University of Wisconsin-Extension | 5,147 followers on LinkedIn. “I shall never be content until the beneficent influence of the University reaches every family of the state.” - WI Idea | University of Wisconsin-Extension provides statewide access to university resources and research so the people of Wisconsin can learn, grow and succeed at all stages of life. UW-Extension carries out this tradition of the Wisconsin Idea – extending the boundaries of the university to the boundaries of the state – through its four divisions of continuing education, cooperative extension, business and entrepreneurship and broadcast and media innovations.