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The University of Wisconsin-River Falls provides high quality, innovative, learner-centered, academic and professional development programs that respond to the changing professional, cultural, and social needs of lifelong learners. We are dedicated to offering quality programs that are practical, flexible and convenient, thus fostering a climate in which our students can thrive.
Our Mission
To provide quality learning experiences that respond to the needs of lifelong learners.
Our Vision
- We are valued as a partner within the university community and by external communities, institutions, and private enterprises.
- We are integral to the university's vision.
- We meet the specific educational needs of nontraditional students and lifelong learners.
- We serve as the key point of access to the resources and services for lifelong learning available from UW-River Falls.
- We offer programs that are affordable, accessible and financially sustainable.
Our Core Values
In addition to the university's core values of integrity, academic excellence, inclusiveness, community, and continuous improvement, we have the following core values:
Responsiveness: We respond accurately and promptly to the needs of internal and external customers.
Collaboration: We collaborate with internal and external partners in ways that are mutually beneficial. We are flexible and seek new and innovative ideas.
Academic Accessibility: We are dedicated to offering students quality academic programs that are practical, flexible and convenient, thus fostering a climate in which our students can thrive.
Sustainable and Self-supporting: We offer programs that are sustainable and self-supporting in the long term. Our programs provide equitable and reasonable compensation for instructors and returns to management and investment. We use responsibly all the resources at our disposal.
Work-Life Balance: We recognize and support, for our employees and customers, the importance of balancing professional and personal lives.
Partnerships
We work with a variety of organizations, companies, government offices and individuals to accomplish these goals. Here are a few of the partnerships that we have nurtured in recent years.
Chippewa Valley Technical College (CVCT) website
Communities in northwestern Wisconsin
Cooperative Education Service Agencies (CESA) 10 website
Cooperative Education Service Agencies (CESA) 11 website
K-12 school districts
Local chambers of commerce
Northern Lights Network website
Pierce County Economic Development Corporation website
Regional Business Assistance Resource (ReBAR) Directory website
Small Business Development Center website
St. Croix Economic Development Corporation website
UW-Extension website
UW-Colleges website
UW-System institutions website
West Central Wisconsin Regional Education Consortium website
Western Wisconsin Intergovernmental Coalition
Wisconsin Department of Public Instruction website
Wisconsin Indianhead Technical Colleges (WITC) website
Staff Directory
Michael Miller
Associate Vice Chancellor of Academic Affairs
Email
715-425-3256
Katrina Larsen
Director of Outreach
Email
715-425-3256
Jolanda Stammler
Customer Service
Email
715-415-3256
Pam Bowen
Outreach Program Manager
Email
715-425-3557
Linda Jacobson
Outreach Program Manager
Email
715-425-3190
Cheryl Carter
Outreach Program Manager
Email
715-425-3256
Amber Tubré
Outreach Program Manager
Email
715-425-3557
Deb Wulf
Marketing Manager
Email
715-425-0680
Angela Whitaker
Marketing Specialist
Email
715-425-3256
Jody Sather
Financial Specialist
Email
715-425-3575