The time to pack away 2,000 sunburst chairs for the winter has come, and Wisconsin Union project engineer Joel Gerrits has the plan all laid out, broken down into five-minute increments.
Project engineer Joel Gerrits shows a photo of Union Terrace sunburst chairs and tables that are stacked for seasonal storage in an off-campus warehouse on Monday.
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Isaac Waxler, right, with C. Coakley Relocation Systems, and project engineer Joel Gerrits work to unload Union Terrace sunburst chairs as they are stored in the off-campus warehouse for the season on Monday.
Students study and relax on the Union Terrace during final exams in 1968. The sunburst chairs first appeared on the terrace during the 1930s.
Sunburst chairs are put away for the season by a crew with C. Coakley Relocation Systems, including Raul Romero, at the Union Terrace.
Photos: Sunburst chairs stored for the season
Sunburst Chairs
Union Terrace sunburst chairs are stacked and stored for the season in an off-campus warehouse Monday, as Joel Gerrits, Wisconsin Union project engineer, finishes up his day. With a crew from C. Coakley Relocation Systems, packing away the chairs takes 300-plus hours over four days.
Sunburst chairs
Sunburst chairs are put away for the season by a crew with C. Coakley Relocation Systems, including Raul Romero, at the Union Terrace.
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Sunburst chairs are hauled away for the season to an off-campus warehouse by a crew with C. Coakley Relocation Systems at the University of Wisconsin’s Union Terrace in Madison, Wis. Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Union Terrace sunburst chairs are unloaded from a truck by a crew with C. Coakley Relocation Systems at an off-campus warehouse where they will be stored for the season, in Wisconsin, Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Sunburst chairs
Isaac Waxler, right, with C. Coakley Relocation Systems, and project engineer Joel Gerrits work to unload Union Terrace sunburst chairs as they are stored in the off-campus warehouse for the season on Monday.
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Sunburst chairs are put away for the season at the University of Wisconsin’s Union Terrace in Madison, Wis. Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
Sunburst chairs
Project engineer Joel Gerrits shows a photo of Union Terrace sunburst chairs and tables that are stacked for seasonal storage in an off-campus warehouse on Monday.
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UW-Madison sophomore and Wisconsin Union employee, Akey Vue, cleans tables and chairs on the terrace before they are stored for the season in Madison, Wis. Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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Joel Gerrits, Wisconsin Union project engineer, center, talks with a crew from C. Coakley Relocation Systems as they work to remove the sunburst chairs for the season at the University of Wisconsin’s Memorial Union Terrace in Madison, Wis. Monday, Oct. 27, 2025. AMBER ARNOLD, STATE JOURNAL
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