HEX-U

01/14/2022

Our multifaceted and talented HEX-U students continue to make strides and impact as scholars! 🎉Congratulations to HEX-U Scholar, Sophia Abrams, on receiving a Lyman S.V. Judson and Ellen Mackechnie Judson Student Award in the Creative Arts!!!!

Sophia Abrams (she/her/hers) is a senior from Minneapolis, MN, and is a Powers-Knapp Scholar. Sophia is majoring in Journalism and Afro-American Studies and minoring in Art History. On campus, she has been involved with the Wisconsin Black Student Union and WSUM. She is currently the UW Archives Student Historian in Residence, where she is developing an oral history project on Black artists who went to UW-Madison.

For her HEX-U project, Sophia is partnering with Little Picassos to develop art classes based on her Student Historian Research on Black artists in Madison. Little Picassos is an arts enrichment nonprofit in Madison. Integral to its mission is that every child is an artist when granted access to art materials and education. With the impetus of Sophia’s project stemming from understanding that for there to be Black artists access to art education and support is imperative, Little Picasso’s mission powerfully aligns with Sophia’s work. Sophia is looking forward to working with the kids and teaching about the importance of Black artists through developing an arts curriculum.

Learn more about HEX-U, our scholars and application process here: https://humanities.wisc.edu/public-humanities/hexu

UW-Madison Arts on Campus
Department of Afro-American Studies, University of Wisconsin—Madison

Each May, the UW–Madison Division of the Arts celebrates artistic achievement, recognizes service to the arts, and supports arts research by bestowing the Creative Arts Awards. The call for applications and nominations was released in …

07/26/2021

Become a HEX-U Humanities Responder! We have a Special Call for an Undergraduate Scholar with our community partner Madison Reading Project, Inc.! Build Little Free Libraries in the Madison community as a HEX-U Scholar/Project Assistant.

The Little Free Library program collaborates with schools, community organizations, and neighborhoods that serve under-resourced families to provide consistent access to free books. The Little Free Library Project Assistant will work directly with the MRP programming team to coordinate our first Little Free Library build. The goal of the project is to install two to three Little Free Libraries at our partner locations that have indicated a need for this service.

Undergraduates should apply by August 19th, 2021 for consideration. The full call and application instructions are available here:https://files.constantcontact.com/e9b0c5fa201/8762e383-a5d6-4f21-a946-dc2f3700d62f.pdf

This undergraduate student position is funded through the Humanities Responder/HEX-U program at the UW-Madison Center for the Humanities. If accepted, you will be a scholar in the HEX-U program, receive a $600 individual stipend, have up to $2,000 in available project funds, and participate in professional development workshops.

If you have any questions during the process or would like to schedule a meeting to discuss this opportunity, please contact HEX-U Coordinator Erin Bailey at [email protected].

07/22/2021

Help Fuel Children's Imaginations! We have a Special Call for an Undergraduate Humanities Responder with our community partner Madison Reading Project, Inc.! Build Little Free Libraries in the Madison community as a HEX-U Scholar/Project Assistant.

Madison Reading Project (MRP) connects the greater Dane County area with free books and literacy resources that affirm the diverse identities of kids and families and ignite love for reading. The Little Free Library program collaborates with schools, community organizations, and neighborhoods that serve under-resourced families to provide consistent access to free books. The Little Free Library Project Assistant will work directly with the MRP programming team to coordinate our first Little Free Library build. The goal of the project is to install two to three Little Free Libraries at our partner locations that have indicated a need for this service.

Undergraduates should apply by August 19th, 2021 for consideration. The full call and application instructions are available here:https://files.constantcontact.com/e9b0c5fa201/8762e383-a5d6-4f21-a946-dc2f3700d62f.pdf

This undergraduate student position is funded through the Humanities Responder/HEX-U program at the UW-Madison Center for the Humanities. If accepted, you will be a scholar in the HEX-U program, receive a $600 individual stipend, have up to $2,000 in available project funds, and participate in professional development workshops.

If you have any questions during the process or would like to schedule a meeting to discuss this opportunity, please contact HEX-U Coordinator Erin Bailey at [email protected].

03/05/2019

HEX-U scholar, Shasparay Lighteard is in the news for her project, "Black Arts Matter"! The Black Arts Matter Fest has begun! Clear your calendar to attend all or any of the events! Find the details here:

UW-Madison junior Shasparay Lighteard felt there was something vital missing in the city where she lives — and she wanted to change that.

02/28/2019

Fall 2019 HEX-U Cohort orientation. The new HEX-U scholars interact with one of the 2018 cohort scholar, Mykayla Kelz and the program coordinator. Do you want to prepare yourself for the world beyond the campus? Do you care about making a difference? The HEX-U program is the right fit for you.

HEX-U is a high-impact practice for undergraduates who wish to make meaningful connections between their humanities scholarship and the needs of the local community through new models of social engagement.

Applications for the Spring semester is still ongoing. Be a part of something great. Learn more about us and apply at https://humanities.wisc.edu/public-humanities/hexu

02/26/2019

Are you a Faculty thinking about the practical application of your students' learning for meaningful impact in the community? The Public Humanities Exchange Program for Undergraduates (HEX-U) has the right tools and funding for them to put their ideas to work! Are you a student looking to make a difference? Do you have a passion project you would like to pursue? Click, read, and apply at https://humanities.wisc.edu/public-humanities/hexu

11/16/2018

Do you want to learn how to make music with code? HEX-U is proud to be a part of the ALGORAVE madison Workshop! You can register by sending an email to [email protected]. Send your name, coding experience(none is OK), and whether or not you are able to bring a personal laptop to the workshop.

09/18/2018

HEX-U was at the UW-Madison Public Service Fair to seek motivated undergraduates to apply for funding opportunity to develop a new, creative connection between their studies and the needs of the local community! Former and current HEX-U scholars shared their experience with prospective applicants. Are you motivated to change the world, one humanities-based project at a time? Visit our website and apply now: http://humanities.wisc.edu/public-humanities/hexu.

09/06/2018

Do you want to connect your passion to meet a need in the community? Are you looking for an avenue to put what you're studying into practice with concrete results? Do you need funding and support to turn your humanities-oriented idea(s) into a worthwhile project? Apply now for the Undergraduate Humanities Exchange (HEX-U). Your application is just a click away!

http://humanities.wisc.edu/public-humanities/hexu

06/20/2018

Missed the Breaking Chains performance, a culminating showcase of the work from Mackenzie Berry's HEX-U project? Here is your second chance to catch this stunning event! This video captures the talented performances of First Wave scholars, inspired by the words and work of current and formerly incarcerated men in Dane County

This is "Breaking Chains • Mackenzie Berry" by Bryce Peterson on Vimeo, the home for high quality videos and the people who love them.

05/08/2018

Don't miss it: Friday at 6pm the Addressing Incarceration HEX-U project presents a documentary theater performance at the First Unitarian Society in Madison. Learn about the impacts of incarceration on the health of particular communities through spoken word monologues.