Division of Continuing Studies

Projects

• Osher Returning Adult Undergraduate Scholarship

  The Osher Reentry Scholarship Program is supported by the Bernard Osher Foundation, which seeks to recognize the challenges for working adults to retu...

• UW–Madison Writers’ Institute

  About 200 fiction and nonfiction writers meet by Lake Mendota in Madison each summer to learn about publishing trends, improve their craft and discove...

• Adult Career and Special Student Services (ACSSS)

  ACSSS is the UW-Madison gateway for adults thinking about returning to college and/or changing careers - and seeking assistance with their decision an...

• PLATO: Participatory Learning and Teaching Organization

  PLATO is a learning-in-retirement group that keeps Wisconsin seniors active, involved and constantly learning. Members both teach and learn from each...

• Wisconsin HIV Training System

  The Wisconsin HIV Training System provides statewide coordination of training opportunities to increase the capacity of organizations and individuals...

• Odyssey Project

  The UW Odyssey Project provides a free six-credit English literature course to adults near the poverty level, giving them a chance to find their voice...

• Online Courses for Professional Development and Enrichment

  On any given day more than 100 Wisconsin residents are working one-on-one over the Internet with UW-Madison instructors in a wide variety of online co...

• Summer Music Clinics

  The week-long UW–Madison School of Music clinics feature performance and skill-building classes in music, band, orchestra, choir, musical theater and...

• Mini Music Clinics

  Students in grades 9–12 who play wind, string, and percussion instruments are invited to join us on the UW–Madison campus for a challenging, fast-pace...

• Traditional High School Program

  Each semester, including summer sessions, students with junior or senior standing and strong high school academic records may enroll in UW-Madison cou...

• Writers' Institute Conference

  In this award-winning national program, named one of the best writing conferences in the country by THE WRITER magazine, the latest information in wri...

• Madison Early Music Festival

  The Madison Early Music Festival was created in 2000 to provide an opportunity for musicians, scholars, teachers and early music enthusiasts to gather...

• Syntax Untangler

  "Teach your students how to figure out tricky texts in any language." UW-Madison released Syntax Untangler for public use in August 2011. This is an o...

• Write-by-the-Lake Writer's Workshop & Retreat

  Public school teachers and writers from across the state attend this annual June writing week sponsored through UW-Madison Continuing Studies to impro...

• Wisconsin Regional Artist Program

  The Wisconsin Regional Art Program (WRAP) provides statewide art workshops and exhibits for nonprofessional artists. It was begun in 1940 (by the nati...

• Midwest Review

  Midwest Review is an annual literary and arts magazine that embodies the Wisconsin Idea by providing a venue for thoughtful and thought-provoking writ...

• Center for Research on College-Workforce Transitions

  The mission of the Center for Research on College to Workforce Transitions (CCWT) is to conduct and support research, critical policy analysis, and pu...

• Odyssey Beyond Bars - Supporting Students Upon Re-entry and Assessing Program Impact

  Odyssey Beyond Bars offers college jumpstart programs to students incarcerated in Wisconsin state prisons. Our jumpstart programs combine noncredit an...