Explore highlights and photos from UW–Madison’s Badger Ready orientation as adult students prepare to start their next college chapter.
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Badger Ready helped Alex Smith finish his UW-Madison degree, continuing the lifelong learning vision of his grandfather, Howard Martin.
Bridge programs like UW–Madison’s Badger Ready help adults with college credit but no degree return to school and complete their education.
From a childhood gift igniting a lifelong passion for science to witnessing the heroism of healthcare workers during a global pandemic, the journeys of Dora Aranda, Jennifer Halvorson, and Norman Canestorp are as diverse as they are inspiring.
In 1981, the first Outstanding Undergraduate Returning Adult Student Award (OURASA) at the University of Wisconsin–Madison was presented to just one recipient, Sally Peterson, a civil water engineer and single mother of three children. Forty-five years later, UW–Madison continues to celebrate its returning adult students.
Happy anniversary to the Badger Ready program, celebrating five years of increasing access to the university and welcoming returning adult students.