  The event is also an opportunity for academic departments to receive direct student feedback on planned Madison Initiative proposals.

ASM is in the process of appointing students to the newly created Madison Initiative Student Oversight Board. This board will be composed of students who will present recommendations to Chancellor Martin on which proposals should be funded.

Interested students should fill out an application found here, by 5 p.m. on Tuesday, Oct. 6.

For more information, email ASM co-chair Tom Templeton at ttempleton@wisc.edu.

Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul DeLuca have issued a request for proposals for the use of funds that will be generated by the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates (MIU).  Read the full story.

On Sept. 2, Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul M. DeLuca, Jr. sent a follow-up to the call for proposals for the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. The memo is intended to provide further detail regarding the proposal submission process. Read the full memo (PDF).

On July 31, Chancellor Biddy Martin and Provost Paul M. DeLuca, Jr. issued a request for proposals to deans and administrative heads for proposals that could be funded by the Madison Initiative. Read the full letter (PDF).

The Madison Initiative Oversight Committee has been established, including a diverse group of students, faculty and staff from many different parts of the university. View the committee’s membership (PDF).