Student engagement and empowerment through research, teaching, and welcoming circles of community is what Pathways is all about. Pathways is about providing undergraduates with the opportunity to have what they thought was impossible become possible, to discover their own capacity for excellence. Pathways has a number of programs designed to help students discover thier own pathway to success.
PATHWAYS
SCHOLARS
PROGRAM
Pathways Scholars Program is an 8-week intensive summer research program for UW undergraduates. It is a diverse learning community that includes students from historically underrepresented groups. You can do research in the humanities, physical, biological, or social sciences, or interdisciplinary work to cultivate and strengthen your research skills.
SUMMER
COLLEGIATE
EXPERIENCE
SCE is a summer bridge program designed to help incoming first-year students make a successful transition from high school to college. SCE participants attend three classes during the Summer Session (mid June - mid August) and receive a total of 8 degree credit for both. The cost of tuition, books, and room and board in a residence hall is covered for all participants in the program. If you are planning on attending UW-Madison in the Fall as a first-year student, you are eligible to apply for the program.
UNDERGRADUATE
RESEARCH
PROGRAM
The Undergraduate Research Scholars Program (URS) helps first- and second-year undergradutes get hands-on experience in research or other creative endeavors by working closely with UW faculty and research staff. Discovery - whether in science or art - is the cornerstone of our greatness as a university. Discover how URS can help you get the most from your college experience.
WRITING
FELLOWS
Writing Fellows are assigned to Writing Intensive or Comm-B courses in which they work closely with professors as well as student writers. Fellows read and critique drafts of two formal papers; in addition to making marginal comments, they write extensive endnotes designed to identify and explain key areas for revision. They seek to praise what works in a paper as well as point out what doesn't work, and they try to offer suggestions and strategies for revision rather than merely pointing out flaws. After returning these drafts, Fellows meet individually with each writer to discuss revision possibilities and strategies.
FIRST YEAR
INTEREST
GROUPS
A First-Year Interest Group (FIG) consists of a group of 20 first-year students who live in the same residence hall or "residential neighborhood" and who also enroll in a cluster of three classes together.