UW System Clipsheet

"Democrats offer to drop health plan," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 22.

Members of the Legislature's budget conference committee continue to spar over budget provisions; some progress was made late last week, but major negotiations are still necessary to craft a state budget.

Editorial: "It's time for 2 sides to settle state budget issue," Editorial, Green Bay Press-Gazette, Sept. 23.

Related: "Doyle tries to bridge budget gap," Beloit Daily News, Sept. 22.

Also: "Partisan politics stall state budget," Spectator, Sept. 24.

"UW student expects legislators to preserve education's quality," Column, Dunn County News, Sept. 19.

Regent Colleene P. Thomas writes the state Assembly's budget would jeopardize the quality of the education and reduce the value of a UW degree.

"State budget process needs change," Column, Appleton Post-Crescent, Sept. 23.

State Rep. Dean Kaufert encourages the Legislature to come to a budget compromise and proposes some steps to reform the budget process in the future.

"Lawmakers declare war on Veteran's benefits," Column, Wisconsin State Journal, Sept. 22.

A returning veteran and UW law student writes the state Legislature is drastically cutting the Wisconsin G.I. Bill and that the reduction of the 128-credit-hour allowance to 48 credit-hours marks a break in the moral obligation the state Legislature has to Wisconsin's veterans.

"Higher education is better option close to home," Editorial, Janesville Gazette, Sept. 22.

This editorial praises UW-Whitewater for expanding UW-Rock County's course offerings for education degrees because it will be more convenient for students.

"Letter: Bargaining a better option than lawyers for UW System staff," Letter to the Editor, Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Sept. 23.

A UW-Green Bay professor writes that UW System employees should be allowed bargaining rights in order to save on time and fees from litigation.

"University of Wisconsin Colleges offers business communication certificate," Fond du Lac Reporter, Sept. 24.

UW Colleges will offer a non-credit business certificate beginning next month.

"We all can be proud of investment at UW-Sheboygan," Editorial, Sheboygan Press, Sept. 23.

UW-Sheboygan dedicated the new $5.7 million Acuity Technology Center last week with the support of the local county board and capital investment from partnerships with private companies cultivated over the past years.

"UWSP professor discusses positive psychology," Stevens Point Journal, Sept. 22.

UW-Stevens Point honored Jeana Magyar-Moe, assistant professor of counseling psychology, for her work on positive psychology at the fourth annual University Evening.

"Global explosion: Spike in Asian students behind bigger international presence at UW-L," La Crosse Tribune, Sept. 23.

Stepped up recruiting in Asia and UW-La Crosse's rise in national academic rankings increased international student enrollment by 113 this year.

"Only official repository of the stem cells in U.S., at UW-Madison, expects to get almost all of its remaining deposits soon," La Crosse Tribune, Sept. 23.

WiCell, the stem-cell research institute affiliated with UW-Madison, should receive the remaining five lines of stem cells by the end of the year.

"UWO not in step with Caesar's beyond-reproach idea," Column, Oshkosh Northwestern, Sept. 24.

UW-Oshkosh professor Kevin McGee addresses the campus's ties with a private banking company.

"UWM ignoring people's will in its grab for country grounds," Column, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 22.

A Milwaukee-area resident addresses UW-Milwaukee's expansion initiatives and the potential impact they could have on local residents.