Communications Policies Statements for publication
Copyright
The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System is the copyright owner of electronic and print materials created by University of Wisconsin departments. Include the copyright symbol and the year of publication: © 2009 Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System
EO/AA (Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action) Compliance Statement
State and federal regulations, as well as university policy, require that certain information appear on University of Wisconsin–Madison publications, demonstrating the university’s commitment to equal opportunity and accessibility. The EO/AA compliance statement must appear on all University of Wisconsin–Madison publications. There are two official versions:
- an abbreviated version for posters, postcards, or other publications with space limitations
- a long version for use in catalogs and employee information, recruiting materials and other official publications
Abbreviated Version
The University of Wisconsin–Madison does not discriminate in its employment practices and programs and activities on a variety of bases including: race, color, national origin, sex, disability or age. For information on other covered bases, and the names of the Title IX and Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinators, contact the Office for Equity and Diversity at 179A Bascom Hall, Madison WI 53706, 608-263-2378, WTRS 7-1-1; Web site: www.oed.wisc.edu
Long version
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is committed to providing equal opportunity and equal access and to complying with all applicable federal and state laws and regulations and University of Wisconsin System and university non-discrimination policies and procedures. Information, including how to file a complaint alleging discrimination, can be found at the Office for Equity and Diversity (OED) Web site: www.oed.wisc.edu. OED is located at: 179-A Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706; 608-263-2378; Wisconsin Telecommunications Relay Service: 7-1-1; Fax 608-263-5562.
The following are the nondiscrimination bases for covering students and applicants for admission to the university; university employees and applicants for employment at the university; and those wishing to take part in university programs and activities, including visitors to campus.
Students: age; ancestry; color; creed; disability; ethnicity (specifically involving harassment by UW employees); marital or parental status; national origin; pregnancy; race; religion; retaliation for opposing discrimination, making a complaint of discrimination or taking part in an investigation relating to discrimination; sex; sexual orientation. A student who wishes to file a discrimination complaint against a fellow student who is acting in his or her role as a student should contact the Office of the Dean of Students (ODOS) at: Room 75, Bacom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive; Madison, WI 53706; Voice 608-263-5700; TTY 608-263-2400; e-mail: dos@bascom.wisc.edu. For more information about the ODOS complaint process visit www.wisc.edu/students/advocacy/bias.htm#complaint. A student who wishes to file a discrimination complaint against another student who is acting in his or her role as an employee of the university (e.g., a graduate or teaching assistant, a resident assistant, or a student hourly employee) should contact OED.
Employment: age; ancestry; arrest record; color; conviction record; creed; cultural background; disability; ethnicity (specifically involving harassment by university employees); gender identity; gender expression; marital status; genetic testing; honesty testing; military obligations; national origin; pregnancy; race; religion; retaliation for opposing discrimination, making a complaint of discrimination or taking part in an investigation relating to discrimination; sex; sexual orientation; use or nonuse of lawful products off the employer’s premises during nonworking hours.
University programs or activities (including visitors to campus): Age; color; disability; national origin; race; retaliation for opposing discrimination, making a complaint of discrimination, or taking part in investigations of discrimination; sex.
Additional campus resources: Address questions concerning sex discrimination to the Title IX Coordinator: Assistant Vice Provost, Director of the Office for Equity and Diversity, 179-A Bascom Hall, 500 Lincoln Drive, Madison, WI 53706; Voice 608-263-2378; WTRS: 7-1-1; Fax 608-263-5562. Questions concerning disability can be addressed to the Americans with Disabilities Act Coordinator: Director, Office of Administrative Legal Services, 500 Lincoln Drive, Room 361 Bascom Hall, Madison, WI 53706, Voice 608-263-7400; Fax 608-263-4725.
McBurney Disability Resource Center: Students seeking academic adjustments or auxiliary aides in order to participate in the university’s programs or activities should contact the McBurney Center at: 1305 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706; Voice 608-263-2741; TTY 608-263-6393; Fax 608-265-2998; www.mcburney.wisc.edu. Other resources for disability issues on campus can be found at www.wisc.edu/adac/uw.html.
Funding statement
For projects that use private, nonuniversity funds, when possible, please include the following statement about the funding source:
“This publication was published with private funding.”
Mission statement
UW–Madison’s mission is “to provide a learning environment in which faculty, staff, and students can discover, examine critically, preserve, and transmit the knowledge, wisdom, and values that will help ensure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all.” For more information, visit www.chancellor.wisc.edu/mission.html.
The following phrase may be used as needed:
“To create, integrate, transfer, and apply knowledge.”
UW–Madison overview text
The following copy blocks can be used by campus units that wish to include an overview of UW–Madison in publications or other communications.
Short version
The University of Wisconsin–Madison is a public, land–grant institution that offers a complete spectrum of studies through 12 schools and colleges. With more than 42,000 students from every U.S. state and 134 countries, UW–Madison is the flagship campus of Wisconsin’s state university system. UW–Madison is a formidable research engine, ranking fourth among U.S. research universities for total research and development expenditures. Faculty, staff, and students are motivated by a tradition known as the “Wisconsin Idea”—that the boundaries of the university are the boundaries of the state and beyond.
Longer version
In achievement and prestige, the University of Wisconsin–Madison has long been recognized as one of America’s great universities.
On a lakefront campus that is considered one of the nation’s most picturesque, this public, land–grant institution includes a complete spectrum of liberal arts studies, professional programs and student activities. Many of its programs are hailed as world leaders in instruction, research, and public service.The university traces its roots to a clause in the Constitution of the State of Wisconsin, which decreed that the state should have a prominent public university. In 1848, Nelson Dewey, Wisconsin’s first governor, signed the act that formally created the university, and its first class, with 17 students, met in a Madison school building on February 5, 1849.
From those humble beginnings, the university has grown into a large, diverse community, with about 42,000 students enrolled each year. These students represent every county in Wisconsin, as well as countries from around the globe, making for a truly international population. Both throughout its history and today, the university has sought to bring the power of learning into the daily lives of its students through innovations such as residential learning communities.
UW–Madison is the oldest and largest campus in the University of Wisconsin System, a statewide network of two doctoral and 11 comprehensive universities, 13 freshman–sophomore transfer colleges, and an extension service. One of two doctorate–granting universities in the system, UW–Madison has the specific mission of providing “a learning environment in which faculty, staff and students can discover, examine critically, preserve and transmit the knowledge, wisdom and values that will help ensure the survival of this and future generations and improve the quality of life for all.”
The university seeks to achieve these ends through innovative programs of research, teaching and public service. Research at UW–Madison has fed a steady stream of inventions and life–improving ideas, from fuel–efficient engines to cutting–edge genetic therapies. Students, faculty, and staff are motivated by a tradition known as the “Wisconsin Idea,” described by UW President Charles Van Hise in 1904. He declared that he would “never be content until the beneficent influence of the university reaches every family of the state.” The Wisconsin Idea permeates the university’s work and helps forge close working relationships between university faculty and students and the state’s industries and government.