The genesis of the Wisconsin Idea is often attributed to former UW President Charles Van Hise, who in a 1905 address declared:
I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every family of the state.
The genesis of the Wisconsin Idea is often attributed to former UW President Charles Van Hise, who in a 1905 address declared:
I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every family of the state.