ACTS Indigenous Student Services offers advising, community, and support for UW-Madison students at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. We offer:
- Academic Coaching to Thrive & Succeed to achieve your educational goals (for undergraduate students only)
- Guidance on academic expectations and campus resources
- Personalized goal setting and pathways to support your academic success and well-being in college
- Connections with peer, academic, and professional mentors, including Indigenous professionals
- Access to professional development workshops and conferences
- Career services (i.e., resumes, cover letters, interview practice)
- Connections to student organizations, cultural events, community, and support for Indigenous students on campus
- Campus-wide advocacy for Indigenous student well-being
To stay informed, current UW-Madison students, staff, and faculty can join ACTS Indigenous Student Services on Canvas, or email indigenous@cdo.wisc.edu.
Contact
Laura Hiebing
(she/her/hers)
ACTS AUNTIE, Indigenous Student Services Coordinator
608-890-3497
Make an Appointment on Starfish
ACTS Indigenous Peoples Day Open House
Photo: In celebration of Indigenous Peoples Day 2023 scholars enjoyed food, space to study, drop-in academic coaching, crafts, games, and beading.
ACTS welcomes scholars to stop in any time during office hours, and we offer open house events throughout the year.
Campus Events
- April
- April 6UW Lakeshore Nature Preserve: A Destination for Explorationin partnership with the 2025 UW-Madison Science Expeditions1:00 PM, Picnic Point entrance kiosk, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 University Bay Drive, Madison WI 53705
- April 25
- August
- August 24Effigy Mounds of the Preservewith the Friends of the Lakeshore Nature Preserve1:30 PM, Picnic Point entrance kiosk, University of Wisconsin-Madison, 2000 University Bay Drive, Madison WI 53705
"The University of Wisconsin-Madison occupies ancestral Ho-Chunk land, a place their nation has called Teejop (day-JOPE) since time immemorial.
In an 1832 treaty, the Ho-Chunk were forced to cede this territory. Decades of ethnic cleansing followed when both the federal and state government repeatedly, but unsuccessfully, sought to forcibly remove the Ho-Chunk from Wisconsin.
This history of colonization informs our shared future of collaboration and innovation. Today, UW–Madison respects the inherent sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation, along with the eleven other First Nations of Wisconsin."
In October of 2021, the Our Shared Future marker with this text was installed in its permanent location near South Hall on Bascom Hill.
Our Shared Future is more than a heritage marker. Our Shared Future represents UW–Madison’s commitment to respect the inherent sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation and the other First Nations of Wisconsin. It is a first step that calls on each of us—faculty, staff, and students—to deeply consider our shared past and present with Indigenous peoples in this place, Teejop, and to make our own personal and institutional commitments to achieve a shared future with them.
Our Shared Future is a process, not a land acknowledgement or something to recite. It is a collective act of moving together from ignorance to awareness; an educational framework for posing questions; and an opportunity to celebrate Ho-Chunk people, as well as learn about the hard truths of our histories with them. It is a challenge to educate ourselves and each other, and create a better future together.
https://oursharedfuture.wisc.edu/