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Regent Eileen Connolly-Keesler urges Wisconsin legislators to adequately fund the UW System so the university's Growth Agenda for Wisconsin -- a plan aimed to make the state a leader in the knowledge economy -- can come to fruition.
Unless the Legislature's budget conference committee is able to craft a state budget before UW System campuses begin instruction, a large number of students from each campus may not be able to attend because they rely on the state-funded Wisconsin Higher Education Grant program to help pay for education costs.
UW-Marshfield/Wood County is just one of the UW Colleges affected by a hiring freeze imposed due to uncertainties about the level of university funding in the state budget; as a result UW-Marshfield/Wood County is left short three full-time faculty.
UW-Eau Claire's student president urges state legislators to finish negotiations on the state's budget, as the present uncertainty leaves many UW System students with inadequate financial aid to pay their tuition.
As legislators continue to negotiate the state budget, municipalities and institutions around the state remain unsure of how to properly allocate funding; Wisconsin is the only state with a July 1 budget deadline to still be without a completed budget.
Editorial: "Unconscionable delay," Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Aug. 27.
Related: "A fix for the broken budget," Editorial, Capital Times, Aug. 25.
Also: "Banning political fundraising could speed state budget," Editorial, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Aug. 27.
This column discusses the contributions the UW System has made to the state as a whole by providing education that students can take back to their communities and the sort of research that benefits all Wisconsin residents.
UW System faculty and staff will continue to get the short end of the stick in the state budget unless they are allowed to engage in collective bargaining.
Related: "It's time for UW faculty and staff to unionize," Column, Capital Times, Aug. 24.
UW-Marathon County Dean Sandy Smith said she hopes to expand the type and variety of degrees offered at the College, as well as to increase the number of students who attend to advance their career prospects.
Related: "New UWMC dean: Sandy Smith hopes to grow programs, campus," Wausau Daily Herald, Aug. 26.
Two UW-Stevens Point students spent their summers in Great Britain learning about international government by serving as interns for members of the Parliament.
After signing an agreement with the local transit authority, UW-Superior will offer students and faculty the opportunity to ride city buses for free.