By Gabriella Bachara Feb 21, 2021 6:19 PM WAUNAKEE, Wis.– The University of Wisconsin-Madison is continuing a program that aims to bring practical solutions to community-based challenges. This time in four different locations, including the Village of Waunakee. UniverCity Year Program was launched to bring university resources to communities around Wisconsin, addressing issues like sustainability, resilience and livability. “This is truly about making UW a practically beneficial institution to places all across the state,” program director Gavin Luter said. Communities can target any issue they’d like. For Waunakee, Administrator Todd Schmidt said there was an obvious objective. “It’s been a humbling journey for our community since the George Floyd murder,” Schmidt said. “Our eyes as a community, as a local government organization, have been opened and have looked at matters of diversity, equity and inclusion differently than we ever have before.”