UW System Clipsheet

UW System

"UW official wants to increase access to degrees," Marshfield News-Herald, Sept. 19.

UW System Board of Regents President David Walsh addressed the Marshfield Rotary Club this week, emphasizing the need for affordable public higher education in Wisconsin and highlighting the many benefits of having more four-year college degree-holders in the state.

On Campus

"UW-La Crosse proposal goes beyond diversity," Column, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 19.

UW-La Crosse Chancellor Elizabeth Hitch discusses the campus's Growth and Access Agenda, which would use additional revenue to grow enrollment and improve academic programs.

"Chancellor Charles Sorensen," Wisconsin West Magazine, Oct. 2006 issue.

A look at the life and work of UW-Stout Chancellor Charles Sorensen, who is the longest-tenured chancellor in the UW System; Sorensen has worked to increase collaborative educational opportunities between UW-Stout and other campuses, and has led the campus to national academic recognition.

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State

"Wisconsin competes for creative people," Wisconsin Public Radio, Sept. 18.

UW-Stout is hosting this year's Synergy Conference, which will gather Western Wisconsin leaders interested in competing with the Twin Cities-area to recruit and retain Wisconsin's young, educated workers -- members of the so-called "Creative Class."