News - March 2014

  1. Statement from UW System on UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mike Lovell’s appointment as President of Marquette University

    March 26, 2014

    UW System President Ray Cross: “Mike Lovell is someone for whom I have the deepest regard as both a valued friend and trusted colleague. It may have started with our shared background as engineers, but it goes far beyond that. I respect his leadership and value his wisdom and counsel. “In a time of considerable […]

  2. UW-Oshkosh chancellor search committee named

    March 24, 2014

    MADISON – University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross today appointed a 21-member Search and Screen Committee to help identify a successor to UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells, who announced in January that he will be retiring in August. Cross appointed 11 UW-Oshkosh faculty members, two academic staff members, two classified staff members and two students. […]

  3. Finalists named for UW System university relations leader

    March 18, 2014

    MADISON – University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross today announced the names of the five finalists for the position of Vice President for University Relations for the UW System. Reporting to the president of the UW System, this new position will supervise a team that is broadly responsible for external and internal communications, state […]

  4. UW undergraduates exhibit research in Capitol on March 12

    Hands-on work with professors enhances student success, improves scientific research

    March 10, 2014

    MADISON, Wis. —About 150 of the University of Wisconsin System’s best and brightest undergraduate students will fill the Capitol Rotunda this week to share their original research findings with legislators, state leaders, UW alumni, and supporters. The eleventh annual “Posters in the Rotunda” event takes place on Wednesday, March 12, from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. […]

  5. President Cross promises clear, transparent communication on UW finances

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents March Meeting News Summary

    March 6, 2014

    MADISON – University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross told the Board of Regents Thursday that clearly communicating and explaining the university’s financial situation is his top priority. “I want everyone in this room to have a basic understanding of our finances. To understand how much money we have, where it is, and where it […]