Initiatives
UWL Mission - The University of Wisconsin-La Crosse provides a challenging, dynamic, and diverse learning environment in which the entire university community is fully engaged in supporting student success.
Student success resources for STUDENTS.
Student success resources for INSTRUCTORS.
Community Engagement
UWL values civic engagement and a commitment to the Wisconsin Idea, in which our socially responsible campus serves as a resource for our increasingly interconnected local, state, and global communities, collaborating and sharing resources and expertise to improve the human condition. UWL has developed a Community Portal the purpose of which is to foster learning and research collaborations in and out of the classroom while building stronger relationships between UWL and community partners in addition to our ongoing community-UWL collaborations.
Service Learning
Service Learning is a general term for a wide range of pedagogies that are based in the community. More than volunteering, service learning projects work best when they strike a good balance between the learning needs of the student and the "common good" needs of the community partner. UWL's Center for Advancing Teaching and Learning provides information on service-learning strategies, resources, and current opportunities in the community.
Every Fall, on or near Constitution Day, and in honor of the founders of the USA, UWL hosts a Constitution Day exhibit in the Murphy Library. An online resource guide on the U.S. Constitution and Constitution Day is also available. Click here for more information.
Purpose
The purpose of the Enrollment Management Council (EMC) is to develop a strategic enrollment management plan that considers how changes in total and compositional student enrollment will affect all areas of the institution, including academic affairs, student affairs, auxiliaries, and overall budget. Because student enrollment affects the entire university, managing enrollments from application to graduation requires involvement across all facets of the institution. This committee should meet at least once each semester.
Ongoing Committee Charge
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Review and establish enrollment targets for incoming new students to UWL for the fall term of each year. This target will be set by September 1 of the prior year.
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Review and establish enrollment targets for incoming new students to UWL for the spring term of each year. This target will be set by September 1 of the prior year.
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Review campus activities for better understanding of programs, efforts, and student populations that contribute to overall enrollment at the institution.
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Review student success metrics related to retention and graduation rates of students at the university.
Executive Committee Membership and Charge
CHARGE: Meet to determine the agenda for the EMC including preliminary recommendations on key targets and benchmarks. Bring in other members of campus community as needed for discussions at EMC.
Director of Admissions (or designee)
Director of Institutional Research, Assessment, and Planning (or designee)
First-Year Experience Coordinator (or designee)
Associate Dean of Diversity & Inclusion (or designee)
Academic Affairs encourages leadership development within units and departments. Interested individuals are encouraged to speak to their supervisors about opportunities and training. Supervisors are encouraged to provide professional development opportunities for staff and faculty in the realm of leadership.
Academic staff members may be able to secure funding through Academic Staff Council’s Professional Development Program.
Staff and faculty new to leadership roles are encouraged to utilize the resources of Human Resources - especially their Employee Relations Specialist in terms of aspects of supervising and job training.
Many professional organizations have leadership development programs and individuals may find these programs the most applicable to their work lives. Below additional examples of programs are provided.
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Academic Staff
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Department Chairs/Program Directors |
Discipline Specific Chair Development |
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Associate Deans/Deans |
AACSB Deans’ and Associate Deans’ conferences AASCU’s Becoming a Provost Academy Council of Colleges of Arts & Sciences (CCAS) Harvard Institute for Higher Education Leadership International Council of Fine Arts Deans (ICFAD) Fellows Program |
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Specific skills and/or populations |
CASE - Educational Fundraising HERS Leadership Institute: Higher Education Leadership Development Program Mediation Skills at Winnebago Conflict Resolution Center National Center for Faculty Development & Diversity - Faculty Success Program |
UWL is part of the National Council for States Authorization Reciprocity Agreements (SARA).
More information on authorizations may be found here.
Important Notice to Students Regarding Professional Licensure: If you are considering an online academic program that leads to a professional license, it is highly recommended you contact the appropriate licensing agency where you plan to receive instruction before beginning your academic program. SARA does not provide reciprocity for state professional licensing requirements. Academic programs and individual graduates must meet standards set by that state’s licensure requirements in order for a graduate to be eligible for a license.
TEDx: In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TED has created a program called TEDx. TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. Our event is called TEDxUWLaCrosse, where x = independently organized TED event. The TED Conference provides general guidance for the TEDx program, but individual TEDx events, including ours, are self-organized.