UW System Clipsheet

"Cost-cutting hurts UW System's quality, administrators say," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 9.

Cost-cutting at Wisconsin's public universities may soon cut into the quality of education provided, university administrators warned Thursday...

"Regents weigh coping with cuts to System," Badger Herald, Feb. 9.

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents weighed ways the UW System could combat state budget cuts while maintaining quality of instruction on all campuses on Thursday...

"Board of Regents discuss future of UW System," Daily Cardinal, Feb. 10.

With the UW System facing over $300 million in budget cuts from the state, the Board of Regents convened Thursday to discuss how institutions throughout the state should be structured and more efficiently use their resources...

"UW police investigating third allegation against Chadima," Wisconsin State Journal, Feb. 9.

A third allegation of misconduct involving an adult male has been cast against a former top UW athletic official, adding to a growing investigation of John Chadima...

"Campus Connection: UW police investigating third allegation against Chadima," Capital Times, Feb. 9.

University of Wisconsin-Madison police have been informed of a third allegation of misconduct involving former UW senior associate athletic director John Chadima...

"Investigation into ex-Wisconsin official John Chadima widens," Associated Press, Feb. 9.

Authorities have widened the investigation into a former top athletic official at the University of Wisconsin after a third adult male came forward with allegations of sexual impropriety against John Chadima...

"Chadima lawyer blasts Ward's 'character assassination'," Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 9.

The attorney for John Chadima, the former senior associate athletic director who resigned after being accused of making an unwanted sexual advance to a male University of Wisconsin student employee, accused Interim Chancellor David Ward on Thursday of engaging in "a reckless campaign of character assassination" by soliciting complaints against his client...

"UW: Third allegation leveled against Chadima," WISC-TV, Feb. 9.

The University of Wisconsin-Madison police are investigating a third allegation of misconduct against former Athletic Department official John Chadima, according to UW officials...

"Former UW-Parkside chancellor dead at 77," Associated Press, Feb. 9.

Current University of Missouri interim president Steve Owens released a statement Thursday night announcing that Gordon Lamb died Monday. He was 77....He also served as interim chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Parkside, at the University of Missouri-Kansas City and the University of Central Missouri in Warrensburg.

"Field Notes: UW-Stout hosting prairies conference," Leader-Telegram, Feb. 10.

The Prairie Enthusiasts will host an annual conference Saturday, Feb. 25, on the UW-Stout campus in Menomonie to discuss prairie-related topics...

"Shuttle service running at UW-Stout, UW-EC," Leader-Telegram, Feb. 10.

A pair of new student shuttle services at two local universities are getting different types of funding this year. Eau Claire-based Right Way Shuttle recently began busing UW-Eau Claire students around town on Saturday evenings, charging riders $1. In December, the same company began offering free rides home from bars in Menomonie to students at UW-Stout...

"UW-Stout women's hockey club heads to national tourney," Dunn County News, Feb. 9.

For those who are professional and college sports fans bombarded by talk of free agency, multimillion dollar contracts, rule violations and academic probations, it may be refreshing to see true college student athletes compete for the love of a game. In the midst of its greatest season since its inception, UW-Stout’s women’s club hockey team is just such an entity...

"Male victims hesitant to report sexual assault," WISC-TV, Feb. 10.

Sexual assaults of men are coming to light after a third person comes forward alleging misconduct by former University of Wisconsin-Madison Senior Associate Athletic Director, John Chadima...

"UW-La Crosse dorm to remain closed all semester after fire," Blog, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Feb. 10.

A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse residence hall is closed for the rest of the semster after a fire nearly two weeks ago displaced 271 students, UW System President Kevin Reilly told the Board of Regents at their regular meeting in Madison on Friday...

"UWSP group to buy Hmong book," Stevens Point Journal, Feb. 9.

A University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point student group is buying books related to Hmong culture for local schools to help promote awareness of the culture...

"UWS landscape continues to change after wave of construction," Superior Telegram, Feb. 10.

The University of Wisconsin-Superior’s biggest wave of construction in 40 years may be over, but the campus community will still see several significant projects in 2012, as two buildings get new life, two others disappear, and a new greenhouse marks the conclusion of the Swenson Hall project...