University of Wisconsin 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 today in the ninth stop of UW System\u2019s All In Wisconsin tour, aimed at demonstrating the value the UW System brings to Wisconsin.<\/p>\n
\u201cAs a public university, it is our responsibility, our purpose to \u2019improve the human condition,\u2019\u201d President Cross said. \u201cTo succeed in that, we have to listen to our stakeholders, understand their needs, and know how we can best help, now and in the years ahead.\u201d<\/p>\n
The tour kicked off with a breakfast with community and business leaders including representatives from corporations and local governments in the region.<\/p>\n
At the breakfast, Regent President Petersen spoke about the importance of forming lasting partnerships between business and the UW System.<\/p>\n
\u201cSupporting the UW System will help us continue our successes and generate more graduates \u2013 especially in high-need areas like nursing, engineering, business, computer science, IT and data science,\u201d Petersen said. \u201cAnd we are here to work with all of our partners to make our UW System remarkable!\u201d<\/p>\n
After breakfast, UWM 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
\u201cWith more than 26,000 students on three campuses, UW-Milwaukee is the only public, urban, research university in the state. UWM has the largest number of diverse students in Wisconsin \u2013 and we play a critical role in the state\u2019s economy,\u201d Chancellor Mone said. \u201cEvery one of our students will impact the future of our state. More than 80 percent of our graduates stay in Wisconsin, which employers rely upon to fill their needs for highly skilled talent.\u201d<\/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
At the news conference, Presidents Petersen and Cross also spoke about the collective impact of the UW System and how investments and partnerships are key to meeting the state\u2019s needs.<\/p>\n
The All In Wisconsin tour is intended to demonstrate how the UW System meets the needs of Wisconsin and to generate additional ideas about how the System can continue to do so.<\/p>\n
The next stop on the All In Wisconsin tour is UW-Madison on March 13.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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