UW System Clipsheet

"University of Wisconsin-Madison / Alumni lobbying for more funding," Associated Press, Sept. 6.

The Wisconsin Alumni Association has launched a campaign that urges alumni to encourage their elected representatives to support UW-Madison in the ongoing budget negotiations.

Related: "UW Alumni Foundation gets active on budget," WisPolitics.com, Sept. 6.

Also: "Alumni look to speed budget," Badger Herald, Sept. 6.

"United Council pressures state," Badger Herald, Sept. 6.

Members of United Council, a group that organizes and lobbies on behalf of UW System students, have started meeting outside the budget conference committee room to urge lawmakers to complete the budget process.

"Regents to look at future today," Badger Herald, Sept. 6.

The Board of Regents will discuss long-term goals for the university, the campus student ID program, and the 2007 Regents Teaching Excellence Awards.

"Lori M. Berquam: UW committed to dealing with student drinking problem," Column, Capital Times, Sept. 4.

UW-Madison's dean of students reflects on progress made in curbing high-risk drinking.

"UW-Madison should try to house all incoming freshmen," Editorial, Daily Cardinal, Sept. 6.

An editorial encouraging UW-Madison to find ways to provide on-campus housing to all incoming freshmen.

"Doyle pushes Covenant plan on back-to-school crowd," Wisconsin Public Radio, Sept. 5.

Gov. Jim Doyle talked to Madison students at the beginning of the school year about the Wisconsin Covenant, a program that guarantees a place in a Wisconsin college or university for students who fulfill certain academic and non-academic criteria; funding for the Covenant program was included in the Governor's version of the budget but removed from the Assembly version.