The Search and Screen Committee for the next University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor met with Madison community members earlier this week to further its outreach efforts to university constituencies, according to the committee’s chair David McDonald.
McDonald said the committee met Wednesday with the greater Madison city and business community because the university relies heavily on its support and partnership.
“The chancellor is a very important representative of the university to outside communities so we were anxious to hear what perspective those constituencies would have on what they look for in a chancellor,” said McDonald.
The meeting was “very positive,” according to McDonald, who said community members expressed very clear opinions on the qualities the next chancellor of Wisconsin’s flagship university should possess.
“Their big concerns were having a chancellor who understood the business community as a partner in improving life in Madison and neighboring parts of the state,” said McDonald.
Attendees also said they hope to see the chancellor encourage UW-Madison graduates to remain in Wisconsin to work, according to McDonald.
