University of Wisconsin–Madison

Category: News Stories

Holiday Staff Gathering

Yesterday, the entire staff of DPPS took a break from production and customer service to enjoy a community meal together, all at one long table in our shipping area. The management team spoke about the successes our group has had over the past year, reflecting on several equipment upgrades and process improvements, and we also …

The 2025 DPPS Calendars are ready!

The 2025 DPPS Calendars are ready! We’ve completed the production of our annual DPPS photo calendars. These colorful calendars feature images taken by DPPS staff members. We also offer a one-page “year-at-a-glance” calendar. Both of these DPPS items are offered FREE of charge to our customers. You can request a calendar at the link below: …

Celebrating 60: Anniversary sticker sheet honors six decades of Computer Sciences

This year marks the 60th anniversary of the Department of Computer Sciences (CS), and with it six decades of excellence in research, education, and innovation. To celebrate this major milestone, CS commissioned a commemorative sticker sheet featuring four designs created by UW–Madison student Grace Edwards BSx’25. The bonus: They commissioned them through DPPS! We were …

Our Stickers, Ourselves: UW students express their personalities via laptop decorations

Some students express themselves through their clothes; others through their music and makeup, haircuts, and hobbies. But an easy way to grasp Badgers’ personalities — their likes and quirks and obsessions — is to look at their laptop cases. A trend among college students is covering their laptops with stickers. The cases become canvases of …

CDIS Morgridge Hall Progress Update

Morgridge Hall, the future home of the School of Computer, Data & Information Sciences, opens in less than one year. If you recall, this capital project was the reason DPPS was asked to move out of our old location and eventually landed in our current space on South Stoughton Road (which we are eternally grateful …

Two Grannies at DPPS

We recently helped a customer create a large format cutout of “two grannies” at the Wisconsin State Capitol. The faces were cut out so you could stick yours in there for a photo moment. Of course, we had to test it before shipping… Here’s Gramma Tom Gross on the left and guitar-strumming Nana Andrew Broan …

Batch of Buckys

Another batch of custom die-cut Bucky Badger magnets came off our large format printer and Colex CNC cutter today. Bucky is ready to support our team and yours and is durable enough for outdoor use. What custom die-cut magnet project are you ready to do with us? We’re ready for you!!  

Ate one on 8/1

DPPS celebrated our successes with a departmental cookout today. Everyone enjoyed brats and sides while taking a break from the work, and we also got in a cornhole tournament! How do you recognize your team? We’d love to hear about it.