UW System Clipsheet

On Campus

"Planning will help UWMC and county," Column, Wausau Daily Herald, Aug. 25.

UW-Marathon County Dean James F. Veninga discusses the careful planning behind a plan to expand campus facilities.

"Campus' Christian group left hanging," Duluth News Tribune, Aug. 25.

UW-Superior officials are still deciding whether a student group that requires its leaders to sign statements committing to a specific ideology will be officially recognized and eligible for funding.

"Libraries with coffee shops the 'in' thing at area universities," La Crosse Tribune, Aug. 25.

Following student requests and the lead of many other college campuses, UW-La Crosse will add a coffee shop to its campus library.

"Chancellor's opening address covers mission, purpose, goals," River Falls Journal, Aug. 25.

In his beginning-of-the-year address, UW-River Falls Chancellor Don Betz stressed retaining first- and second-year students and a commitment to civic engagement, leadership and service-learning.

"U.S. News ranks UW-EC fourth best in region," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Aug. 24.

UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich credited the campus's faculty, staff and supporters for its high ranking among regional public universities in the Midwest by U.S. News & World Report.

State

"Commission's mission: Examine UW Colleges," West Bend Daily News, Aug. 24.

UW-Washington County Dean David Nixon said his college will soon add to the list of five four-year degree programs offered at that institution.

"More state spending on highways backed," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Aug. 24.

A report from the Legislature's Committee on Transportation Needs and Financing suggests a 40 percent increase in transportation-related spending.