Since its inception in 1985, the Wisconsin Idea Seminar has introduced over 1300 faculty and staff members to the Wisconsin Idea. We are proud of the Seminar’s enduring influence on faculty research, teaching, public service, and community engagement. Following the Seminar, participants return to campus with a strengthened commitment to the Wisconsin Idea and are inspired to explore community-engaged teaching and research that is rooted in relationship, reciprocity, and responsibility to the people, land, and water of Wisconsin.





