UW-La Crosse Strategic Plan
Campus-wide announcement will be posted at the beginning of the spring semester.
2025-2030 UWL Forward
For over a century, the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse has served as a pillar of its community, continually evolving to meet challenges and embracing change. As we look ahead, we seek to define our identity and set aspirational goals by asking: What will UWL be in the next 5, 10, or 50 years?
Guiding principals
The 2025-2030 Strategic Plan builds upon the foundation of past initiatives, honoring the university’s rich history while ensuring both short- and long-term institutional success.
Our guiding principles will shape our path forward, ensuring that we remain a dynamic, forward-thinking institution dedicated to excellence and innovation.
The Driftless Difference
Elevating UWL’s identity and impact as a premier regional destination
- Inspire and attract students, faculty, and staff by promoting UWL’s distinctive institutional identity.
- Position high-impact practices as a signature strength of the UWL experience
- Deepen UWL's role as a regional partner and cultural hub by fostering impactful community engagement that reaches from local to global communities.
Sponsors: Sandy Grunwald, Lisa Klein
People as a Priority
Fostering an inclusive campus culture where individual voices matter
- Prioritize competitive compensation, comprehensive benefits, and clear career progression pathways to recruit, support, and retain employees.
- Enhance a sense of belonging through support for affinity groups and the development of inclusive communities.
- Advance a culture where engagement with diverse ideas and lived experiences is celebrated as foundational to learning and global citizenship.
Sponsors: Stacy Narcotta-Welp, Stephanie Pope
Elevating Excellence through Educational Innovation
Harnessing innovation to prepare students, faculty, & staff for the future
- Empower students with the skills to critically and ethically engage with technologies to meet the needs of an evolving workforce.
- Advance faculty and staff development in educational innovation by providing ongoing professional development opportunities.
- Promote innovation in curriculum design and programming to encourage the creation of forward-thinking initiatives that include a connected global community.
Sponsors: David Kim, Betsy Morgan
Mission-Driven Management & Mindful Stewardship
Building a resilient, responsive, and sustainable institution
- Enhance transparency and shared understanding of data-informed decision-making processes to promote institutional effectiveness and success.
- Harness technology as a catalyst to strengthen institutional agility, improve efficiency, and foster an adaptive workplace environment.
- Lead and commit to environmental sustainability by embedding responsible practices across campus operations and planning.
Sponsors: Vitaliano Figueroa, Stacy Twite
