UW System Clipsheet

"Doyle lobbies for more UW funds," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 18.

Gov. Jim Doyle told economic development leaders that investing in the UW System is fundamentally important for the state's future.

"UWSP student research to be displayed at Capitol Rotunda," Lake Mills Leader, April 12.

Twelve UW-Stevens Point students will join dozens of other undergraduates from around the UW System at today's "Posters in the Rotunda" event and share their research with university faculty, staff, administration and legislators from across Wisconsin. Full story not available online.

Related: "Posters in the Rotunda 2007," Wisconsin.edu, April 18.

"UWO ends financial relationship with preferred lender," Oshkosh Northwestern, April 18.

UW-Oshkosh has ended a revenue-sharing arrangement with a private lending company to remove any notion of impropriety among the campus's financial aid officials; the Medical College of Wisconsin and Milwaukee Area Technical College are also found to have had arrangements with preferred lenders.

Related: "MATC gets perks from top lenders," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 18.

"Schools seek security in wake of shootings," Superior Daily Telegram, April 17.

Security officials at UW-Superior and other UW campuses talked yesterday about their preparedness plans, following Monday's tragic shootings at Virginia Tech; some UW campuses are holding services to share condolences with the Virginia campus.

Related: "Response to shootings scrutinized," Baltimore Sun, April 18.

Also: "Shocked silence filled room at Virginia Tech, professor says," Wisconsin State Journal, April 18.

And: "Campus reacts to Virginia Tech shootings," RiverTowns.net, April 17.

"An unholy Union," Editorial, Badger Herald, April 18.

This editorial urges the Legislative Joint Finance Committee to reject UW-Madison's Student Union Initiative, which would increase student segregated fees by $200 each year for upgrades to the campus's student unions.

Column: "UW focus on new buildings way off," Column, Badger Herald, April 18.

"Good timing for discussions of race," Editorial, Kenosha News, April 17.

With race taking center-stage recently in a number of positive and negative U.S. events, UW-Parkside's series of discussions about race are immediately relevant.

"Scholarly showcase," Kenosha News, April 17.

UW-Parkside's annual Showcase of Student Scholarship allows the campus's undergraduates to share their research with fellow students and campus faculty. Full story not available online.

"Politics paralyze justice," Column, Badger Herald, April 18.

A column reflecting on the controversy surrounding the termination of former UW-Madison administrator Paul Barrows.

"State IT jobs bust budgets," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, April 18.

An audit of state information technology projects found poor planning for several multi-million-dollar IT undertakings in state government.

"Survey says choose your degree wisely," Editorial, Marshfield News-Herald, April 16.

This editorial urges prospective college students to examine Wisconsin's job market when selecting a field of study, as many graduates find difficulty locating employment in fields where they can apply their degree.