UW System Clipsheet
August 15, 2006
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On Campus
"University Center construction detailed on Web," Stevens Point Journal, Aug. 15.
A UW-Stevens Point website allows anyone near or far to view renderings of the future university center and watch live construction of the new facility.
"New WCAN report rips university center idea," Waukesha Freeman, Aug. 15.
The Waukesha County Action Network says it does not favor educational options in the Waukesha area that would require increased support from taxpayers.
"CIO Leadership Series: Bruce Maas, UWM," Wisconsin Technology Network, Aug. 15.
UW-Milwaukee is looking to a generation of young, diverse students as a pool of talent to fill future jobs in information technology.
"Students perform rites of August," Wisconsin State Journal, Aug. 15.
Students in Madison get creative as apartment leases turn over, leaving many without a place to stay for the night.
Related: "Outdoor crashers; With no leases for 24 hours, UW students take to the streets," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Aug. 15.
"Madison, UW police to educate students about safety," Channel3000.com, Aug. 15.
UW-Madison and the city's police department will launch a back-to-school information campaign to warn students about staying safe during increased reports of late-night violence in the downtown and campus areas.
State
"Wisconsin needs federal defense dollars," Column, Stevens Point Journal, Aug. 15.
Wisconsin stands to see more jobs and more federal dollars through the Wisconsin Security Research Consortium; the partnership of the Wisconsin Technology Council, the UW System and others hopes to secure support for state institutions to conduct classified and sensitive research.
"State workers seek voracious beetles in local counties," Janesville Gazette, Aug. 14.
UW-Extension is leading Wisconsin's hunt for the emerald ash borer, a beetle that has destroyed trees in neighboring states.
National
"Who needs Harvard? Alternatives to Ivy League have never been better," TIME, Aug. 13.
As colleges and universities improve and adapt to the needs of a new generation, students may find that schools outside the Ivy League are really their best fit.