Building Merrill Series: Mental Health Among Us

Building Merrill Series continues October 3rd: ‘Mental Health Among Us: At Work, in School, in our Community’ On Tuesday, October 3, at 6:30 p.m.,…

Toward One Wausau: Final Deliberation (featured in WSAW)

WSAW: The community research initiative, “Towards One Wausau,” hosted its final community discussion session Monday to talk about issues of cultural diversity in the…

Toward One Wausau: Final Deliberation

Source: Wausau Daily Herald WAUSAU – The best way to fix a problem is to know that there is one, said University of Wisconsin…

Towards One Wasau: Final Deliberation (featured in WZAW)

WZAW: Since the Toward One Wausau project was launched last October, more than 200 people participated in one or more of the community dialogues….

Building Merrill Series: Learning Civil Discourse, Skills for Leading Discussions

Building Merrill Series continues April 29: ‘Coming to America: Who Should We Welcome, What Should We Do?’ On Saturday, April 29, at 1:30 p.m.,…

The Affordable Care Act (ACA): Aftermath and Consequences – Digital Resources

Few issues in recent years have ignited as much political debate as the creation of the Affordable Care Act. Under the Trump administration, the…

What seventh graders can teach us about problem-solving – and civility

WIPPS Washington Seminar 2017 was in its second week in the nation’s Capitol when tragedy struck. U.S. Congressman Steve Scalise was shot by an…

WIPPS salutes sponsors for Substance Abuse Conference

On May 16, WIPPS teamed up with over a dozen organizations to present our first-ever regional conference dealing with the challenging issues around substance…

Washington Seminar wrap-up

Washington Seminar 2017: Students experience public policy ‘up close and personal’ in Madison and D.C. From the opening night reception in Madison with UW…

Kudos to WIPPS spring interns!

Six UW-Marathon County students were WIPPS interns over spring semester – providing valuable behind-the-scenes support for our programs and events while gaining real-world experience…