A Growth Agenda for Wisconsin

Access • Affordability • Growth

Growing the State's Economy

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Wisconsin needs a strong UW System to grow the state’s economy and workforce. The “Growth Agenda for Wisconsin” will:

  • Educate more nurses to address health care challenges
  • Expand capacity for academic research and development
  • Educate teachers to serve students in urban and rural areas
  • Improve advising, student support, retention, and graduation
  • Boost science, technology, engineering and mathematics
  • View fact sheet: PDFUW System: Vision for Wisconsin's Future

Fact Sheets: Initiatives in 2007-09 Budget Request

Under the Governor’s budget, the Board of Regents will be able to invest in every initiative in the “Growth Agenda for Wisconsin.” These initiatives are:

Increased
Baccalaureate
Degrees 		  One-Page Fact Sheets
UW Colleges and UW-Extension: PDFAdult Student Initiative
UW-Green Bay: PDFNortheastern Wisconsin's Growth Agenda
UW-La Crosse: PDFGrowth and Access Plan
UW-Oshkosh: PDFOshkosh Growth Agenda
UW-Parkside: PDFFoundation for Success
UW-Platteville: PDFEngineering Education Initiative
UW-River Falls: PDFExcellence in First Year Experience and Students in Transition
UW-Stevens Point: PDFNew Health Science Major
UW-Superior: PDFLiberal Arts Emphasis
UW-Whitewater: PDFRecruiting and Retaining Multicultural, Disadvantaged and Disabled Students
     
Workforce
Development
Initiatives 		UW-Milwaukee: PDFPowering Southeastern Wisconsin’s Knowledge-Based Economy
UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout: PDFChippewa Valley NanoSTEM Initiative (science, technology, engineering, mathematics)
Applied Research: PDFConnecting knowledge and practice to positively impact the economy
Teacher Education: PDFTraining Wisconsin’s K-12 teachers
Nursing: PDFMore nurse educators; new nursing graduates
Recruitment and Retention: Securing the best talent for our classrooms and labs
   
   
Meeting
State
Needs 		Early Math Placement: PDFBetter preparation and less remediation in college math
Transfer Information System: PDFGuiding transfer students in academic planning and preparation
UW System Operating Budget: PDFPreserving Quality

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