University of Wisconsin Whitewater - Minneiska Yearbook (Whitewater, WI)

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Chancellor Carter: Reflections on the Past, Aspirations for the Future . . . On the eve of his resignation President William L. Carter, reflected back on his seven years as chancellor and also looked to the future of UW-Whitewater. liAs I look back over my seven years as president and chancellor at University of Wisconsin-Whitewater in answer to in- quiries from friends and colleagues as to how this experience has influenced my at- titudes on higher education, students, faculty and administration, I can only answer that I have not lost my optimistic faith in all of these. I still consider higher education as one of the most important segments of our personal and organized life. The many students I have worked with on this campus have strengthened my faith in their desire and motivation to seek answers to problems through a sincere commitment of study and learning. UW-Whitewater has a fine faculty and it mgw'wmilana'8muggpa will be a privilege to consider myself as a colleague. I have become concerned with the extent of administrative structure in higher education but I also know that in todayis big systems and institutions that administrators are necessary and con- tribute to the overall tasks on a campus. I believe that I have worked with some fine administrators while in this position? Regarding the future, President Carter believes that the University must develop a unifying theme. Cohesiveness for UW-W depends on making the decision of this theme and creating a device which will contribute to pulling the Colleges and Departments together. We must work towards a general agree- ment as to why we are here, we need that common interest. Some people may ask why we need a unifying theme. In response to this question, this theme would promote the sharing of values and goals which in turn would strengthen long term relationships, whether it be person to per- son or institution to person. iiThis short recital of basic beliefs reveals my optimistic faith in the major elements of college work. I will carry this philosophy into my teaching.H

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Dean McGraw expressed appreciation to the many people who assisted the Universi- ty when it appeared the graduate school might be threatened and whose support culminated in an acceptable broad mission statement for graduate work at UW-W. The Whitewater case was well presented and well received? he said. a; SAVE THE WHITEWATER GRAD SCHOOL: A Graduate School-Zl

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