Greetings Colleagues: <\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is my last campus message as chancellor, with me handing the “campus key” to Chancellor Thomas Gibson Monday morning, July 14.\u202fTom brings a wealth of experience and is, to my knowledge, the only person ever hired to lead 51ÁÔÆæ from a sitting presidency. He has participated in many onboarding discussions and meetings, and I am confident the transition will be smooth and that Tom will be a great chancellor; you deserve no less. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Thank you for your longstanding support as we have braved, persevered, and succeeded against mighty headwinds: budget cuts, a global pandemic, demographic downturns, political divisions, and more.\u202fIt is to your credit\u2014through your talent and hard work\u2014that today we are recognized as top tier in research, social mobility and access, and community engagement by the Carnegie Classifications.\u202fThat we were the first institution of higher education in Wisconsin to be recognized by APLU as an Innovation and Economic Prosperity university and by the U.S. Department of Education as a Green Ribbon award winner speaks to the importance of our work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Numerous business, education, healthcare, and additional partnerships\u2014with our most recent ribbon cutting being the Microsoft, Titletown Tech, and UW-Milwaukee AI Co-Innovation Lab\u2014have developed, we have set records for philanthropy and successful accreditations, and we just learned that our major capital project, the Health Sciences Renovation (NWQ), was enumerated for the next biennial budget. Our graduates are in high demand, our student-athletes continue to set academic and athletic records, and our community standing and impact have never been higher. These and other major accomplishments are attributable to the confidence our partners, donors, alumni, elected officials, and business and community leaders have in our work and your abilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Above all, we have contributed mightily to the individual transformation of almost 60,000 graduates over the last 11 years.\u202fTheir lives are forever changed, and their families, employers, and society are the beneficiaries.\u202fThrough our mission of education and knowledge creation, employers and innovation thrive, people live longer, the environment is more sustainable, and the region is economically robust. Your work matters. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Last week the most positive state budget for higher education in at least 20 years was approved, and I\u2019m grateful to Governor Evers and the legislature.\u202fYet our sector continues to have significant obstacles and challenges, and it\u2019s unlikely that these will dissipate.\u202fIn this context, 51ÁÔÆæ will need your creativity, resolve, and experience to turn hardship into opportunity, peril into Panther pathways for student success.\u202fYou have strong leaders and highly engaged, valuable governance teams.\u202fYou are the<\/em> colleagues who have overcome the greatest challenges of our campus\u2019 history.\u202fI\u2019m confident 51ÁÔÆæ will prevail. <\/p>\n\n\n\n It has been my privilege to serve as your chancellor.\u202fYour support and outreach have been instrumental in our ability to achieve great things.\u202fThis work has been the most personally gratifying of my life, and I\u2019m forever grateful for the opportunity to serve alongside such amazing and dedicated professionals at all levels. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Thank you, and I\u2019ll see you on campus and in the community for years to come.\u202fGo Panthers! <\/p>\n\n\n\n Mark A. Mone, PhD Greetings Colleagues: This is my last campus message as chancellor, with me handing the “campus key” to Chancellor Thomas Gibson Monday morning, July 14.\u202fTom brings a wealth of experience and is, to my knowledge, the only person ever hired to …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1401,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","uwm_wg_additional_authors":[]},"categories":[15,14,11],"tags":[26,25],"class_list":["post-1267","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-communications","category-featured-updates","category-updates","tag-chancellor","tag-mone"],"yoast_head":"\n
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