UW System Clipsheet

"Column: UWSP gets chance to showcase successes," Column, Stevens Point Journal, Sept. 26.

In less than a week, our university will be honored to host the UW System Board of Regents for its monthly meeting. It's an opportunity that comes our way once a decade or so, and one for which the UWSP community has been busily preparing...I believe that the visit will confirm for the regents that we are indeed connected to real life and indeed connected to the future of central Wisconsin and the rest of the state. (Column written by UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Linda Bunnell.)...

"Grief counselors at college after 2 killed," Associated Press, Sept. 26.

Grief counselors have been on hand at the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County after the deaths of 2 students whose motorcycle collided with a semitrailer truck...

"UW football bravely battled racism in 1956," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Sept. 26.

...The Wisconsin Badgers football team canceled its games against Louisiana State University in 1957 and 1958 because the state of Louisiana in 1956 formally outlawed social events and athletic contests that mixed black people with whites...

"Violent robberies targeted UW-Madison students and staff ," Wisconsin State Journal, Sept. 25.

Madison, UW and Fitchburg police are investigating 13 similar incidents that occurred between March 7 and Sept. 19 -- including one in which a student was shot in the leg and another in which a student was pistol-whipped, said Madison police spokesman Joel DeSpain...

"Walgreen's accused of promoting binge drinking on campus," WKOW-TV, Sept. 25.

...Dane County Exec Kathleen Falk and UW Dean of Students Lori Berquam told 27 News they're disappointed with the Walgreen's on campus. The new Walgreen's in the University Square Complex has a display with plastic cups and ping pong balls. Students say it's clearly for the popular drinking game beer pong...

"Judge: No rights violation by UW," Wisconsin State Journal, Sept. 25.

A federal district judge on Wednesday sided with UW-Madison in a case over how much religion is too much when doling out money to faith-based student groups. The ruling rejects claims made in a lawsuit filed a little more than a year ago by the Roman Catholic Foundation, a campus student group, that the university violated its First Amendment rights by refusing to fund some of its activities in the 2006-07 and 2007-08 school years...

"Mental health guide available," Badger Herald, Sept. 26.

Students seeking mental health services can now look to a new guide released on Tuesday for ways to find help and learn more about their legal rights. The guide, "Campus Mental Health: Know Your Rights!" covers a broad scope of problems mental health patients might encounter, including privacy rights, academic accommodations and going to a psychiatric hospital...

"Peterson attempted suicide in Dane County jail," WISC-TV, Sept. 26.

A former University of Wisconsin-Madison student accused of killing Madison resident Joel Marino in his home last January apparently attempted suicide in the Dane County Jail on Thursday morning...

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"Madison must join drinking debate," Editorial, Daily Cardinal, Sept. 26.

...This list, better known as the Amethyst Initiative, demands "an informed and dispassionate public debate over the effects of the 21-year-old drinking age" aimed at solving the binge-drinking issue "buzzing" around campuses across America. Officials at UW-Madison, however, are avoiding a commitment to the initiative...

"University Liberal Education Reform Team describes goals," Advance Titan, Sept. 25.

Business students may not think their science classes are important, and striving writers may fall asleep in their math classes, but UW- Oshkosh's Liberal Education Reform Team is trying to show everyone that these classes really are important. According to the team, better known as L.E.R.T., the idea of a liberal education is being well-rounded enough to excel in a certain field while still being able to have the skills to understand other points of view...

"Colleges debate usefulness of standardized tests," Wisconsin Public Radio, Sept. 25.

SAT and ACT scores are often significant factors in college admissions. But a recent report says schools should consider making test scores optional because they aren't the best measure of students' abilities...

"$35 million helps Cornell U recruit faculty and ward off poachers," Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 26.

When it comes to building a top-notch faculty, racing to land prominent scholars is only half the battle for colleges. The other half: Fighting off the poachers intent on swiping the college's existing talented midcareer professors. At Cornell University, a $35-million gift to be announced by officials today will give the institution an edge in an increasingly competitive market for faculty members. It will be used for endowed professorships to be awarded universitywide... (paid subscription only)

"As endowment returns fall, colleges lower expectations," Chronicle of Higher Education, Sept. 26.

After years of double-digit gains, college endowments are feeling the pinch from distressed financial markets. Some colleges are reporting negative rates of return for the fiscal year that just ended, and even those that performed better are wondering what the financial crisis will mean. If the market's slide continues, or the credit crunch worsens, some institutions may put off certain projects until conditions improve... (paid subscription only)

"Warning signals," Inside Higher Ed, Sept. 26.

...(Anna) Scheyett, a clinical associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, is now exploring ways that mentally ill college students can better communicate with university officials, and even close friends, about their problems. Specifically, Scheyett is researching so-called "advanced directives" for mental health. Not unlike a living will, an advanced directive for mental health allows people to designate their preferred treatment options, while also documenting warning signs that may suggest a looming crisis...