UW System Clipsheet

"Couple gives $500,000 to UW-Stout," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Jan. 4.

Two anonymous alumni donated $500,000 which will distribute more than $20,000 per year in scholarships to UW-Stout students.

"Lee Sherman Dreyfus: 1926-2008," Associated Press, Jan. 4.

Former Wisconsin Governor Lee S. Dreyfus, who served as UW-Stevens Point chancellor, and a UW System regent, passed away Wednesday at the age of 81.

Editorial: "A Wisconsin maverick," Editorial, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 3.

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Also: "Former Gov. Dreyfus dies Wednesday at age 81," Beloit Daily News, Jan. 3.

And: "Dreyfus dies: Populist governor was as colorful as his vest," Capital Times, Jan. 3.

And: "Former governor encouraged 4 cities to collaborate," Marshfield News-Herald, Jan. 4.

"Another Wisconsin lawmaker is called for duty in Iraq," Associated Press, Jan. 3.

State Assembly Republican Roger Roth will leave in mid-January for active duty with the Wisconsin Air National Guard.

"Students learn to virtually drive, virtually," Wisconsin Public Radio, Jan. 3.

Chippewa Valley Technical College now offers a computer simulator that will teach students in the truck driving training program scenarios and conditions that real truck drivers face without going out on the road.

"In Seattle, a firsthand lesson in college access," The Chronicle of Higher Education, Dec. 14. (subscription only)

The University of Washington's Dream Project partners college students with low-income and first-generation high school students to help the high school students through common academic ropes.

"MIT leads elite colleges offering free resources," MSNBC.com, Dec. 30.

MIT now openly allows the free downloading of class lectures, notes, tests, and videos to anyone.

"Rent-a-book: As textbooks get more expensive, leasing gains appeal," Green Bay Press-Gazette, Jan. 4.

Online textbook rentals become viable option for lowering students' textbook costs.