A Growth Agenda for Wisconsin
The UW System's Growth Agenda Action Steps
These 11 initiatives support the Growth Agenda for Wisconsin – the university’s effort to produce more college graduates, stimulate job creation and strengthen Wisconsin communities. These actionable ideas grew out of a strategic planning process that gathered input through seven “Think Tank” work groups, statewide listening sessions, business surveys, and other methods.
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Action Steps:
Growth Agenda Action Steps: Overview of the 11 Action Steps (Revised 1/2009) (3 pages)
- Commit to Shared Learning Goals for all UW undergraduates
- Create the Student Engagement Portfolio
- Transform research into leading-edge jobs and economic vitality for Wisconsin
- Model inclusive excellence in UW System education and employment
- Offer UW New Pathways Degrees to Wisconsin’s adult population
- Build a Wisconsin KnowHow2GO Network, enlisting undergraduates as mentors to kids
- Collaborate with the PK-12 community to enrich college preparation in math
- Expand the UW-Madison Connections Program
- Ramp up operational excellence and efficiency to focus more resources on the Growth Agenda for Wisconsin
- Establish New “Wisconsin Idea” Public Policy Forums that bring the University’s best research to bear on Wisconsin’s biggest challenges
- Increase private need-based financial aid to supplement state and federal assistance to students
Print all (Revised 6/1/2009)