Each School/College/Division of UW-Madison has a Youth Protection Designee. Youth Protection Designees are UW-Madison employees designated by the dean or chief executive of the authorizing unit. Youth Protection Designees are responsible for authorizing youth activities and third-party youth activities operating through, or otherwise associated with, that school/college/division.
Youth activities must obtain written approval from their Youth Protection Designee prior to the start of the youth activity. A sample template for written approval can be found in the Documents, Tools and Templates page or linked below.
Youth Activity Authorization Template
Contact the Office of Youth Protection at youthprotection@wisc.edu if you have questions about who is authorized to approve your activity.