Main Ceremony
The Chancellor’s Convocation is a formal welcome for new students to the University of Wisconsin–Madison. During this virtual event, you will be introduced to the legacies of our campus—past, present, and future. Welcome to UW–Madison!
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Welcome, New Students!
School and College Welcome Messages
Agricultural and Life Sciences
Business
Education
Engineering
Human Ecology
Letters & Science
Nursing
Pharmacy
Join Us In Singing Varsity
Faculty Welcome
Land Acknowledgement
Each year, Convocation provides an opportunity for our Badger community to acknowledge the Ho-Chunk, people of the Big Voice, the inhabitants and communities who have called this land home since time immemorial.
"Humans have called this place home for 12,000 years and counting. Today, the University of Wisconsin–Madison rests in the ancestral land of the Ho-Chunk Nation, the People of the Big Voice, who have called this place Teejop (day-JOPE) for time immemorial. We as a university community continue to create and build upon our partnerships with the 12 First Nations of Wisconsin. We as a state university respect the inherent sovereignty and unique legal status, as affirmed and set forth in state and federal law, of the First Nations of Wisconsin."
To continue to learn more about the Wisconsin’s first nations, visit:
Convocation and Beyond
Check out more details about your School & College Orientation
- College of Agricultural and Life Sciences: Please See Email for Details
- School of Business Direct Admit
- School of Business Pre-Business
- School of Education: Please See Email for Details
- College of Engineering
- School of Human Ecology
- College of Letters & Science: Please See Email for Details
- School of Nursing: Please See Email for Details
- School of Pharmacy
- Cross-College Advising Service
Wisconsin Welcome
Wisconsin Welcome is a series of welcome programs and events designed to introduce new students to campus and the UW-Madison community from August 27 thru September 20, 2020.
EventsWelcome Week at the Union
The Wisconsin Union welcomes you back to campus with a bunch of activities to help you get to know our spaces and places that make the Union a home-away-from home for all students.
Visit the UnionNews
Covid testing sites open
Preparing classrooms for students’ return
Free Scoop of Babcock Ice Cream
Welcome, new students! Keep an eye on your email inbox to get your personal code for a free scoop of Babcock ice cream, courtesy of the Wisconsin Alumni Association. We’re so glad you’re here!
The W project
Participate in “The W Project,” an interactive first-year welcome event. Enjoy a warm welcome from the Wisconsin Alumni Association’s chief alumni officer, Sarah Schutt; Dean of Students Christina Olstad; and Associate Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Gabe Javier.
Questions?
Contact us if you have questions.
#WIWelcome
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