UW System President Ray Cross and Regent President Andrew S. Petersen, along with Regents Eve Hall and Torrey Tiedeman, joined UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone for a series of events at UW-Milwaukee on Thursday, February 13, for the ninth stop of UW System\u2019s All In Wisconsin tour, aimed at demonstrating the value the UW System brings to Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
The tour kicked off with a breakfast with community and business leaders including representatives from corporations and local governments in the region. Regent President Petersen spoke about the importance of forming lasting partnerships between business and the UW System.<\/p>\n
UWM also hosted two student panels: an entrepreneurship panel featuring students and their stories with a focus of \u201cEntrepreneurs in Action,\u201d and a student success panel highlighting the \u201cPanther Foundations for Success\u201d internship development program.<\/p>\n
The day ended with a news conference to announce an important step the UW System is taking to continue its focus on increasing diversity and inclusion across UW campuses: funding for a campus climate survey. The UW System is executing a contract with the Higher Education Research Institute to survey students at the UW System\u2019s 13 universities to provide baseline information about the perceptions of students as they enter the universities and their experiences at the universities.<\/p>\n