UW System Clipsheet

UW System

"Doyle names 4 regents to board," Badger Herald, April 19.

Gov. Jim Doyle's appointees to the UW System Board of Regents include a new representative of the Wisconsin Technical College Board, and the Regents' first nontraditional student representative.

Related: "Brent Smith named UW regent," La Crosse Tribune, April 19.

Also: "UW-O student named to Board of Regents," Associated Press, April 19.

On Campus

"Paying one's way through college more difficult than 38 years ago," Column, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, April 17.

Two UW-Eau Claire financial aid officials address the ever-increasing cost of higher education, and to encourage the Legislature to re-invest in the UW System.

"'Green' building options discussed," Advance Titan (UW-Oshkosh), April 19.

Members of the UW-Oshkosh community heard presentations about how a new campus building that adheres to "green" standards, meaning more efficient use of energy and water, will make the building environmentally friendly and easily sustainable.

State

"Review sought on state efficiency," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 19.

A new bill would require a report about the statewide "Accountability, Consolidation and Efficiency" initiative related to contracts and purchasing within state agencies.