UW Extension

The University of Wisconsin–Extension (UW–Extension) was the outreach arm of the University of Wisconsin System. It provided statewide access to university system's resources and research to Wisconsin residents of all ages. Fulfilling the promise of the Wisconsin Idea, UW–Extension extended the boundaries of the university to the boundaries of the state through its four divisions of Cooperative Extension, Continuing and Online Education, Business and Entrepreneurship, and Public Broadcasting. It was created as a division of UW–Madison in 1907, and took its new form in 1965 as an autonomous unit. The abolition of UW–Extension as a separate entity was begun July 1, 2018.