Places
We envision a future where students, faculty, staff, industry partners, alumni, and community members access modern, safe, and sustainable spaces that contribute to a vibrant and collaborative campus environment.
Our physical and virtual spaces provide the foundation for academic excellence, world-class research, community engagement, meaningful collaboration, and student success outside the classroom.
They also help us develop, recruit, and retain talented students and employees, provide outreach to the local and state community, and promote well-being and a connection to the campus’s unique natural setting.
To create a built environment that enhances learning, discovering, living, working, and belonging, we commit to the following priorities:
Advance research
Support UW–Madison’s research enterprise with necessary infrastructure and practices, such as shortening the time to prepare laboratory spaces
Partner collaboratively
Partner with the Universities of Wisconsin and the State of Wisconsin to address challenges presented by aging facilities
Reduce environmental impact
Continue to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions and the waste generated at UW–Madison
Operate sustainably
Apply sustainable operations and maintenance practices in our facilities and utility systems
Design places
Create spaces that enhance the overall health and well-being of the university community
Promote campus safety
Promote the safety, security, and well-being of all those who live, work, and learn at UW–Madison
Offer dining
Provide accessible and affordable dining options
Deliver housing
Provide high-quality and affordable on-campus housing options for students
Advance our shared future
Embrace the promise of the Our Shared Future initiative and establish a clear, ongoing, and flexible process for engaging with the Native Nations across Wisconsin