UW System Clipsheet

"Report: UW diversity plan made limited progress," Associated Press, March 3.

A new report says a 10-year program to increase diversity in the University of Wisconsin System made progress but much more work needs to be done. The report says Plan 2008 helped increase enrollment of students of color by 64 percent over a decade. The number of minorities who stayed in school after their second year grew from 72.1 percent to 75 percent. The number of UW employees of color also grew 64 percent. Minority workers now make up more than 12 percent of the workforce. Still, the report says the program aimed for more progress and similar efforts must continue as Wisconsin becomes a more diverse state...

"UW diversity efforts," WKOW-TV, March 3.

The UW System wrapped up its 10-year plan to increase diversity on campus with mixed success. Plan 2008 was meant to attract more students of color to UW campuses through recruitment, scholarships, retention efforts, and diverse coursework. A new report says Wisconsin made progress, but much work remains to be done...

"Budget decreases to affect UW System during next two years," The Royal Purple, March 4.

The University of Wisconsin System will face a $174 million budget cut during the next two years under Gov. Jim Doyle's new budget proposal. To counter tuition increases, the budget also calls for more financial aid for students from families making less than $60,000 a year. The financial aid money will come from a $12 million increase to the UW System for need-based financial aid, and $24 million from the Higher Education Aids Board and Wisconsin Higher Education Grants. UW System Spokesman David Giroux said the new budget is a glass-half-full versus a glass-half-empty situation...

"UW may alter articles 17, 18," Badger Herald, March 4.

A public hearing scheduled by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will take place today to discuss final changes to the student conduct code regarding student behavior outside off university property. University of Wisconsin System spokesperson David Giroux said chapters 17 and 18 are presently “woefully outdated and need to be brought up to today’s realities”...

"Senate accepts changes to UW behavior policy," The Spectator, Feb. 26.

Student Senate passed a resolution Monday night 19-8 supporting the UW-System's revisions to Chapter 17, which mainly includes new language regarding non-academic conduct of students, specifically off campus...Before Senate voted and finished for the night, there was continuous debate between many of its members, focusing on how some feel the new language could harm students' rights and how some believe the current wording is fine...

"UW-Parkside faces $3.35 million slash in state funding allotment," Kenosha News, March 4.

Students could see less courses, bigger classrooms, higher tuition and no money for dormitory upkeep as the University of Wisconsin-Parkside grapples with nearly $3.35 million in cuts over the next two years. The cuts are part of $174 million total the UW System will have to cut under Gov. Jim Doyle’s 2010-11 proposed state budget...

"Parkside to hold budget forums," Journal Times, March 3.

University of Wisconsin-Parkside's Interim Chancellor Lane Earns plans to hold two budget forums later this month to discuss plans for dealing with pending budget cuts...

"Two-year colleges look for budget answers," Greater Milwaukee Today, March 4.

With the University of Wisconsin System projecting deep budget cuts for colleges, local universities are having to find other ways to create revenue. According to a news release, about $173 million in cuts is projected across the system, with the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the Unviersity of Wisconsin-Milwaukee taking the biggest hits...

"Stimulus seen as boost for UW-Madison research," WisBusiness, March 3.

Carl E. Gulbrandsen, WARF managing director, told the monthly WisBusiness.com luncheon that the new federal stimulus package is good news for UW-Madison research. “The university is in the sweet spot of the stimulus package,” Gulbrandsen said Monday, singling out projects like the Wisconsin Institutes for Discovery being built on campus, and the medical research, bio-energy and green energy sectors...

"University names Gruszynski interim head of development," Stevens Point Journal, March 4.

Stan Gruszynski, a former state legislator who has led one of UW-Stevens Point’s major outreach programs and also developed donor relationships for the university’s College of Natural Resources, has been named interim director of university development. Gruszynski served for 10 years as the 71st District Representative in the Wisconsin Assembly, where he rose to Majority Caucus chair and chaired the Colleges and Universities Committee, while also serving on the Ways and Means, Natural Resources, Rural Affairs, Small Business, Housing Securities and Corporate Policy, and Legislative Council Committees...

"Chancellor approves class absence policy for active military students," Royal Purple, March 4.

Chancellor Richard Telfer approved a new policy on class absence due to military service, just one week after the Faculty Senate passed the vote in favor of the policy...

"UW-Madison students participate in entrepreneur challenge," WISC-TV, March 3.

Dozens of entrepreneurial University of Wisconsin-Madison students took part in a 100-hour "Wiscontrepreneur" challenge...

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"Moe: Students get creative with surplus junk," Column, Wisconsin State Journal, March 3.

...Bradley is the assistant director of marketing and communication for the Office of Corporate Relations (OCR) at UW-Madison. Two years ago, OCR launched the 100-hour Wiscontrepreneur Challenge, which offers students a $15 voucher to a campus surplus store and then gives them 100 hours to turn their purchases into an entrepreneurial idea...

"UW band volunteers for Meals on Wheels," WKOW-TV, March 3.

The UW marching band took their instruments on the road today to deliver meals to people who are homebound. Members played mini concerts and helped deliver 200 meals in Madison to those who have difficulty leaving their homes or are disabled...

"'Data Digest' gives the lowdown on campus stats and trends," Capital Times, March 4.

UW-Madison's annual "Data Digest" is hot off the presses. The book -- which can be downloaded for free at www.apa.wisc.edu -- provides a comprehensive quantitative overview of university life, with statistics on budgets, enrollment, retention and graduation rates, and other campus trends...

"Plans for new residence hall unveiled," The Racquet, March 4.

Students have heard that plans for a new 500-bed residence hall have been in the works for some time, but finally the details are out. Nick Nicklaus, Director of the Office of Residence Life, presented the plan at last week's Student Senate meeting. Slated to be completed by the fall of 2011, the hall will increase the number of students on campus from the current 2,600 to 3,100...

"Kovac, Bauman push for downtown dorms," The UWM Post, March 4.

A new ordinance has been brought forward by Milwaukee Aldermen Nik Kovac and Bob Bauman that, if passed, would encourage future UW-Milwaukee dormitories to be built in the downtown area. The new regulation would re-categorize dormitories as special uses, which would then call for prospective dorm construction to be approved by the city Board of Zoning Appeals (BOZA)...

"Editorial: A promise is a promise," Editorial, Green Bay Press-Gazette, March 4.

Governor Jim Doyle and the Legislature could do more to assure parents, students and taxpayers that the promise of the Wisconsin Covenant will be honored by guaranteeing the proposed $25 million in the next biennium will remain untouched...We are confronting difficult financial times, but just as families save money to pay for their children's education, so should the state. If the Wisconsin Covenant is to become a reality, Gov. Doyle and the state Legislature should set aside this $25 million in a separate account...

"Officials: College is within reach," Green Bay Press-Gazette, March 4.

The leaders of five local colleges are promoting access and affordability of higher education. The presidents of St. Norbert College, Northeast Wisconsin Technical College, Bellin College and the College of Menominee Nation, along with the interim chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, gathered to share that message Monday night during a free public forum at St. Norbert...

"An argument against unions on campus," Wisconsin Radio Network, March 4.

A proposal to allow UW faculty bargaining is facing criticism from a state lawmaker. Governor Doyle's proposed budget includes a provision that permits unions Full story not available online.

"Doyle meets with US energy secretary," Associated Press, March 3.

Gov. Jim Doyle says he went to Washington this week to make sure Wisconsin is in a good position to get federal stimulus money for energy projects...Doyle says he specifically touted projects already under way in Wisconsin. Those included building a new biomass power plant at the University of Wisconsin and pursuing ethanol technology for the paper industry...

"The billion-dollar question: Which students benefit?" Chronicle of Higher Education, March 6.

The new economic-stimulus law includes more than $29-billion in provisions directed at making college more affordable in the next two years. That includes $13.9-billion budgeted over 10 years for education-tax-credit changes in 2009 and 2010, $15-billion in additional Pell Grant support, and $200-million for the Federal Work-Study program. But what will all that money actually do for students?... (paid subscription required)

"Job forecast for college seniors: Grimmer than ever," Time, March 4.

...Job prospects for college grads, which had been on the rise since 2004, dropped in virtually every sector this year. The most dramatic decline was, not surprisingly, in finance, which hemorrhaged 71% of expected job openings. Less expected but equally troubling is the 37% decline in hiring for professional services, which include accounting and engineering...

"Funding science, smartly," Inside Higher Ed, March 4.

The fact that even proud budget hawks like Culberson see themselves as friends of science shows the full extent to which academic and other research has become a federal priority in recent years, a trend that is likely to be reinforced and probably hastened under a president widely seen as a friend of science. It was not surprising, then, that Tuesday's hearing before the House panel -- the first of several in the next few days -- was largely the kind of lovefest that most discussions of federal science funding tend to become on Capitol Hill...

"Minnesota colleges see 4% enrollment increase," St. Paul Pioneer Press, March 3.

Enrollment in Minnesota State Colleges and Universities programs is up nearly 4 percent over last spring, an indication of workers' need to retrain in a struggling economy, officials said Tuesday. This larger-than-expected spring enrollment increase most likely reflects the current downturn in the economy," Chancellor James McCormick said in a statement...

"Columbia names first black female college dean," USA Today, March 3.

Columbia University's new college dean is the first black and the first woman to serve in the post. The university said Friday it appointed Michelle Moody-Adams as dean of Columbia College. She succeeds retiring dean Austin Quigley on July 1...