Author: Mark Guthier

Mark Guthier, J.D. is currently the associate vice chancellor for student affairs and executive director of the Wisconsin Union at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The Wisconsin Union, founded in 1907, is a campus-wide system of programs, services, and facilities responsible for building community for 60,000 students, faculty, and staff. In addition, as one of the last unions in the United States with an active membership program, the Wisconsin Union provides programs and services for over 100,000 lifetime members. His additional responsibilities include the center for leadership and involvement, fraternity and sorority life, conference centers, and student affairs advancement. With an annual operating budget of over $60 million, the organizations within student leadership and community engagement produce more than 2,000 programs and events annually and host nearly 73,000 meetings in their four main facilities: Memorial Union, Union South, Pyle Center, and Fluno Center. He is a past president of ACUI and in 2017 received the Association’s highest honor, the Butts-Whiting Award, to recognize his significant contributions to the college union and student activities movement.