Kim Alling

This Diversity Implementation Plan for the University of Wisconsin-Madison outlines initiatives over a 10-year period to advance strategic diversity goals and foster an inclusive environment. Building on a framework that emphasizes promoting shared values, improving campus diversity planning coordination, engaging campus leadership, and enhancing institutional access and retention, the plan aims to stimulate student achievement and enrich the experiences of all community members. The strategic approach is structured around the R.E.E.L. Change Model: Retain, Equip, Engage, and Lead, with the vision for UW-Madison to be a leading public university in diversity, equity, and inclusion.

The Spring 2022 Campus Climate Progress Report for the University of Wisconsin-Madison details ongoing efforts to foster an inclusive environment where all students, faculty, and staff can thrive. It outlines four key areas of focus: building a culture of organizational learning for professional development, fostering belonging and enhancing recruitment/retention of underrepresented students, facilitating effective strategic diversity leadership, and utilizing data for equity-minded policies. The report also highlights progress on the five Diversity Framework Goals: promoting shared values, improving coordination of diversity planning, engaging leadership, improving institutional access through recruitment, and enhancing institutional success through retention.

The Design for Diversity outlines a comprehensive, ten-year systemwide plan to increase the representation of American Indian, African American, Asian American, Latino/Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged students, faculty, and staff across all University of Wisconsin System institutions. It focuses on seven key goals, emphasizing pre-college initiatives, robust recruitment and retention programs, and the cultivation of a multicultural teaching and learning environment, with the ultimate vision of preparing all students to thrive in a diverse society.

This document outlines a strategic vision and recommendations for the University of Wisconsin--Madison to become a premier research university for entrepreneurship. It proposes a founder-forward strategy to increase the quantity, quality, breadth, density, and geographic range of entrepreneurship within the institution. Key recommendations focus on establishing dedicated leadership and organizational structures, fostering a supportive entrepreneurial culture through policy changes and communication, and improving access to capital for founders.

The strategic plan focuses on empowering the Wisconsin Idea through entrepreneurship at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. It emphasizes a founder-forward strategy aimed at recruiting, developing, and launching entrepreneurial careers and companies. Key recommendations include committing to excellence in entrepreneurship, establishing campus leadership and structure to bolster entrepreneurship, creating a culture to promote and celebrate entrepreneurship, and expanding access to capital for entrepreneurs.