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The '''Wisconsin Idea''' is a philosophy embraced by the [[University of Wisconsin]], which holds that the boundaries of the university should be the boundaries of the state, and that research conducted at the University of Wisconsin should be applied to solve problems and improve health, quality of life, the environment and agriculture for all citizens of [[Wisconsin]].  

The '''Wisconsin Idea''' is a philosophy embraced by the [[University of Wisconsin]], which holds that the boundaries of the university should be the boundaries of the state, and that research conducted at the University of Wisconsin should be applied to solve problems and improve health, quality of life, the environment and agriculture for all citizens of [[Wisconsin]].  

For more than a century, the university has been guided by the ''Wisconsin Idea'', a tradition first stated by UW President [[Charles Van Hise]] in 1904. Van Hise declared that he would "never be content until the beneficent influence of the university reaches every family in the state." Today that belief permeates the university's work, fostering close working relationships within the state, throughout the country and around the world. ([http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinIdea/ ''University of Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Idea''])

For more than a century, the university has been guided by the ''Wisconsin Idea'', a tradition first stated by UW President [[Charles Van Hise]] in 1904. Van Hise declared that ""I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the university reaches every family of the state."<ref>[https://www.lafollette.wisc.edu/about/the-wisconsin-idea The Wisconsin Idea]</ref> Today that belief permeates the university's work, fostering close working relationships within the state, throughout the country and around the world. ([http://www.wisc.edu/wisconsinIdea/ ''University of Wisconsin: The Wisconsin Idea''])

This Progressive-era policy applied the expertise of the state's university to social legislation that benefited all the state's citizens; it led to classic programs such as regulation of utilities, workers' compensation, tax reform, and university extension services; sometimes expressed in the maxim that "the boundaries of the university are the boundaries of the state." From the Wisconsin Historical Society's, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary ''Dictionary of Wisconsin History''].

This Progressive-era policy applied the expertise of the state's university to social legislation that benefited all the state's citizens; it led to classic programs such as regulation of utilities, workers' compensation, tax reform, and university extension services; sometimes expressed in the maxim that "the boundaries of the university are the boundaries of the state." From the Wisconsin Historical Society's, [http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/dictionary ''Dictionary of Wisconsin History''].