UW–Milwaukee: Mission

Chancellor's Strategic Priorities

Research Growth Initiative
The objectives of the RGI, introduced during the 2005-2006 academic year and operated by the Graduate School, are to grow research by investing in externally evaluated projects from faculty and staff; align research investments with desired research and extramural support outcomes; enhance researcher competitiveness by seed funding early stage research projects; stimulate submission of highly competitive proposals to extramural funding sources; and invest in projects that lead to self-sustaining research programs.

Access to Success
This program, coordinated by the Division of Academic Affairs, is the campus blueprint to enhance access to UWM and promote greater student success. The initial goals are to build a pool of diverse, high-achieving students; increase first-year retention and performance of all freshmen; decrease the gap in first-year retention and performance between students of color and majority students; and decrease the gap in first-year retention and performance between students who take remedial courses and those who don’t.

Council on Inclusion
Comprised of faculty, staff, students and governance leadership, this council is charged with developing a strategic diversity plan with broad-based support and monitoring UWM’s progress toward achieving objectives stated in Plan 2008, Educational Quality Through Racial and Ethnic Diversity, an initiative of the University of Wisconsin System. It also seeks to ensure accountability, provide recommendations for attracting and retaining faculty and staff of color, and developing a diversity training program for the UWM campus.