DAVID WILSON, Chancellor, University of Wisconsin Colleges and Extension

    Ever since their founding in the nineteenth century, UW Colleges and UW Extension have been statewide institutions with a shared commitment to extension and access. In 2005, the University decided to unite these two organizations. a new Chancellor was named and given the challenge of increasing the effectiveness of both organizations by integrating them into a single institution. Wilson will discuss how, in his role as Chancellor, he has approached integration strategically, the processes that he has initiated to promote the crafting of a “shared vision,” and the unanticipated successes and obstacles that he has encountered along the way.