UW System Clipsheet
April 20, 2006
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"State Senate should vote on UW Regent nominees," Editorial, La Crosse Tribune, April 20.
An editorial urging an expedited process to confirm appointees to the Board of Regents.
"Are the regents nuts?" Column, Sun Prairie Star, April 20.
Former Governor and Regent Lee Dreyfus doesn't think so. Dreyfus urges Regents and the state Legislature to agree on what it will take to keep the UW System a world-class institution or to provide inexpensive higher education.
Column not available online.
On Campus
"MATC path to UW eased," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 19.
Qualified Madison Area Technical College liberal arts students will now be guaranteed admission to UW-Madison, and plans to extend the guarantee to students at other technical colleges are underway.
Related: "Program assures MATC-UW transfer," Wisconsin State Journal, April 20.
"Research hub at UW moves ahead," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 19.
The State Building Commission approves construction of separate public and private facilities for the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery.
Related: "Dems Agree to Auditor on $150 M Biotech Project," Wisbusiness.com, April 20.
"Chancellor search officially starts," La Crosse Tribune, April 20.
UW-La Crosse hopes to find a new chancellor before 2007.
"Schools stretch Earth Day events across entire week," Stevens Point Journal, April 20.
The world-class environmental studies program at UW-Stevens Point influences area schools.
"Campus is for the birds," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 19.
A UW-Waukesha campus beautification project has created a welcoming environment for a myriad of bird species.
"A case against a most questionable action," Column, Capital Times, April 19.
A column arguing that conflicts of interest contributed to allegations against UW administrator Paul Barrows.
Related: "Reveal the truth in the Barrows case," Mendota Beacon, April 18.
"Progress slow in stem cells for brains," Wisconsin State Journal, April 20.
UW-Madison hosted the inaugural Wisconsin Stem Cell Symposium, drawing more than 250 researchers.
"Lechner aims to graduate, finally," Badger Herald, April 20.
A surcharge on excess credits, enacted by the Board of Regents, contributes to 12-year student Johnny Lechner's decision that it is time for him to graduate from UW-Whitewater.