News - October 2005

  1. Finalists named in UW Colleges / UW-Extension chancellor search

    October 27, 2005

    MADISON – University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced the finalists for the position of the chancellor who will lead both the statewide UW-Extension and the UW Colleges, which includes 13 freshman-sophomore campuses. The finalists have been approved by the Board of Regents’ Special Committee for the UW Colleges and UW-Extension Chancellor […]

  2. Four University of Wisconsin System professors win Alliant Energy’s Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Awards

    October 21, 2005

    MADISON ―Four professors whom University of Wisconsin System students describe as “engaging” and “passionate” have earned the 2005 Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Awards.  The annual honors go to four outstanding teachers from UW System campuses located within the Alliant service area. This year’s recipients are: Karl Byrand, assistant professor of geography, UW-Sheboygan. Larry […]

  3. Testimony to Joint Legislative Audit Committee

    David G. Walsh, President UW System Board of Regents

    October 18, 2005

    Thank you, President Reilly. On behalf of my Board of Regents colleagues, I want to extend our appreciation for your time and consideration. And a special thanks to co-chairs, Rep. Jeskewitz and Senator Roessler, for their courtesy and assistance. I should note that Rep. Jeskewitz and I have had an energetic dialogue about university employment […]

  4. Testimony to Joint Legislative Audit Committee

    Kevin P. Reilly, President University of Wisconsin System

    October 18, 2005

    Thank you, Senator Roessler and audit committee members. Good morning. I must admit that appearing before you as many times as I have in the past few months, I’m beginning to feel like a member of the committee. Seriously, there are worse things than being a student of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and my […]

  5. New name for UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health reflects broader mission

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents October 2005 Meeting Day Two News Summary

    October 7, 2005

    Regents also honor winners of annual Teaching Excellence Awards; strengthen personnel policies MADISON-The University of Wisconsin System will step up what it does to improve public health in Wisconsin following Friday’s Board of Regents’ approval of a name change to reflect a broader mission for the UW Medical School. The UW-Madison school will be known […]

  6. Board of Regents to consider renaming of UW-Madison Medical School

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents October 2005 Meeting Day One News Summary

    October 6, 2005

    Regent committee also approves changes to university sick-leave policy; strengthens audit function MADISON-Officials of the University of Wisconsin-Madison and its Medical School told the Board of Regents on Thursday that a proposed name change for the school was part of a process to expand the school’s public-health mission, but Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett and State […]

  7. Students benefit from UW System teaching excellence

    October 5, 2005

    MADISON ― Two university professors and one academic department will be honored by the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents this fall for excellence in teaching. The winners of the 2005 Regents Teaching Excellence Awards are: Kenneth Maly, professor of philosophy, UW-La Crosse Bradley Caskey, professor of psychology, UW-River Falls Department of Biology and […]

  8. Statement on National Stem Cell Bank at UW-Madison’s WiCell

    Kevin P. Reilly, President University of Wisconsin System

    October 3, 2005

    “I am proud of our university, and I am happy for the people of our state that Wisconsin’s WiCell Research Institute has been selected by the National Institutes of Health as the federal government’s first and only National Stem Cell Bank. This is no accident, but is testament to the collaborative efforts of our colleagues […]