UW System Clipsheet

January 21, 2009

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On Campus

"Students seek solutions to escalating textbook costs," WISC-TV, Jan. 20.

The climbing costs of textbooks are convincing some college students to get creative. Instead of turning to the Internet to find used textbooks on the cheap, some students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are finding another low-cost option. Some students said the price of textbooks is mind-blowing, WISC-TV reported...

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"University upgrades boost commercial sector," Wall Street Journal, Jan. 21.

...The city's academic sector is seeing a building boomlet while developers in other parts of the country slam the brakes on new office buildings, stores and shopping centers. About $600 million of new building projects are under construction on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus and more than $450 million of additional projects are in the planning stage, said Alan Fish, associate vice chancellor of facilities planning and management at the university...

"Parkside shows off new digs," Kenosha News, Jan. 21.

After nearly two years of work, the new Student Center at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside was dedicated Tuesday...Formerly the Parkside Union, the Student Center features a 400-seat theater for movies or music performances, a new school bookstore and an alumni room...

"UW-Oshkosh looks to future," Oshkosh Northwestern, Jan. 21.

Increased enrollment of students of color and nontraditional students, improved retention rates, a significant increase in grants and private dollars and an investment in 27 tenure-track faculty positions are just some of the successes of the 2007-2008 academic year highlighted in the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s just-released Strategic Plan Update and Annual Report...

"Levelheaded on budget," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Jan. 21.

University of Wisconsin officials are working on a budget for the 2009-'10 academic year that will keep overall operating expenses and ticket prices for all sports at their current levels. That was the message delivered Tuesday to UW's Finance, Facilities and Operations Committee by John Jentz, associate athletic director in charge of finance...

"UW-La Crosse to be featured on Food Network show," La Crosse Tribune, Jan. 21.

University of Wisconsin-La Crosse alumna and host of The Food Network’s “Semi-Homemade Cooking with Sandra Lee” will showcase her alma mater during an episode to air at 11 a.m. Sunday...

State

"Wisconsin could get $2.5B from federal stimulus plan," Associated Press, Jan. 21.

The federal economic stimulus package making its way through Congress could provide about $2.5 billion to help pay for health care and education in Wisconsin, Gov. Jim Doyle’s budget director said today...