A Time for Boldness: a Story of Institutional Change

University Business, Dec, 2002 by Jennifer Patterson Lorenzetti

By Nancy L. Zimpher; Stephen L. Percy; Mary Jane Brukardt Anker Publishing Co., Inc. (Barton, MA); 2002; 254 pp. $39.95

What would happen if a university beefed up its town-gown relationship in order to become an "engaged university"? Chancellor Nancy Zimpher of the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee found out, when in 1998, she set in motion the process for instituting the "Milwaukee System." A Time for Boldness is the story of this process--one by which UWM is seeking to improve its community and its own place in that community. Told through newspaper articles, speeches, recollections, and analysis by key university participants, the book is a fascinating first-hand took at UWM's journey to date. Extensive appendices ensure that colleagues wishing to emulate UWM's plan have the resources to embark on a similar journey.