Maintaining a state-of-the-art library system is a critical component of a UW-Madison education, and we all have a personal stake in perpetuating the quality of the educational experience there.

Renée Ramirez (’83 BA)

Parents Enrichment Fund

Make a Gift to the Parents ProgramParents play a vital role in the success of their children. At the University of Wisconsin-Madison, they also play a vital role in the quality of their children’s education.

Since 1989, over 125,000 parents have contributed a total of $6.2 million towards the Parents Enrichment Fund. In recent years, the focus of the Parents Fund has been the UW-Madison Libraries, a key support system for learning in all disciplines.
Studying in the Open Book Cafe.
For example, the funds were used to:
  • Extend weekday hours at College Library.
  • Add a lecture facility in Memorial Library with wireless Internet connections.
  • Provide reserve copies of high-use textbooks.
  • Create and information commons in the School of Journalism.
  • Create attractive reading areas for three heavily used collections.
  • Add more study space and a computer lab to Steenbock Library (the Agricultural and Life Sciences library close to the Lakeshore Dormitories).
  • Provide new chairs for group-study and quiet-study areas in College Library, one of the most popular libraries.
  • Purchase several laptops for students to check-out through the library.
  • Open the Open Book Café in College Library.