Terrace Views Goes Virtual As the opening of the new Union South draws near, excitement is permeating every inch of the Memorial Union. From members asking about rumors of hotel rooms and climbing walls, to students and staff planning special grand opening events, it’s apparent everyone has new Union South fever! Here in the membership department, the excitement of the new building has inspired us to think of fresh, innovative ways to engage our current members and invite new people to join the Union family. One important new initiative we’d like to share with you is our plan to move Terrace Views and The Wild Grapevine online. Beginning in February, we’ll be distributing an electronic newsletter once a month with articles on upcoming events, interesting Union stories and updates, photos, videos, and more. The newsletter content will be stored in a blog you can post comments on and access anytime. The Wild Grapevine will also be there, which means Union family will be able to post updates as life happens, include photos and videos, and comment on friend’s posts. At the end of each year, we’ll produce a printed “Year in Review” piece highlighting memorable moments from the year. Your wants and needs are first and foremost in every program decision we make. We’re confident the online edition will offer a number of benefits to you as well as open up many new possibilities to us. It takes several months to create and publish each printed version of Terrace Views. By the time you read it, much of the information could already be outdated. The new format will allow us to publish information as it happens. We’ll be able to provide you with more timely, relevant news and you’ll be able to post feedback to help shape future stories. We’ll also be saving a lot of money which translates into new programs and services for you. Perhaps most importantly, going online has less of a negative impact on the environment. Imagine how much paper and resources we’ve been using to print over 20,000 copies of our 12-page newsletter three times a year! We hope that by making our communications more dynamic and interactive, we’ll continue to develop our relationship with you—our members. Instead of talking at you, we want to talk with you, learn about you, share memories, stay connected, and ensure the Union remains a place that you can call “home.”
You can subscribe to the e-newsletter at union.wisc.edu/terraceviews. We realize that not everyone has access to technology and we don’t want anyone to miss out on updates from the Union. If you or someone you know needs a printed version, please contact us at 608-262-2263 and we’ll do all we can to accommodate you.
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The Wisconsin Union If the Wisconsin Union were a song, what would it be? Tuesday at 11:00am • Comment • Like
Gabi Helfert Sittin’ on the dock of the bay, wasting time... John Ouellette Sun sun sun here we come! Kshipra Kulkarni These are days u will remember (10000 maniacs) Rose Lane This is How We Do It by Montell Jordan Joel Plutchack No one can encompass the Union. You’d need at least a double album. Scott Schiller The theme from Cheers. “Sometimes you want to go where everybody knows your name... Ellen Gibson Morris On Wisconsin, of course! Elain Axtell-Thomas Jeremia Was a Bullfrog Matt McLimans Roll out the Barrel! The Wisconsin Union Question of the day: where is the best place to take a nap in the Union? Yesterday at 3:30pm • Comment • Like
John Lee The hotel rooms! Michael Draves the couches by the bathrooms across from the Rathskeller! Raina Danger Christman the couch in room 5210! Micah Kearns the couch in the Hoofers lower office... Scott Schiller one of the studio rooms if they’re not in use. The locks aren’t exactly Fort Knox-worthy. Gary Muskat Like Mike said, otherwise the chairs in the Main Lounge are good too. Courtney Byelich Theater dressing rooms
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