Being a Wisconsin native and as a 'walk-on' to the University of Wisconsin, it was a privilege to graduate in pharmacy and play Big Ten basketball in the 1950s. Our contribution to University Athletics, the Athletic Training Education Program and the sports medicine facilities is very important to me.

Curt Mueller (’57 BS Pharm)

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, 122,000 parents have contributed a total of $5.8 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.