{"id":112495,"date":"2022-10-04T12:46:27","date_gmt":"2022-10-04T17:46:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/?p=112495"},"modified":"2024-09-27T09:56:30","modified_gmt":"2024-09-27T14:56:30","slug":"how-students-will-benefit-from-uwm-school-and-college-realignment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/news\/how-students-will-benefit-from-uwm-school-and-college-realignment\/","title":{"rendered":"How students will benefit from UWM school and college realignment"},"content":{"rendered":"

UWM students should benefit from more access to advisors, more flexibility in course selection and a wider range of learning and research opportunities as a result of a realignment of some schools and colleges at the university.<\/p>\n

While the new lineup of schools and colleges doesn\u2019t become official until July 1, 2023, faculty, staff and administrators are in the midst of exhaustive work to prepare for the changes next summer.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s all tied to the 2030 plan<\/a> to guide UWM into the next decade and beyond, and the initiative\u2019s overarching goal to foster a more student-centric university.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis is primarily a series of administrative shifts to better align our organizational structure with our mission, \u00a0but will not directly affect any majors or academic programs,\u201d said Scott Gronert, UWM\u2019s interim provost.<\/p>\n

\u201cHowever, we believe this new structure will create more opportunities for students and really enhance the learning experience at UWM,\u201d Gronert said.<\/p>\n

Work on the 2030 initiative started a couple years ago. While the plan is comprehensive and touches nearly every facet of the university, one of the biggest and most time-consuming tasks has been realignment.<\/p>\n

Under the plan approved by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents<\/a>, eight current schools and colleges will be realigned into four new colleges.<\/p>\n