Fox Valley

Plexus Corp.

Plexus is headquartered in Neenah, Wisconsin and employs more than 20,000 team members worldwide, all united by their vision: they help create the products that build a better world. By embracing an innovative culture of excellence, they pride themselves on partnering with leading aerospace and defense, health care and life sciences, and industrial companies to design, manufacture, and service some of the world’s most transformative products, including advanced surgical systems, diagnostic instruments, health care imaging equipment, or battlefield communications for war fighters.

UW Division of Extension

UW Division of Extension’s outreach creates key connection points for families, communities, businesses, nonprofit organizations, government, and more in support of access to educational opportunities. With a presence in every county in Wisconsin and in partnership with First Nations, Extension promotes healthy relationships, empowers health and well-being, fosters civic and economic leadership, enhances resilient natural resource systems, supports positive youth development, and advances Wisconsin’s agricultural industry.

Office of Business Engagement

The Office of Business Engagement connects businesses and industries with the resources they need to achieve their goals. It helps businesses of all sizes facilitate seamless access across the university community. Its team works closely with businesses to understand relevant interests and needs, to bring together contacts and experts from across campus, and to develop strategies for a successful business relationship.

UW Connects

UW Connects helps spread the Wisconsin Idea throughout the state by way of its three programs: Badger Talks, which brings UW experts to engage with the community; Bucky’s Classroom, an outreach program committed to promoting the value of higher education; and Badger Ambassadors, UW students who share their experiences through presentations and events.

Join us after the main event for a Badger Talks program on how Wisconsin became the cheese state with Dean Sommer from UW–Madison’s Center for Dairy Research at 7:15 p.m. at Poplar Hall.

UniverCity Alliance

UniverCity Alliance’s mission is to improve the quality and visibility of UW–Madison’s education, research, and service contributions to the high-road development of local communities that reflect the values of equity, democracy, and sustainability. It connects local governments in Wisconsin to university resources to solve community-identified challenges. Students gain real-world experiences, faculty support the Wisconsin Idea, and communities kick-start innovation.

Celebrate our Fox Valley partnerships in New London on May 30 at Mosquito Hill Nature Center.

UW E-Business Consortium

The UW E-Business Consortium (UWEBC) is a collaborative learning community comprising Wisconsin’s leading companies and flagship university. The UWEBC helps companies across the state gain competitive advantage by leveraging the collective wisdom and experience of Wisconsin industry and the intellectual capital of the university. The consortium focuses on thought leadership; research and knowledge transfer of best practices; and emerging technologies in digital strategies, marketing, human resources, information technology, customer service, and supply chain management. For more than 25 years, the UWEBC has brought together executives, managers, and senior practitioners from leading companies to learn from each other — with more than 60 professionally facilitated knowledge-sharing events per year. The UWEBC is a model of university-industry collaboration advancing the competitiveness of industry and the health of the economy.