(UW-Whitewater's Plan 2008 addresses eight Continuing Activities and eight New Initiatives and Expanded Activities. These sixteen activities/initiatives are tied to the seven UW System Plan 2008 goals.)

UWW Plan 2008 - Overview

May 1999

Continuing Activities

1. Continue to provide a well articulated comprehensive array of services, beginning with precollege programming and continuing on through support for graduate study.
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2. Continue to provide opportunities for undergraduate students to present professional papers and engage in leadership activities Progress
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3. Continue and expand efforts to improve retention and graduation rates for students of color
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4. Continue and enhance efforts to recruit and retain faculty and staff of color
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5. Continue to monitor institutional progress, at least on an annual basis, emphasizing Equal Opportunity goals, salary equity, promotion and tenure rates for women and faculty of color, and retention rates for women and faculty/academic staff of color.
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6. Continue mentoring undergraduate and graduate students of color and economically disadvantaged students as a way of sparking their interest in aspiring to future faculty and staff positions at UW System institutions
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7. Continue efforts to address curricular diversity, through curricular infusion, new course development, and library acquisitions.
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8. Continue and expand organized opportunities for administrators, faculty, staff and students to learn about intercultural differences in communication and learning style.
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New Initiatives and Expanded Activities

1. Work toward a better balance of enrollment of students of color across academic disciplines
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2. Establish undergraduate and graduate enrollment goals for students of color
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3. Expand scholarship programs for high achieving students of color and economically disadvantaged students to be funded by private contributions
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4. Support faculty and academic staff of color so faculty can achieve tenure and promotion and academic staff can achieve job success and promotion.
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5. Work to "grow our own" by grooming individuals for success (i.e., moving from staff to faculty positions, moving from classified to staff positions, assuming administrative responsibilities)
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6. Encourage recruitment of and professional development and upward mobility opportunities for classified staff and limited term employees (LTE's) of color
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7. Regularly seek information from students, faculty, and staff on ways to improve campus climate
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8. Increase UW System institutions' partnerships with local communities of color, social service agencies, literacy centers, spiritual institutions, and other organizations
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   UW System Goal II Addendum - Encourage partnerships that build the educational pipeline by reaching children and their parents at an earlier age.
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