ACTS Indigenous Student Services offers advising, community, and support for UW–Madison students of Indigenous identity at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. We offer:
- Academic Coaching & Tutoring Services 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
- Professional development workshops, conferences
- Career services (i.e., resumes, cover letters, interview practice)
- Connections to student organizations, cultural events, community, and support for Indigenous students on campus
- Campuswide advocacy for Indigenous student well-being
Contact
Laura Hiebing
(she/her/hers)
ACTS Auntie, Indigenous Student Services Coordinator
608-890-3497
Campus Events
- September
- September 30
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.
UW–Madison acknowledges the land we are on — not as a solution — but rather as a first step that calls on each of us 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.
ACTS and the Division of Diversity, Equity & Educational Achievement are committed to building and maintaining strong relationships with the 12 First Nations within the boundaries of the state of Wisconsin, and creating an environment where the citizens and descendants of these and other sovereign Indigenous nations are welcomed, valued, heard and supported at UW–Madison. Under the DDEEA and ACTS, the Indigenous Student Services Coordinator serves an important role in advocating for a safe and welcoming environment where students can thrive and achieve academic success.
Learn more about UW–Madison’s commitment to respect the inherent sovereignty of the Ho-Chunk Nation and the other First Nations of Wisconsin.