UW System Clipsheet
February 7, 2012
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On Campus
"More accusations against former Wisconsin athletic official," Associated Press, Feb. 6.
University of Wisconsin police have opened an investigation into new allegations against a former athletic official accused of trying to fondle a male student at a pre-Rose Bowl party...
"Campus Connection: UW police investigating second allegation involving Chadima," Capital Times, Feb. 6.
The UW-Madison police have been informed of a second allegation of misconduct involving former senior associate athletic director John Chadima...
"UW examines new allegation against Chadima," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 6.
University of Wisconsin officials on Monday disclosed a second misconduct allegation against former associate athletic director John Chadima, and UW police said the alleged victim's story is credible...
"Second person comes forward with allegations against Chadima," Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 6.
The UW-Madison Police Department is investigating a second allegation against John Chadima, the UW athletic official who resigned last month amid a report that he sexually assaulted a student at a pre-Rose Bowl party...
"UW officials investigate second Chadima allegation," WISC-TV, Feb. 6.
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials said on Monday that UW police are investigating a second allegation made against former Athletic Department official John Chadima...
"UW police launch Chadima probe," Wisconsin Radio Network, Feb. 6.
More allegations against a former UW Madison athletic official. The UW Police Department is investigating a second allegation involving John Chadima and an adult male. That's according to a statement released by interim Madison Chancellor David Ward...
"Racial scare at Wisconsin-Parkside was a hoax," Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 7.
A student at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside has confessed to writing the racial threats (including a hit list of students) that terrified the campus last week, TMJ4 News reported...
"Charges recommended in Parkside racial threat hoax," Kenosha News, Feb. 6.
Charges of disorderly conduct and obstructing a law enforcement officer are being recommended for a University of Wisconsin-Parkside junior who admitted posting a "hit list" naming 13 fellow black students...
"Authorities name student who made hit-list hoax at UW-Parkside," WISN-TV, Feb. 6.
The Kenosha County Sheriff's Department has released the identify of a woman who they say made of a fake list of targeted University of Wisconsin-Parkside students... (video clip)
"Racial hoax investigation still ongoing, police say," Beloit Daily News, Feb. 6.
As of this morning the Kenosha County Sheriff's Department hadn't made a final determination of who may be responsible for a malicious racial hoax involving alleged threats against University of Wisconsin-Parkside senior Aubriana Banks and other students, according to Sheriff David Beth...
"Student implicated in UW-Parkside 'hit list'," Racine Journal Times, Feb. 6.
Kenosha County sheriff's officials are recommending charges be filed against a Kentucky woman who allegedly created a "hit list" of students -- including herself -- before posting it in a residence hall at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, according to the sheriff's department...
"Gaps persist in campus mental health services," Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, Oshkosh Northwestern, Feb. 6.
...Campuses such as UW-Oshkosh and UW-Madison have developed strategies for getting help sooner and to more students. UWO offers consultations at the counseling center, group sessions as well as a variety of other options and programming that not only address mental health issues students may have, but also equip them with skills that can help students avoid developing bigger issues that require treatment...
"UW-Stout faculty members help Nicaraguan farmers adopt good agriculture practices," WEAU-TV, Feb. 6.
Two faculty members from UW-Stout ventured last month to the Central American country of Nicaragua. It's called the Americas Farmer to Farmer Program, and it's designed to provide technical assistance to farmers and agribusinesses in developing countries... (video clip)
"UW chancellor wants to put Adidas on notice for contract breach," WISC-TV, Feb. 6.
University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor David Ward said he believes apparel-maker Adidas should be put on notice for a breech of their contract... (video clip)
"Metabolic 'breathalyzer' reveals early signs of disease," medicalxpress.com, Feb. 6.
New research published online in February in the peer-reviewed journal Metabolism demonstrates a simple but sensitive method that can distinguish normal and disease-state glucose metabolism by a quick assay of blood or exhaled air. Many diseases, including diabetes, cancer, and infections, alter the body's metabolism in distinctive ways..."With this methodology, we have advanced methods for tracing metabolic pathways that are perturbed in disease," says senior author Fariba Assadi-Porter, a UW-Madison biochemist and scientist at the Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Facility at Madison...
"UW sculptor to do life-size bronze statue to living Tuskegee airman," Wisconsin Public Radio/Superior Telegram, Feb. 6.
There's an effort in Duluth and Superior to erect a monument to a living Tuskegee airman. Joe Gomer was a member of that group of black pilots who broke racial barriers flying missions over Europe in World War II...Veterans groups are trying to raise $50,000 to build a life-size bronze statue of Gomer. They've commissioned University of Wisconsin-Superior sculptor Tim Cleary to do the job...
"Life Story: UW-Eau Claire professor left mark in, out of classroom," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Feb. 6.
Jane Pederson sparked a decades-long relationship when she walked into one of Ronald Warloski's history classes at UW-Eau Claire more than 40 years ago...Warloski, a longtime history professor remembered by colleagues for his inspiring lectures, died of leukemia Sunday, the university confirmed. He was 75...
"Public invited to UW spring lecture series," Marshfield News Herald, Feb. 6.
Join University of Wisconsin-Marshfield/Wood County faculty and staff as knowledge grows in the four-part lecture series this spring...
"Celebrate Black History Feb. 10," River Falls Journal, Feb. 5.
The Black Student Union at UW-River Falls will host African Night on Friday, Feb. 10, from 7-9 p.m. in the Falcon's Nest of the University Center. The event honors Black History Month...
"Soglin won't ban Mifflin Street Block Party, but calls for an overhaul," Isthmus, Feb. 5.
The main question prompted by Mayor Paul Soglin in a meeting with student leaders on the future of the Mifflin Street Block Party was how to go about "threading the needle" to keep this year's event a safe and viable option...
"City approves St. Paul's student center designs," Daily Cardinal, Feb. 7.
A city commission approved St. Paul's University Catholic Center's designs Monday for a new student center for Library Mall...
"Plan Commission OKs Catholic Center proposal," Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 7.
The Madison Plan Commission unanimously approved a demolition permit and the rezoning of a property that will likely make way for a new St. Paul's University Catholic Center along Library Mall...
"Artist reception: Thick as thieves," Volume One, Jan. 30.
A senior thesis exhibition featuring the work of Peter Gjovik and Mark Parker...The exhibition, in UW-Stout's Gallery 209, runs through Feb. 2. (Photos)
"Local Briefs: Ex-UW-Stout official to give speech," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Feb. 7.
Bob Dahlke will be featured at a UW-Stout Reminiscence Speaker Series event from noon to 1 p.m. Wednesday in Memorial Student Center, Ballroom A. Dahlke, of Menomonie, is a 1958 UW-Stout graduate and worked at the university as an administrator from 1968 until his retirement in 1993...
"A coach basks in glory, but shares the credit," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Feb. 4.
Former UW-Eau Claire men's basketball coach Ken Anderson shares the credit for the success he enjoyed at the program's helm between 1968 and 1995... He gives them credit, too, for his most recent achievement - having a basketball court named in his honor... (Video clip)
"This year's ads were high quality, experts say," Eau Claire Leader-Telegram, Feb. 6.
..."This is going to score with people like me and you who have familiarity with this movie," said Chuck Tomkovick, a UW-Eau Claire marketing professor who has studied ads from past Super Bowls...
State
"Former MATC manager charged in $250,000 theft," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 6.
A former procurement manager at Milwaukee Area Technical College is accused of using her MATC credit card to buy more than $250,000 worth of goods and services for herself and her family over a nearly seven-year period...
"Obama nominates Lawrence University trustee for key administration post," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 6.
A member of the Lawrence University Board of Trustees has been nominated by President Barack Obama for a key post in the U.S. Department of Justice...
"Lawrence University outlines search plan for new president," Appleton Post-Crescent, Feb. 6.
Lawrence University hopes to name a new leader to succeed outgoing President Jill Beck in December or January...
"Column: MSTC education instrumental in job placement," Column, Stevens Point Journal, Feb. 6.
The faculty and staff of Mid-State Technical College take pride in preparing students for graduation. However, full culmination rests in job placement...
National
"Taking on Robin Hood," Inside Higher Ed, Feb. 7.
Ensuring access to higher education is an expensive proposition, and right now, the state of Virginia is debating who should foot the bill. In his proposed budget, Virginia Governor Bob McDonnell is seeking to cap the use of tuition dollars from in-state students to provide financial aid, a practice employed by almost all colleges and universities, public and private. McDonnell has said he is pushing the cap to spur conversation about aid policies and to keep down the cost of college education, saying the current structure is placing a higher burden on middle-income students...
"Foreign students pay a premium at American colleges," New York Times, Feb. 6.
Our colleague Tamar Lewin wrote a story in Sunday's New York Times about international students paying premium prices to attend colleges in the United States. Ms. Lewin focused on the University of Washington, where 18 percent of freshmen hail from abroad...
"Georgia's governor unveils need-based scholarship plan," Chronicle of Higher Education, Feb. 6.
Some of Georgia's low-income students could receive college scholarships of up to $2,500 a year for four years through a privately supported, need-based program that Gov. Nathan Deal announced on Monday, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Students would enter the program while in middle school, signing a contract promising to attend school, stay out of trouble, and earn a 2.5 GPA in high school...
"Stan Jones: College completion is top issue -- less than half graduate," Column, Capital Times, Feb. 7.
President Obama's plan to make college more affordable is noble in intent but misses the mark in design. If the president and Congress were to focus on the real culprit of high college costs -- poor college completion numbers -- they could find rare common ground and make substantial headway on a problem that threatens to sink U.S. economic competitiveness...


