News - June 2007

  1. Statement on Passage of the 2007-09 State Budget by the Wisconsin State Senate

    June 27, 2007

    Mark Bradley, President, University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Kevin P. Reilly, President, University of Wisconsin System “We applaud the Senate for its strong support of the University of Wisconsin System and the university’s Growth Agenda for Wisconsin. “Legislators have found common ground in plans to open more university slots for Wisconsin students, and efforts […]

  2. Statement on tentative Wisconsin-Minnesota tuition reciprocity agreement

    Kevin P. Reilly, President, University of Wisconsin System

    June 22, 2007

    “I am very pleased a tentative reciprocity agreement between Minnesota and Wisconsin has been reached. I applaud the leadership in both states for striving to make educational opportunity the most important component in often difficult negotiations. “Key to the new agreement for Wisconsin is that it preserves educational opportunities and options for students in both […]

  3. UW System Regents Show Strong Support for Veterans

    New board president appoints liaisons to work on tuition benefits

    June 20, 2007

    MADISON, Wis. – Mark J. Bradley, elected last month as president of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, announced today that the board will take new steps to ensure educational benefits for veterans. Bradley has appointed three regents – all Vietnam-era veterans of the U.S. armed forces – to serve as the board’s […]

  4. Mark Bradley elected as Board of Regents’ President; Charles Pruitt elected as Vice President

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents June Meeting Day Two News Summary

    June 8, 2007

    MILWAUKEE—Regent Mark Bradley of Wausau assumed the presidency of the Board of Regents after a vote by the Board Friday. Bradley, who had previously served as Board Vice President for two years, was elected with a unanimous vote. Regent Danae Davis of Milwaukee, who nominated Bradley for the position, highlighted his efforts to learn about […]

  5. Regents review new UW System rules on student lending

    June 7, 2007

    MILWAUKEE ― Members of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today reviewed and approved a proposed new code of conduct regarding the university’s relationships with private lenders. The proposed policy responds to a call by UW System President Kevin P. Reilly to inventory campus ties to banks and other private companies that provide […]

  6. Joint Statement on recent action by the State Legislature’s Joint Committee on Finance

    June 7, 2007

    David G. Walsh, President of the UW System Board of Regents and Kevin P. Reilly, President of the UW System “At this critical juncture in the state’s budget-making process, we want to thank members of the Joint Committee on Finance for their support of the University of Wisconsin System. “Facing a complex array of budget proposals, […]

  7. Board of Regents to consider new policy for student lending

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents June Meeting Day One News Summary

    June 7, 2007

    MILWAUKEE – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents took one more step toward the creation of an updated set of policies regarding its relationships with student lenders Thursday. The Board’s Business, Finance and Audit Committee approved a resolution calling for the creation of the Policy on Institutional and Employee Relationships with Educational Loan […]

  8. UW students earn honors for essays on value of liberal education

    June 1, 2007

    MADISON—Two undergraduate students from University of Wisconsin System campuses have been named recipients of the second annual UW System Liberal Arts Scholarship Competition, established to support and promote liberal arts and science education throughout the state’s public university system. This year’s recipients are: Rebecca Ford, UW-Madison, for “Interrogating Rajasthan:  Poverty in the Developing World and […]