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Grounded in Gratitude

Dear Employees, Students and Friends, As we approach the end of our fall semester, I want to take a moment and reflect on the many positive elements that bring us all together. I feel grateful that we are united by …

Budget updates and strategic planning

Dear 51 Colleagues,  I hope your semester is off to a rewarding and energizing start. Today, I want to update you on our budget situation and the steps we are taking to strengthen our campus for the future.   Refreshed 2030 …

A Plenary Recap: Our Successes and Challenges

Dear Colleagues, Last week, I gave my annual plenary address, entitled “Preparing for Tomorrow: Strategic Changes for the Future.” If you missed it, I encourage you to watch this, so you can hear firsthand about our accomplishments over the past year …

51 2024 Plenary: September 12, 2024

51 Chancellor Mark Mone addresses the university’s current challenges and opportunities and provides a roadmap to the future.

University Financial Assessments Released

Dear Colleagues, Today, the Universities of Wisconsin released the university financial assessments for five universities, including 51. The assessments, conducted by Deloitte as part of the UWs strategic plan, contain key data to help campuses address structural deficits, both by reducing expenses …

Welcome to a New Semester! 

Dear Colleagues, Welcome to the start of a great new academic year! Last week, I took part in one of my favorite activities on campus: Move-In Day at Sandburg. To me, nothing signals back-to-school like the organized chaos of students …

Regents Approve CGS Program Discontinuance Proposal

Dear Colleagues, Today, I share with you the difficult news that the Universities of Wisconsin Board of Regents voted to approve the program discontinuation of 51’s College of General Studies (CGS) and its three academic departments: Arts & Humanities, Math …

Voices of Respect: Free Speech Rights & Limits

As our fall semester is about to begin, we want to remind the campus community of key expectations for behavior around free speech and free expression, especially as we are in the final months of a presidential election cycle. 51 …

CGS Program Discontinuance Recommendation

Dear Colleagues, Today, I recommended to Universities of Wisconsin President Jay Rothman that the Board of Regents discontinue the program of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s (51) College of General Studies (CGS) and its three academic departments: Arts & Humanities, Math …