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UW System President Kevin Reilly is moving forward with university plans to assess campus safety in the wake of the shootings at Virginia Tech; UW-Madison Police Chief Sue Riseling will lead a systemwide university safety commission.
Related: "UW System to review campus security plans," Daily Cardinal, April 25.
UW System's Posters in the Rotunda event featured 112 poster presentations of student research from around the system.
UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Linda Bunnell said expanding UWSP's role in nearby Wausau will establish a permanent teaching and meeting space in the city and would not duplicate services already offered to the community by UW-Marathon County.
UW-Green Bay officials said the campus's first-generation students experience fewer challenges than their peers at other institutions; other northeast Wisconsin higher education officials said these students often do not even know what questions to ask when discussing their education, and have put programs in place specifically to assist them.
UW-Madison School of Business Dean Michael M. Knetter explains the reasons behind the recent implementation of a differential tuition for students in the program.
The Dane County Board's Zoning and Land Regulation Committee approved a resolution opposing a UW-Madison proposal to construct an animal disease research facility in a town outside of Madison, citing land-use concerns.
The federal government is putting together a group to examine ties and possible conflicts of interest between university financial aid officials and private loan companies; UW System President Kevin Reilly has already called for a review of the university's financial aid practices.
Former UW-Madison Chancellor David Ward, who currently serves as president of the American Council on Education, joined other higher education officials in calling for the creation of a national center for campus public safety, which would help local officials work with national law enforcement to establish campus safety programs.