Here’s a new article about what a student group can do, from a Madison College publication in Wisconsin! —WBW
A look at how the club WolfPack Beyond War has grown
By Danger Rodnivale, The Clarion, May 16, 2026
WolfPack Beyond War began as a student-led peace advocacy group at Madison College. Now, the club is turning much of its attention toward campus investment, transparency and socially responsible investing.
According to Treasurer Bridget Bellehumeur, the club’s mission is broadly focused on anti-militarism, including opposition to war abroad and forms of militarism domestically.
“We’re against militarism in all sorts of forms, whether that’s abroad in all these various wars or even domestically with things like ICE,” Bellehumeur said. “So we really want to do everything we can to end wars, essentially.”
The club began last spring when a group of students interested in peace advocacy came together to form an on-campus organization. Bellehumeur said she was not part of the club at its founding, but the group’s early work included hosting an event with Rep. Mark Pocan and several Madison-area organizations.
Bellehumeur joined the club last semester, around October, after hearing about the work members were doing. She now serves as treasurer, handling club finances, planning events and working closely with the club president.
This semester, WolfPack Beyond War has worked on several campus efforts, including general meetings, student outreach and educational programming. One of the club’s recent events was a Know Your Rights presentation, where a speaker spoke with students about their rights when interacting with ICE or Border Patrol agents.
Bellehumeur said the goal was to help students understand what they can legally say, what they should be aware of and how to respond in high-stress situations.
The club is also working to put up Know Your Rights posters around campus. Bellehumeur said the posters are meant to explain what students can do if a federal agent were to come to campus.
Beyond those efforts, Bellehumeur said the club is trying to find ways to reach students who may feel overwhelmed by politics or unsure how to get involved.
She said members have talked about using teach-ins, one-on-one conversations, tabling and regular meetings to help students engage with political issues in a more approachable way.
“How do we mobilize people?” Bellehumeur said. “Because people don’t want to look at politics right now because it’s just so scary and overwhelming.”
While the club continues its broader peace advocacy work, one of its main priorities this semester has been socially responsible investing.
Bellehumeur said the club wants Madison College and the Madison College Foundation to consider where institutional money is invested and whether those investments align with student and community values.
“We know that our academic institutions invest a whole lot of money, and we want that money to be invested in ways that benefit students and our wider communities, and internationally as well, instead of ways that harm students,” Bellehumeur said.
The club describes the effort as socially responsible investing. Bellehumeur said that can include moving away from investments in industries or companies the club considers harmful, such as fossil fuel companies, weapons manufacturers and companies connected to detention centers.
Bellehumeur said the club was working with Student Senate on a resolution related to socially responsible investing. Since then, the Senate has passed a resolution on April 23 calling for Madison College to practice socially responsible investing and have transparency in its investments.
However, the Student Senate does not have the authority to change the college’s investment policy on its own. Instead, the resolution calls on Madison College administration and the district board to work with the Student Senate on the issue.
The resolution calls on Madison College and the Madison College Foundation to disclose their investments in an accessible way. It also calls on Madison College to develop a socially responsible investment policy through a committee made up of students, staff and faculty.
Bellehumeur said the process of changing investments can be complicated and slow. She said one of the club’s goals is to help identify more socially conscious alternatives and to encourage the college and foundation to move away from funds the club considers problematic.
“There’s various strategies for how to make investments better socially, various criteria you can use,” Bellehumeur said.
Bellehumeur said she hopes the club can continue building support for the socially responsible investing effort, especially as she prepares to transfer in the fall. Before leaving Madison College, she said two of her biggest goals are to see the Student Senate resolution pass and to get the Know Your Rights posters up on campus.
With the resolution now passed by the Student Senate, the club’s next step is continuing the conversation with Madison College leadership and the district board.
Students interested in joining WolfPack Beyond War can find the club on WolfPack Connect.
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