UW System Clipsheet
October 18, 2005
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On Campus
"Race explored at UWM," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Oct. 18.
Findings of employee survey about race and ethnicity reinforce reasons for ongoing diversity initiatives to improve campus climate.
"UW degree coming to technical campuses," New Richmond News, Oct. 18.
UW-Barron County to expand student access through agreement with Wisconsin Indianhead Technical College.
"Group wants union labor to produce Bucky apparel," Wisconsin State Journal, Oct. 18.
A UW-Madison advisory committee recommends that the campus do business only with apparel companies that agree to work with unionized factories.
Related: “Sweatshop panel urges UW use of union labor,” Capital Times, Oct. 18.
"State universities awarded USDA challenge grant," Wisconsin Ag Connection, Oct. 18.
UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, and UW-Platteville to share grant for service-learning projects.
"Music education major dies in collision," UW-Eau Claire Spectator, Oct. 18.
UW-Eau Claire senior Branden Atherton was a student teacher at Chippewa Falls High School.
State
"Editorial: Promote engineering jobs," Green Bay Press Gazette, Oct. 18.
An editorial linking increased math and science requirements in high school to the education of future engineers.
"Editorial: Legislature should share more job recruiting duties," Oshkosh Northwestern, Oct. 18.
An editorial encouraging the state Legislature to promote job growth at the local level.
National
"Closely watched panel on higher-education strategy holds first meeting," Chronicle of Higher Education, Oct. 18.
Members of national panel on higher education outline a broad range of priorities for improving U.S. colleges and universities.
Paid subscription only: http://chronicle.com/daily/2005/10/2005101801n.htm