News - June 2010

  1. Morgan to lead UW administration and fiscal affairs

    June 11, 2010

    MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced the appointment of Michael L. Morgan as the System’s Senior Vice President for Administration and Fiscal Affairs. With more than 20 years of public sector experience, Morgan has served as Secretary of Wisconsin’s Department of Administration since 2007, after four years leading […]

  2. Boosting Entrepreneurship Education in UW System Campuses

    June 11, 2010

    WiSys Technology Foundation and the UW-Madison Office of Corporate Relations will collaborate to advance entrepreneurship education at UW System comprehensive campuses MADISON – Entrepreneurs across the University of Wisconsin will have access to Web-based educational resources in 2011. The entrepreneurship resources are the result of a dynamic partnership between the WiSys Technology Foundation and UW-Madison’s […]

  3. UW System Good News – Remarks to the Board of Regents

    Board of Regents Meeting Kevin P. Reilly, President University of Wisconsin System

    June 11, 2010

    It’s at about this time that I generally like to share other news from around the UW System.  I know we are very, very busy with a lot of other things now, but I think this offers a reminder of what we’re all about – not just a bunch of numbers! UW-Superior has renamed its […]

  4. Regents recognize 2010 recipients of Academic Staff Awards for Excellence

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

    June 11, 2010

    MILWAUKEE – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents on Friday honored this year’s recipients of the Academic Staff Awards for Excellence, the highest recognition bestowed on members of the UW System’s academic staff. The 2010 recipients are: Dale Braun, Campus Planner, Integrated Planning, UW-River Falls; Lynn Freeman, Director of Academic Advising, UW-Oshkosh; and […]

  5. Board calls for 5.5% tuition increase at UW System’s four-year institutions, tuition freeze at UW Colleges

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

    June 10, 2010

    MILWAUKEE – As part of approving a $5.59 billion annual operating budget, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today unanimously approved a 5.5% average tuition increase for resident undergraduates at the UW System’s four-year campuses. The Board also approved a tuition freeze for the fourth straight year for the UW Colleges. In recommending […]

  6. UW Regents to approve budget, set tuition

    June 7, 2010

    Proposal extends tuition freeze at 13 UW Colleges for fourth consecutive year Grants available to offset increases for low- and middle-income students MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will approve an operating budget and set tuition rates for the 2010-11 academic year this week in Milwaukee. In the second year of […]

  7. UW System recommends policy managing textbook costs for students

    June 4, 2010

    MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin System students will benefit from a variety of measures to control textbook costs under a new policy being considered by the Board of Regents next week. “Ensuring that textbooks are affordable for all students has been a high priority of the Board of Regents for many years,” said Regent […]

  8. Regents to honor winners of 2010 Academic Staff Awards for Excellence

    June 2, 2010

    MADISON, Wis. —The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will honor this year’s recipients of the Academic Staff Awards for Excellence June 11 in Milwaukee. This is the highest recognition bestowed on members of the UW System’s academic staff. The 2010 recipients, including two individuals and one program, are: Dale Braun, Campus Planner, Integrated […]