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When it comes to alcohol abuse in Wisconsin, it's not just a health or legal issue anymore. It's an economic one. Alcohol-related health and social problems cost the state a staggering $5 billion annually, according to the University of Wisconsin's School of Medicine and Public Health, which is starting a statewide campaign to combat Wisconsin's problems with alcohol...
A conference at the University of Wisconsin Thursday focused on how tricky navigating the changing global workforce of the 21st century can be for recent college graduates. According to UW System President Kevin Reilly, graduates of today's world are expected to hold more than seven jobs throughout their lifetimes and handle a variety of responsibilities. As a result, graduates will be expected to draw from many talents, skills and knowledge to help contribute and adapt to the workforce...
The five finalists for the UW-River Falls chancellor position were named Nov. 18 at the Town Hall meeting. The search and screen committee comprised of 19 members, including students, community members, staff and faculty, chose the five finalists from 11 candidates whom they have been reviewing since June..."Now we give the campus a chance to have their say," James Madsen, chair of the search and screen committee, said. "We need to make an impression on these candidates so they want to be here"...
In light of the current state of the economy, many college graduates may have to tweak their career plans to fit into an unpredictable job market. Hiring forecasts from businesses have clouded prospects in the job market, said Matthew Mott, career adviser for the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh College of Nursing and College of Education and Human Services...
Norovirus has caused an outbreak of diarrhea-causing illness that has sickened at least 140 students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison this month, a health official said Thursday...
University of Wisconsin-Madison students and staff are preparing to move into the new the 250,000-square-foot Student Services Tower, a "one-stop shop" for a range of services and activities...
In the midst of a struggling economy, a fundraising campaign sponsored in part by the University of Wisconsin has yet to reach the halfway point of its goal to raise $3 million for charity with only a week to go. As of Thursday, the campaign, which encourages donations from state employees, University of Wisconsin faculty and health care workers, has accumulated just over $1 million and is set to end next Friday...
...Associate Vice Chancellor of Facilities Planning and Management Alan Fish said if a donor gives a gift that supports anywhere between 25 to 50 percent of the project, the individual or family can typically ask for a naming...
Chancellor Biddy Martin recently made news by rearranging her staff following the departure of former Chancellor John Wiley's top aides, Casey Nagy and Deb Lauder, as well as by establishing a relationship with the controversial Wisconsin Manufacturers & Commerce, a lobby Wiley opposed for its economic and political stances...The implications of these moves show a chancellor willing to step out of the shadow of her predecessor, something Martin will need to do as she further establishes herself at UW-Madison...
A Madison utility and environmental group have teamed up with the University of Wisconsin-Madison to develop a Web tool designed to help residents of the Madison area calculate and reduce their emissions of carbon dioxide. The Web site, www.CO2gether.org, debuted Thursday. The site was developed by Madison Gas & Electric Co., the UW Center for Sustainability and the Global Environment and 1000 Friends of Wisconsin...
The state will have to leave 3,500 state jobs vacant, eliminate employee bonuses and cut agencies' budgets by 2.5 percent to deal with the worst projected budget deficit in its history, Gov. Jim Doyle said Thursday. Doyle also called for targeted tax increases and wouldn't rule out a general sales or income tax hike, although he said he wanted to do everything possible to avoid that. He's also ordering that $30 million in state grants not be awarded...
Gov. Jim Doyle said Thursday that state government faces a budget deficit of nearly $5.4 billion through mid-2011, $400 million more than he estimated only days ago. Doyle said he was taking immediate steps to start to shore up the budget by selling 500 vehicles, leaving 2,800 jobs vacant and not filling 700 openings expected through retirements and other attrition, ending the practice of giving some workers bonuses and canceling up to $30 million in grants...
When lawmakers take up the budget next year, they'll be dealing with the worst deficit in state history. A report given to the Governor Thursday projects the state budget deficit at nearly $5.4 billion, up from around the $3 billion that was forecasted just a few months ago. The Governor says drops in consumer confidence and job losses have resulted in major losses in revenue for the state. As a result, the Governor has directed state agencies to cut more from their budgets and limited state hiring. He's also calling on the next legislature to pass a hospital assessment right away...
State budget director Dave Schmiedicke said state revenue collections are off $3.5 billion from the projections made in June, a major factor in the $5.4 billion budget deficit now facing the state. "It would have been a challenging budget based on the June numbers," Schmiedicke said. The "rapid deterioration" in revenues over the past several months have the state staring at the biggest budget hole in its history, he said...
Gov. Jim Doyle said Thursday that 3,500 vacant state jobs will not be filled, no employees will receive bonuses and agencies will have to cut their budgets by more than 12 percent to deal with the worst projected budget deficit in state history...
Wisconsin may need a partial bailout from the federal government, says the newest member of the powerful state Joint Finance Committee. State Representative Gary Sherman of Port Wing says the economy isn't just about the big financial institutions. It's also about the middle class. With the state facing a $5-billion budget deficit over the next two years, he says help may be needed from Washington...
With the continuing downward spiral of the nation's economy, Gov. Jim Doyle announced Thursday that Wisconsin is now expecting a $5.4 billion budget shortfall over the next 2 1/2 years...When it comes to holding off on cuts, Doyle said education will be his No. 1 priority because Wisconsin's successes have been and always will be based on a superior education system. However, he added education will not be immune from cuts, and every sector in the state government will be receiving cuts of some kind to make up for the deficit...
Gov. Jim Doyle announced an increase in Wisconsin's projected budget deficit and presented steps to move the state out of its current economic struggles at a news conference at the state Capitol Thursday...Doyle did not mention any specific cuts to the UW System. However, UW-Stout Chancellor Charles Sorensen has already reacted to Doyle's comments. "This is going to be a hard two or three years coming up," Sorensen said in a statement. "We feel it is important to start planning for how we will handle a significant budget reduction"...
... (Dean of the University of Wisconsin School of Business Michael) Knetter spoke for nearly an hour on a broad range of topics, from international trade to the credit bubble to tax policy. Here are a few highlights, in no particular order, from last night's event...
...This was supposed to be the year that early-decision applications took a dive. With a recession, the thinking went, selective colleges and universities that use binding early-decision programs to lock in part of their incoming classes would find fewer students ready to commit, and would lose many budget-conscious families to public universities. Indeed, state universities are seeing huge increases in applications.But many selective private institutions are reporting large jumps in early-decision applicants. Dartmouth, Middlebury and Bowdoin are all up about 10 percent over last year; Haverford, 14 percent; Northwestern, 15 percent; and Pomona 20 percent...
Gov. Charlie Crist urged the Legislature on Thursday to allow double-digit tuition increases at all of Florida's 11 public universities as a way of blunting the impact of state-ordered budget cuts imposed over the last two years. The proposal from Mr. Crist, who in the past has opposed raising tuition, would give individual universities the power to increase it up to 15 percent annually until Florida's in-state tuition rate reached the national average, now about $6,500 a year...
The Education Department announced Thursday that it would buy up to $6.5 billion of federally guaranteed student loans made in the 2007-8 academic year as part of its effort to make sure loans are available...
University of California regents took a symbolic step Thursday in an effort to avoid or reduce the 9.4% increase in undergraduate student fees that university officials have said they anticipate next year. The UC system's budget request to the state Legislature for the 2009-10 school year originally projected a $662 fee increase, which would have hiked in-state undergraduate fees to an average of $8,670, including some campus charges but not including room and board. The original budget proposal also suggested that some graduate and professional school fees would increase by larger amounts...