<P> For more than a century , the university system has been guided by the Wisconsin Idea , a tradition first enunciated by University of Wisconsin 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 UW System 's work , fostering close working relationships within the state , throughout the country , and around the world . </P>
<P> For more than a century , the university system has been guided by the Wisconsin Idea , a tradition first enunciated by University of Wisconsin 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 UW System 's work , fostering close working relationships within the state , throughout the country , and around the world . </P>
the person who originated the wisconsin idea of efficient government was
the person who originated the wisconsin idea of efficient government was
University of Wisconsin President Charles Van Hise
University of Wisconsin President Charles Van Hise