Academic Partnerships
The Academic Partnerships Team promotes a healthy learning environment on campus by:
- connecting key health and community development issues to the academic work of the university through place-based learning, service learning, cultural tours and community-based research
- partnering with faculty development initiatives on campus to identify and promote educational practices that foster student learning, health and well-being
Significant projects include:
- linking students and instructors with the people, places and cultural assets of South Madison to learn while contributing to the revitalization of the Park Street corridor (the gateway to campus)
- teaching an award-winning course in which students created short digital stories about their experiences on campus and in the community to promote cultural understanding among students and beyond (2009 Hirsch Family Award for Creative Arts, $5,000)
For more information, contact:
Margaret J. Nellis, Ph.D.
Manager -- Academic Partnerships, University Health Services
Faculty Associate -- Interdisciplinary Studies, School of Human Ecology
Phone: 608-265-4902
mjnellis@uhs.wisc.edu
