UW System Objectives
The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay is one of 13 four-year degree-granting institutions in the tradition-rich University of Wisconsin System.
Those universities and their chancellors report annually to the System’s president and the statewide governing board, the Board of Regents, regarding progress on shared and individual objectives.
UW-Green Bay was able to report the following for 2009-10.
- UW System goal of producing more degree holders, educating more citizens
- UW-Green Bay was able to document growth that occurred as a result of state Growth Agenda funding. The $1.7 million in additional base funding in the 2007-09 biennial appropriation was a catalyst for UW-Green Bay enrollment growth that continued into the 2009-11 biennium. The Fall 2009 FTE was a record 4,865, easily beyond target. Having agreed to accommodate at least 228 additional student FTEs, UW-Green Bay actually served 285 more FTEs. (Enrollment for fall 2010 was held steady in light of this growth.) As just one illustration of Growth Agenda funding, the addition of three new faculty lines in Business Administration did much to expand student opportunities in one of the school’s most heavily enrolled majors.
- UW-Green Bay also succeeded in pursuing another UW System priority — serving returning adult learners. The Fall 2009 census of declared majors found a total of 468 majors in the Interdisciplinary Studies degree program, a one-year increase of 23 percent. On track for a similar increase, Fall 2010 headcount could top 600. At that point, then, the number of Interdisciplinary Studies majors will have tripled in just four years. A key driver has been the BAS partnership inviting technical-college grads to complete their bachelor’s through UW-Green Bay’s primarily on-line Adult Degree offerings.
- UW System diversity initiatives in hiring, planning
- In 2009-10, UW-Green Bay adopted an operating principle, a strong expectation, that every job search will include at least one minority candidate among the finalists interviewed. As a result, the University held open some searches as search directors explored and re-explored avenues for attracting minority candidates; in nearly every case this additional effort was rewarded with increased diversity in the final pool.
- The University moved toward full implementation of UW System diversity initiatives and practices, especially with regard to data reporting, polices and procedures related to Inclusive Excellence, the Equity Scorecard and Climate Assessment.
- Help Wisconsin create more well-paying jobs
- UW-Green Bay contributes to economic development through its broad spectrum of majors, services and outreach activities. The University continued to implement two new centers specifically targeting economic development, both launched in 2008-09: The Environmental Management and Business Institute (EMBI) and the Institute for Entrepreneurship and Innovation (IEI). The University has contributed as an active member of the New North regional economic partnership.
- UW System pre-college initiatives
- UW-Green Bay officials have pursued COBE funding for online delivery of dual college/high school courses to local high schools; the University would be a statewide leader in this regard. Another leading-edge effort in Green Bay is the Phuture Phoenix program, which encourages schoolchildren as young as fifth grade to consider college possible. In fall 2010, the University welcomes its first cohort of Phuture Phoenix graduates from local high schools. The first Phuture Phoenix scholarships have been awarded. Eight awards of $1,000 each have already been made for 2010-11. The underlying endowment has grown to $400,000; Advancement has also secured recent commitments of annual gifts for additional Phuture Phoenix scholarships.
