Our Mission
Water@UW-Madison serves the faculty, staff and students with water interests on the UW-Madison campus by nurturing a vibrant and connected community that works to solve contemporary water-related challenges.
Our Vision
Our vision is to grow an engaged, connected and diverse water community on the UW-Madison campus that works collaboratively to conduct community-driven and policy-relevant water research that serves the needs of the state, its people, and the environment.
Our Plan
This Strategic Plan reflects the voices and commitments of our community. Water@UW-Madison would like to thank all of those who contributed their time and energy to this effort. We are grateful to our affiliates, graduate students, and external partners whose insightful discussions helped define our vision. We look forward to the future, confident that Water@UW-Madison will continue to make a lasting contribution to solving contemporary water-related challenges. Funding for this effort was generously provided by the Office of the Vice Chancellor for Graduate Research and Education as well as the Office of the University of Wisconsin – Madison Provost.
As a result of our actions over the next 5 years, what do we want to see in place for Water@UW-Madison? We developed the following 8 desired outcomes by synthesizing input from a diverse group of stakeholders.
We aim to nurture a diverse water research community that works collaboratively to generate new knowledge and actionable science on the UW-Madison campus. In light of our shared vision and desired outcomes, Water@UW-Madison decided to focus on three main objectives to guide our group’s strategies and actions for the next five years.
