News - May 2005

May 31, 2005

To all UW-Stout Staff: When I made my decision on inviting ROTC to campus, neither I nor my senior staff were aware of a much earlier Board of Regents position on this nor did we clearly understand the application of federal law. After contact from UW System’s General Counsel, it became clear to me that

May 31, 2005

“I support Chancellor Chuck Sorensen’s decision to allow a Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program to operate on the UW-Stout campus. This course of action is in compliance with federal law and Regent policy. “ROTC programs provide educational and vocational opportunities for interested students, and will be allowed to operate on UW campuses. Chancellor Sorensen

May 31, 2005

“We are pleased that Chancellor Sorensen and President Reilly’s office were able to move quickly in deciding to allow a Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC) program on the UW-Stout campus, placing us in compliance with federal law and Board of Regents policy. This obviates the need for further review.” “Our goal now is to move

May 26, 2005

“I am pleased to welcome two new members to the Board of Regents, following their appointment today by Governor Doyle.  All the chancellors, our other UW colleagues, and I look forward to working with each of them to ensure the future health and vitality of the University of Wisconsin System, and its ability to serve

May 24, 2005

MADISON—Martha Dunagin Saunders, vice president for academic affairs at Columbus State University of the University System of Georgia, has been recommended as the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater. UW System President Kevin P. Reilly and the Board of Regents’ Special Committee for the UW-Whitewater Chancellor Search announced the recommendation of Saunders on Tuesday

May 17, 2005

Good Morning.  I am David Walsh, Vice President of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents.  Thank you for the opportunity to speak with you today. The issues raised by the Legislative Audit Committee Report focus on the System’s decision to eliminate the Chancellor’s contractual right to a State Fleet Automobile and substitute a

May 17, 2005

MADISON― University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly has appointed a 17-member search-and-screen committee to identify a Chancellor to serve at UW-Eau Claire. The committee will be chaired by Robert Hooper, UW-Eau Claire professor of geology. He will be joined by eight other faculty members, two academic staff members, two students, two university administrators,

May 6, 2005

Thank you, President Marcovich. Good morning, everyone. We open this morning with a presentation on advances in teaching math occurring here at UW-Stout. Please join me in welcoming our host, Chancellor Chuck Sorensen, who will introduce his colleagues. [Presentation on Math Teaching and Learning Center] I’d like to recognize two other individuals who are making

May 6, 2005

MENOMONIE – The University of Wisconsin-Stout is using an innovative strategy to help freshmen get the tools and resources they need to successfully complete math coursework, the Board of Regents learned Friday (May 6) during a full Board meeting at the UW-Stout campus. Calling it a “real success story,” UW-Stout Chancellor Charles Sorensen introduced a

May 5, 2005

MENOMONIE – A Wisconsin partnership charged with improving public health in communities across the state is making “unprecedented” progress, the Board of Regents learned Thursday during meetings on the University of Wisconsin-Stout campus. The Wisconsin Partnership Fund for a Healthy Future was created following the 2000 conversion of Blue Cross & Blue Shield United of