Web sites of possible interest to reaccreditation team

prepared by Peyton Smith, Nov. 23, 2007

UW-Madison

  • UW-Madison Outreach homepagelinks toCommunity Outreach, Continuing Education Programs, International Resources, Youth Programs, Business and Industry, and Faculty, Staff and Student Resources
  • Targeting Tomorrow, UW-Madison’s previous strategic plan:
  • Chancellor John D. Wiley Homepage
  • UW-Madison2007-2009 Strategic Plan
  • State Relations (Office of the Chancellor)
  • Wisconsin Idea Web Site contains examples of how UW-Madison makes a difference in the lives of Wisconsin citizens
  • Wisconsin IdeaProject Blog:Username: WIP – Password: guru733)heed
  • Wisconsin Idea Inventory Submission Form where faculty/staff can enter their outreach projects
  • Ira and Ineva Reilly Baldwin Wisconsin Idea Endowment, provides $900K to campus through annual competitive campus fund to foster outreach projects
  • Division of Continuing Studies annual reporthighlights Summer Sessions, UW-Madison continuing education departments; adult career and education counseling; Office of Special and Guest Students; Connections Program, and alumni and senior lifelong learning programs
  • PreK–12 @ UW–Madisonlists more than 250 UW-Madison resources for PreK-12 educators, parents and students
  • The School of Medicine and Public Health’s Wisconsin Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future (created with former Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Wisconsin funds) makes awards for public health, medical education and research projects
  • University Research Park
  • Office of Corporate Relations
  • Wisconsin Alumni Association
  • Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation
  • University of Wisconsin Foundation

University of WisconsinColleges and UW-Extension

  • University of Wisconsin Collegesincludes 13 freshman/sophomore campuses and UW Colleges Online provides the liberal arts foundation of the bachelor's degree and prepare students for transfer to any four-year UW campus.
  • UW Extensionincludes Cooperative Extension offices in 72 counties and on three tribal nations; continuing education programs delivered via the UW System campuses, a growing menu of online courses and degree programs, and 13 Small Business Development Centers; and the statewide broadcast networks of Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television.
  • External Focus Groups Summary Report, December 15, 2006 summarizes the findings of 15 focus groups with students and external clients and stakeholders throughout Wisconsin in July-November 2006:
  • Commission Final Report, December 22, 2006, “Living the Wisconsin Idea: Extending the UW Colleges' Liberal Arts Mission to the Boundaries of the State and Beyond” by the 18-member Commission on Enhancing the Mission of the UW Colleges appointed by Chancellor David Wilson in August 2006: