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The Milwaukee Idea: A Study Of Transformative Change, Jon F. Wergin, Jane Grassadonia
The Milwaukee Idea: A Study Of Transformative Change, Jon F. Wergin, Jane Grassadonia
Teaching and Learning Publications
Through an initiative called the “Milwaukee Idea,” the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee (UW-Milwaukee) is striving to become a scholarly partner with its host city and to have that partnership energize the university’s teaching, research, and service activities. Chancellor Nancy L. Zimpher conceived the Milwaukee Idea in 1998 as a way to capture the spirit and potential of the university’s urban location and character. This study assesses the extent to which the university has transformed itself through this recommitment to community engagement and whether UW-Milwaukee’s new urban mission is likely to be institutionalized in the coming years.
Zimpher knew from the start …
Consulting In Higher Education: Principles For Institutions And Consultants, Jon Wergin
Consulting In Higher Education: Principles For Institutions And Consultants, Jon Wergin
Teaching and Learning Publications
American higher education is characterized by keen competition but also by a high degree of cooperativeness. This apparent paradox is illustrated by the extensive use of consultants. The typical higher education consultant is based on one campus and helps a competing institution become more effective. The net result is the reverse of Gresham's Law: good practice drives out bad, and the total enterprise of higher education benefits.
This handbook is intended to help colleges and universities make wise choices about consultants and derive the maximum benefit from them. It draws extensively from experiences of the Consultation and Advisory Service that …