For one Merrill, Wisconsin high schooler, Badger Precollege was the catalyst for a yearlong group chat. 📲 “I met a group of friends that I’m still texting with today. They’re from all over Wisconsin, and I doubt I would have met them otherwise,” Alina says. See how Badger Precollege helps teens find their people and build community. Full story down below. 🔗⬇️
UW–Madison Division of Continuing Studies
Higher Education
Madison, WI 1,601 followers
We advocate for, and engage with, lifelong learners with high-quality, innovative educational programs and services.
About us
The Division of Continuing Studies supports the mission of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the spirit of the Wisconsin Idea by providing access to educational resources to nontraditional students, lifelong learners, and the community. The division's primary role comprises leadership, administrative oversight, and marketing responsibility for UW-Madison's noncredit offerings, credit outreach and summer session. The division also advises and admits adults seeking to enroll as University Special or Guest Students. Each year more than 17,000 lifelong learners from around the community, across the state and throughout the nation attend one or more of the 500 noncredit classes, workshops and conferences sponsored by Continuing Studies in the areas of professional development, personal enrichment, career transitions and educational advising. The Division of Continuing Studies also provides funding, support, and infrastructure to UW-Madison schools and colleges seeking to identify and serve nontraditional audiences.
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https://www.dcs.wisc.edu/
External link for UW–Madison Division of Continuing Studies
- Industry
- Higher Education
- Company size
- 51-200 employees
- Headquarters
- Madison, WI
- Type
- Educational
- Specialties
- Professional development, Personal enrichment, University access for nontraditional students, Advising and counseling, certifications, and lifelong learning
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21 N. Park Street
Madison, WI 53715, US
Employees at UW–Madison Division of Continuing Studies
Updates
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THIS WEDNESDAY: Do you see yourself as someone with wisdom to share? 💡 Join us for a FREE webinar about coaching skills and see if professional coaching could be in your future. Hosted by Samantha Dye, our Director of Coaching Education, this is a chance to ask questions in a casual, welcoming environment. Sign up here: https://bit.ly/48IXSWH
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Everyone’s journey is different, but all Badgers have one thing in common: They never quit! Returning to college at 51 🎓 Preparing for college as a teen 💪 Getting ahead with summer courses 😎 Check out the Lifelong Learning newsletter to see how Badgers are making higher education work for them. Details down below 🔗⬇️ #ContinuingEducation #LifelongLearner
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Adult students are built different. 💪 Whether it's going back to school at 51 or changing paths after a serious injury, they remind us that Badger audacity has no age limit. See the inspiring stories of our adult student award winners: https://bit.ly/4cSLqVs
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Film screening: The Inside Scholars 📽️ The film follows the stories of formerly incarcerated scholars who took college classes while in prison. Presented by Roadtrip Nation in partnership with the UW–Madison Prison Education Initiative, the event will also include a short talk about Wisconsin's prison education programs. See the film for free on campus on April 28. Details: https://bit.ly/48cD5KU
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After 30 years with UW–Madison Leadership, Management & Workplace Skills, instructor Jeff Russell has some final words of wisdom. 💡 "As a leader, it’s not about the authority. It’s about the relationships." See more of Jeff's leadership lessons and advice for the next generation. Full story down below. 🔗⬇️ #LeadershipDevelopment #LeadingTeams
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Congrats to our dean and UW-Madison College of Engineering professor, Jeff Russell, who received a Civil Engineering Alumni Achievement Award from Purdue University College of Engineering 👏 Perhaps the Badgers and the Boilermakers can set aside their differences (just for today 😉) to celebrate a real champion of education!
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Why does everything feel more possible in spring? 🌷 Learn a new language? Yes! Go for the certificate? Definitely! Finish that degree? You got this. Sign up for the Lifelong Learning newsletter and see what’s possible now that the sun sets after 7pm 😂 Details down below! #LifelongLearner #ContinuingEducation
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