UW System Clipsheet

November 1, 2007

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On Campus

"Domestic partnership benefits important to keeping employees in Wisconsin," Editorial, Advance-Titan, Nov. 1.

An editorial calling for a bill to be introduced to the Colleges and Universities committee of the Legislature to provide domestic partner benefits for university employees; Wisconsin is the only state with a Big 10 university not to offer such benefits.

Related: "Budget creates setback for UW partner benefits," Daily Cardinal, Nov. 1.

"Faculty free agency," Badger Herald, Nov. 1.

An article about the challenges UW-Madison faces offering competitive compensation to recruit and retain faculty; the state budget recently passed by the Legislature includes $10 million to assist with this effort.

"Two UW research scientists honored," Wisconsin State Journal, Nov. 1.

Two UW-Madison researchers are among 57 researchers nationwide to be honored with the Presidential Early Career Awards for Scientists and Engineers.

"Churning them out: UW-Eau Claire among the top in Fulbright scholars," Spectator, Nov. 1.

UW-Eau Claire is twentieth out of 570 colleges and universities in its number of students becoming Fulbright scholars.

"$33 million Kress Events Center open for fitness," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Oct. 31.

On Saturday, the UW-Green Bay campus celebrates the grand opening of its new fitness center, which is free to students and already bustling with use by students and staff, athletes and non-athletes alike.

"UW must adopt greener standards," Editorial, Daily Cardinal, Nov. 1.

An editorial arguing that the UW-Madison campus needs to do more to reduce energy consumption and promote green building features.

State

"$40 million gift will support Wis. higher education program," Associated Press, Nov. 1.

A nonprofit group, the Great Lakes Higher Education Guaranty Corporation, has given $40 million to support the Wisconsin Covenant program, a plan being promoted by Gov. Doyle to help students go to college if they meet certain academic and non-academic criteria; the funds will help provide financial aid to low-income students.