Mission Statement:

The University of Wisconsin Colleges, as part of the University of Wisconsin System, shares the University's overall responsibility to disseminate knowledge, expand information, enrich our culture and to provide outreach services. These activities are carried out at the 13 locally-owned campuses which, collectively, are the freshman-sophomore, liberal arts transfer institutions of the University of Wisconsin System, entitled to offer a general education associate degree. Its programs aim to provide students of all ages and backgrounds with the proficiencies and breadth of knowledge that prepare them for baccalaureate and professional programs, for life-long learning, and for leadership, service and responsible citizenship.

Vision Statement:

The University of Wisconsin - Marinette aspires ever to be a vibrant community of learning. Honoring its roots in the bayshore woods and its heritage of European and Native American settlers and Chautauqua lecturers, the University will nurture the strengths of both its small campus and its large vision. For people of all ages and backgrounds who are enriching their personal and community lives through education, taking their first steps beyond high school, or exploring later career paths, the University will strive always to bring together:

Close connections among students, faculty and staff, and across various fields, nations and perspectives, for the best start in university education and learning for a lifetime;

Strong connections with other educational institutions, to raise aspirations and welcome regional residents to ever expanding opportunities for learning;

Interactive connections with local organizations to advance together our students' education and our communities' quality of life; and

Creative connections with the arts and sciences to promote confidence, capability and engagement in our changing world.