UW-Whitewater Annual Report

2004: An engaging year for the University
If I were looking for a theme to describe UW-Whitewater
activity in 2004, the key word might be “engagement.” It was
a year that UW-Whitewater continued to involve more
constituents and expand its reach in the region.

Consider a few higher-profile examples:

• Students truly raised the bar on community service with a
Habitat for Humanity project completed for a Delavan
family. It marked the first Habitat project entirely built and
funded by the student chapter. Hundreds of hours of sweat
equity — and more than $40,000 in proceeds — made this an
example of service learning at its finest.

• A new economic center was launched to provide low-
cost urban and regional planning expertise to southern
Wisconsin. Its first project focused on the economic
implications of a rehabilitation project on Delavan Lake, while
another project measured the effectiveness of ‘smart
growth’ plans statewide.

• Two new institutes were created to prepare educators
for dramatic changes in state licensing. These institutes will
take education on the road to educators across the region,
helping professionals meet the new requirements for
professional development.

• On-site education continued to thrive in 2004, with the
MBA programs at American Family Insurance in Madison and
at UW-Waukesha each averaging 80-90 students each
semester.

• Engagement took on a global flavor through an
unprecedented summer research journey to Russia. No
fewer than 13 faculty from across campus took the trip,
bringing back curriculum ideas from a country long isolated
from the world.

Further in this online report, you will find examples of
progress across the spectrum of the university’s core
mission: the learning environment; research and scholarship;
globalism and diversity; cultural and economic development;
and professional and personal integrity.

And through the attached university “report card,” you can
get a snapshot of where we are and where we want to be
on 37 shared, campus-wide goals.

Thank you for you creative energy, diligence and commitment
in 2004.

Sincerely,

Chancellor Jack Miller




Report Contents	Chancellor Jack Miller	2004: An engaging year for the University If I were looking for a theme to describe UW-Whitewater activity in 2004, the key word might be “engagement.” It was a year that UW-Whitewater continued to involve more constituents and expand its reach in the region. Consider a few higher-profile examples: • Students truly raised the bar on community service with a Habitat for Humanity project completed for a Delavan family. It marked the first Habitat project entirely built and funded by the student chapter. Hundreds of hours of sweat equity — and more than $40,000 in proceeds — made this an example of service learning at its finest. • A new economic center was launched to provide low- cost urban and regional planning expertise to southern Wisconsin. Its first project focused on the economic implications of a rehabilitation project on Delavan Lake, while another project measured the effectiveness of ‘smart growth’ plans statewide. • Two new institutes were created to prepare educators for dramatic changes in state licensing. These institutes will take education on the road to educators across the region, helping professionals meet the new requirements for professional development. • On-site education continued to thrive in 2004, with the MBA programs at American Family Insurance in Madison and at UW-Waukesha each averaging 80-90 students each semester. • Engagement took on a global flavor through an unprecedented summer research journey to Russia. No fewer than 13 faculty from across campus took the trip, bringing back curriculum ideas from a country long isolated from the world. Further in this online report, you will find examples of progress across the spectrum of the university’s core mission: the learning environment; research and scholarship; globalism and diversity; cultural and economic development; and professional and personal integrity. And through the attached university “report card,” you can get a snapshot of where we are and where we want to be on 37 shared, campus-wide goals. Thank you for you creative energy, diligence and commitment in 2004. Sincerely, Chancellor Jack Miller


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