Outreach
What does it mean to be a public university in a democracy?
It means:
- Our teaching extends way beyond the borders of our campus and reflects the Wisconsin Idea.
- Our research is often conducted in the community and in collaboration with the public.
- We cannot feel satisfied until we have translated our promising discoveries into application.
Highlights
Click on the links below to read about some of our most interesting outreach projects.
Facts at A Glance
Outreach in Design and the Arts
Outreach for Children and Families
Outreach on Family Financial Health
Outreach Service
Excellence in Outreach Award
The Outreach Planning Council invites Human Ecology faculty and staff to submit nominations for the Excellence in Outreach Award. Please consider your own outreach work for recognition as well as considering the work done by your colleagues. All faculty and staff with budgeted appointments in the School of Human Ecology are eligible. Outreach activities may represent the efforts of an individual faculty, academic staff, or classified staff member, or a group of these individuals. Deadline was June 5, 2009 (view call for nominations flier). Read about previously awarded Human Ecology and University awards for outreach.
Service Learning
Last year, about one in every eight Human Ecology courses included Service Learning experiences as part of the curriculum. In these courses, the ideas in the books and the experiences in the field are brought together, which benefits both the students and the community.
Meta Schroeder Beckner Homemaker Fund
The Meta Schroeder Beckner Homemaker Fund is a perpetual endowment to the School of Human Ecology. Part of this endowment is used to support Beckner grants, which were previously administered by the Outreach Planning Council.
SoHE Outreach Assessment & Strategic Planning
Promoting Outreach Assessment Study, 2001 (pdf)
Report Working Plan For The Engaged University (pdf)
Links for Families
About the House: Owning and Renting Resource
Parenting
Early Childhood Excellence Initiative
Grandparents Raising Grandchildren
UW Extension Family Living Programs
Links for Educators, Social Workers, Public and Nonprofit Leaders
Child Care Policy Research
Family Impact Seminars
Jumpstart
UW Extension 4-H Youth Development
Wisconsin Child Welfare Training System
Southern Child Welfare Training Partnership
Links Related to Health
Center for Health Enhancement System Studies (CHESS)
Wisconsin Public Television's Creating Health
University-Community Partnerships
Morgridge Center for Public Service
Campus Community Partnerships
