UW System Clipsheet
November 16, 2009
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On Campus
"UWM health school plans take shape," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 14.
The new University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee School of Public Health - which four years ago was just an idea - is shaping up as a major development that could help attract more outside research funding for the university. UWM's preliminary plans, to be reviewed in December by the UW System Board of Regents, calls for putting the $38.4 million school headquarters at the former Pabst brewery...
"UW tobacco research center gets $9 million federal grant," Wisconsin State Journal, Nov. 13.
A $9 million federal grant has been awarded to the University of Wisconsin Center for Tobacco Research and Intervention, to help fund research on smoking addictions, the center's director said Thursday...
"Some at UW want to revoke Nike's business license," WKOW-TV, Nov. 13.
The UW Labor Licensing Policy Committee voted Friday to issue Nike, Inc. an ultimatum -- clean up your act, or we'll take away your license to do business with the university. It wasn't a unanimous decision (7-2), but enough people said Nike wasn't treating workers fairly, and therefore, violated the university code of conduct...
"UW group votes to notify Nike of labor code breach," Badger Herald, Nov. 16.
Members of the University of Wisconsin Labor Licensing Policy Committee voted Friday to recommend Chancellor Biddy Martin immediately notify UW apparel manufacturer Nike it violated the university’s labor code of conduct by neglecting to pay severances to workers in Honduras...
"National Institute of Justice grant expands Wisconsin Innocence Project," Appleton Post-Crescent, Nov. 16.
...Soon, the Innocence Project, which is based at the University of Wisconsin Law School, will expand its quest for the wrongfully convicted — thanks to a federal grant and a cooperative venture involving the attorney general's office and the State Public Defender...
"Long arm of law flexes at UW-Milwaukee," Wisconsin Radio Network, Nov. 13.
UW-Milwaukee police have stepped up off-campus patrolling in a response to a recent string of nearby robberies and assaults. The partnership between the city’s police force and campus police has been augmented with UWM squad cars seen alongside MPD vehicles in surrounding neighborhoods...
"UW-Stevens Point student falls 35 feet off roof," Wisconsin State Journal, Nov. 13.
Police say a 20-year-old University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student fell about 35 feet from the roof of downtown building while attending a party at an apartment...
"College Notebook: Cheng's challenger is candidate elsewhere," Blog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 13.
A University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee administrator’s competitor for chancellor at Southern Illinois University Carbondale also is a finalist for president at New Mexico State University. Rita Cheng, UWM’s provost, interviewed last week for chancellor at Southern Illinois, which this week brought in Barbara Couture, senior vice chancellor of academic affairs at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln. It turns out Couture is one of four remaining candidates at new Mexico State, following the withdrawal Wednesday of an official from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign...
"WISPIRG marches on Capitol to promote green solutions to environmental issues," Daily Cardinal, Nov. 15.
The Wisconsin Student Public Interest Research Group hosted a rally and march in continuation of its Big Red Go Green global warming campaign Friday. The rally began at Library Mall and ended with a march to the Capitol to support green solutions...
"UW-Parkside adds a little 'green'ery to campus," Kenosha News, Nov. 15.
What better place to demonstrate ways to reduce one’s carbon footprint than a college campus? The University of Wisconsin-Parkside is doing just that, with solar panel systems, high-efficiency lighting upgrades and motion-sensor lighting...
"Students rally for education rights," UWM Post, Nov. 16.
About 50 UW-Milwaukee students held a protest rally in front of Chapman Hall last Tuesday demanding the university administration stop tuition hikes, budget cuts and salary decreases. Students and youth across the country raised their voices, demanding that education is a right on the National Day of Action for Education Rights. But university officials say that decisions relating to tuition hikes and budget cuts are made at the state level and not on campus...
"Stimulus rescues 50 UWSP work study jobs," Marshfield News-Herald, Nov. 16.
A grant from the federal stimulus has helped keep about 50 students employed while they attend school at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point. The money, about $180,000, was part of the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act. The grant is helping to pay for the work-study program, run through the financial aid office...
"New club stands up against sexual assault," UWRF Voice, Nov. 12.
The new Noble Scoundrel Social Club is open to UW-River Falls students, targeting men’s athletic teams, lead by Mark Huttemier, personal counselor, and Corey Phelps, health education coordinator...The new club was formed as part of a grant and advocates males to stand up to sexual assault. UWRF men’s athletic teams are the first students being targeted for the new club...
State
"College Notebook: Network hopes to improve access," Blog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Nov. 13.
A group with the unwieldy name KnowHow2GOWisconsin has launched a statewide network of four regional teams – including representatives from educational institutions, precollege programs and businesses – to improve access to higher education...The access network announced Friday aims at coordinating efforts in Wisconsin to help students get to college and raising the visibility of those programs and services...
"Classes combine skills, language education: LTC receives grant for special program," Herald Times Reporter, Nov. 16.
A teaching model implemented at Lakeshore Technical College this fall extends educational opportunities to students who might not have received them otherwise. LTC received a $45,000 state grant to implement the Integrated Basic Education and Skills Training model in two entry-level customer service classes for English-language learners and adult basic education students...
National
"The Chinese are 'changing us'," Washington Post, Nov. 14.
...While it's not exactly the People's Republic of Wisconsin, this state has been seized with a China fever of sorts. Throughout the United States, old notions of China have been replaced with a deeper understanding that China is a force that must be reckoned with. Hate it or love it, China is a major player in American life...At the University of Wisconsin, as at college campuses across the United States, mainland Chinese dominate the study of science and technology and form the backbone of the engineering, chemistry and pharmacy departments..."Every time I turn around, another campus has signed a memorandum of understanding with another Chinese university," said Kevin Reilly, the president of the university's 26 campuses. Reilly recently joined Doyle on a trip to China. "I came away thinking, if the 20th century was the American century . . . you have to believe that the 21st century will be the Chinese century"...
"China is sending more students to U.S.," New York Times, Nov. 16.
American universities are enrolling a new wave of Chinese undergraduates, according to the annual Open Doors report. While India was, for the eighth consecutive year, the leading country of origin for international students — sending 103,260 students, a 9 percent increase over the previous year — China is rapidly catching up, sending 98,510 last year, a 21 percent increase...
"Report: More U.S. students going abroad, and vice versa," USA Today, Nov. 16.
"Number of foreign students in U.S. hit a new high last year," Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 16.
The number of foreign students attending American colleges hit an all-time high in 2008, capping three consecutive years of vigorous growth, according to new data from the Institute of International Education...
"In-state students' admission obstacle: their home address," Washington Post, Nov. 14.
...Many of the nation's top public universities accepted nonresident students in greater numbers this year, hoping to increase -- or at least sustain -- a pool of incoming freshmen who pay two or three times the tuition charged to locals. At some schools, the push for nonresidents has made it harder for residents to get in. Public universities with the cachet to attract out-of-state students have courted them for decades. But universities are looking harder at nonresident students and their tuition dollars during the recession as other revenue sources dwindle...
"Social networks could help community college students," USA Today, Nov. 16.
"Group says college 'posse' can help students reach potential," USA Today, Nov. 15.
...Wade's posse is one of dozens sent to top-tier universities each year by the New York-based Posse Foundation. The combination of monetary and social support is a model that experts say could help move the U.S. toward President Barack Obama's goal of having America lead the world in the percentage of college graduates by 2020. Next fall, the program hits the Ivy League when it debuts at Penn...
"State cuts give private colleges an edge," Los Angeles Times, Nov. 16.
...His experience reflects a growing effort by private colleges and universities to turn the budget crisis at California's public campuses to their advantage through savvy marketing and, in some cases, special deals. The private schools are leery of being seen as attacking public higher education, but they also don't want to miss a chance to gain good students while UC and Cal States campuses struggle with reduced enrollment and classes...Brown said that for years, many of his 75 member institutions have assured potential students that they would receive personal attention at their campuses and get the courses they need to graduate in the traditional four years. Now, he said, more private schools are putting out similar messages. Even the association's website proclaims that its member schools have no enrollment cuts, unlike the state's public campuses...
"Job outlook grim for college grads," La Crosse Tribune, Nov. 15.
College students graduating in December and May are likely to be the first in a generation to enter a job market featuring double-digit unemployment. That has colleges and universities across America scrambling this fall to revamp their career-placement offerings to help new grads land jobs...
"Mass. immigrant tuition bill to get new push," Associated Press, Nov. 15.
...Nearly three years after Massachusetts House lawmakers soundly rejected a bill that would have allowed illegal immigrants to attend college at in-state tuition rates, lawmakers are preparing to revisit the issue...Currently, 10 states - California, Illinois, Kansas, Nebraska, New Mexico, New York, Texas, Utah, Washington and Wisconsin - have such in-state tuition laws for undocumented students. Oklahoma repealed its law in 2008...
"Minnesota, other Midwestern states look to promote college degrees," Associated Press, Nov. 16.
A coalition of Midwestern states is studying the creation of a college-credit exchange that could make it easier for some people to finally earn their degrees. The project would create a central location for people to store the college credits they have received from multiple institutions. Colleges and universities then essentially would bid for the opportunity to enroll students for the completion of their degrees. The proposal is being researched by the Midwestern Higher Education Compact. That group consists of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Nebraska, North Dakota, Ohio, South Dakota and Wisconsin...
"The Chinese are coming, and they need help with the admissions process," Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 16.
...Applications from China to leading U.S. institutions have skyrocketed in the past three years—up more than 100 percent at many institutions—and the number of students enrolling has also risen steeply. Reputable Chinese universities have limited space compared with the demand, and increasing numbers of savvy parents want their children to get American degrees. In a society where unrelenting competition is a fact of life, the allure of the world's best system of higher education is growing by the year...
"Connecting with part-timers is key challenge for community colleges, survey finds," Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 16.
The "part timeness" of students and faculty members is one of the greatest challenges community colleges face in creating strong campus connections, according to this year's Community College Survey of Student Engagement. Students who enroll part time are less engaged than their full-time peers, and more likely to drop out of college. That likelihood is high at community colleges, where close to two-thirds of students attend part time...
"University leader calls for expanded federal role in financing higher education," Chronicle of Higher Education, Nov. 15.
If public research universities are going to answer President Obama's call to increase the number of college graduates and also do research to help the country solve its thorniest problems, the federal government needs to play a bigger role in financing higher education, Mark G. Yudof, president of the University of California system, said at a forum here on Sunday...
"Funding publics," Inside Higher Ed, Nov. 16.
Recalibrating the puzzle pieces of support for public universities to include more financing from the federal government as state contributions wane might offer the best solutions for public universities’ economic woes, a panel of presidents concluded here Sunday. At "Financing Tomorrow's Public Research Universities," the opening session of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities’ (APLU) annual conference, four public university presidents -- and one ex-president -- came together to consider how to fund their institutions once the federal stimulus money runs out, the recession runs its course and the Obama administration’s efforts to expand access to higher education kick into high gear...