UW System Clipsheet - February 7, 2007

UW System

"Fish served GOP, but turned down call from Nixon," Obituary, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 7.

Ody Fish, a member of the UW System Board of Regents for 17 years and a strong influence in Wisconsin politics, died at the age of 81.

"Wisconsin Accord holds promise for state's students and economy," Column, Wausau Daily Herald, Feb. 6.

UW-Marathon County Dean Jim Veninga promotes the Wisconsin Accord, a proposal that would offer state financial aid to students under the condition that they remain in Wisconsin for a set amount of time after graduation.
Full story not available online.

"In Our Backyard," WORT, Feb. 6.

Representatives of the UW System and the UW-Madison Teaching Assistants' Association discuss proposed changes to the university's admissions policies.

Listen: http://lists.wort-fm.org/parchive/pls.php?mp3fil=391049 (begins at about 18:00)

"Wisconsin Accord holds promise for state's students and economy," Column, Wausau Daily Herald, Feb. 6.

UW-Marathon County Dean Jim Veninga promotes the Wisconsin Accord, a proposal that would offer state financial aid to students under the condition that they remain in Wisconsin for a set amount of time after graduation.

"In Our Backyard," WORT, Feb. 6.

Representatives of the UW System and the UW-Madison Teaching Assistants' Association discuss proposed changes to the university's admissions policies.

Listen: http://lists.wort-fm....gins at about 18:00) (begins at about 18:00)

On Campus

"Fostering innovation," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 7.

Support for UW-Milwaukee and other area higher education institutions as they improve engineering education, which will help southeastern Wisconsin remain economically competitive.

"Nosbusch joins UWM capital campaign," Business Journal of Milwaukee, Feb. 7.

Keith Nosbusch, chairman and CEO of Rockwell Automation Inc., joins five other Milwaukee-area business leaders in the quest to raise $100 million over the next 10 years to expand UW-Milwaukee's research capacity and scholarship opportunities.

"Students break the silence at 'read-in,'" Janesville Gazette, Feb. 6.

As part of the college's celebration of Black History Month, UW-Rock County students and faculty read the works of black authors and poets to recognize their contributions to the world of literature.

State

"Doyle wants increase in student financial aid," Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 7.

Gov. Jim Doyle will propose a 21 percent increase in student financial aid, part of which will be used to ensure aid is available in the future to students who sign the proposed Wisconsin Covenant.

"State employee sick leave is necessary recruiting tool to offset salary inequity," Column, Oshkosh Northwestern, Feb. 6.

A UW-Platteville professor says public-sector sick leave policies are crucial to recruiting and retaining talented employees from the private sector, where annual salaries generally exceed those of public-sector workers.