UW System Clipsheet

"Wanted: Student regent," Badger Herald, March 15.

Current student regent Christopher Semenas, whose two-year term will expire on May 1, said his replacement should demonstrate enthusiasm about higher education in Wisconsin.

"UW System needs to work with professors, not against them," Editorial, Advance Titan, March 15.

The UW System should work with the state government to increase faculty salaries so it can better retain star professors who have been leaving for other institutions that offer higher wages.

"UW's lack of diversity result of poor public schools," Column, Badger Herald, March 15.

A columnist writes that the UW System's updated admissions policy does not address the real challenges in achieving diversity on campus.

"Let freedom prevail in church-state fuss," Editorial, Wisconsin State Journal, March 15.

Under the Constitutional right to freedom of association, UW-Madison should not discriminate against student groups simply because their mission may be religious in nature.

Related: "RCF should get org. status soon, director says," Daily Cardinal, March 15.

"NanoSTEM funding may cause rise in tuition," Spectator, March 15.

UW System President Kevin Reilly said the university has received several letters of support for UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout's NanoSTEM initiative, which writers say will boost student education and help fuel the region's economy for years to come.

"Colleges expand online offerings," Wausau Daily Herald, March 15.

The UW Colleges' expanded online access to higher education has resulted in nearly 1,000 students taking online courses in Fall 2006.

"UW stands by Adidas," Badger Herald, March 15.

UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley said the campus plans to meet with executives from one of its apparel licensees and send a group to El Salvador to investigate claims of worker mistreatment at one of the company's facilities.

Related: "Wisconsin will not pull licensing deal with Adidas over labor abuses," Chronicle of Higher Education, March 15. (subscription only)

"Planned planet-hood," Badger Herald, March 15.

UW-Madison's "We Conserve" campaign aims to reduce energy consumption by 20 percent per square foot by 2010.

"Committee OKs new UWSP projects," Stevens Point Journal, March 15.

UW-Stevens Point facilities improvements recently approved by a branch of the state Building Commission have been needed for a long time; the full commission will soon vote on which projects will be forwarded to the Joint Committee on Finance for inclusion in the biennial capital budget.

Related: "Building Commission subcommittee approves funding for UWS project," Superior Daily Telegram, March 14.

"'Living' Stankevich," Spectator, March 15.

An insider perspective on a day in the life of UW-Eau Claire Chancellor Brian Levin-Stankevich.

"NTC pay trumps UWMC," Wausau Daily Herald, March 15.

Following a statewide trend, Northcentral Technical College professors make more than $10,000 more on average than faculty at nearby UW-Marathon County; a state audit shows that, in general, Wisconsin Technical College System faculty earn greater salaries than their UW counterparts.

"College drug use, binge drinking rise," USA TODAY, March 15.

Alcohol abuse remains a problem on college campuses, and abuse of illegal and prescription drugs is also rising, according to a recent Columbia University study.