News - August 2018

  1. UW System on track to implement more robust hiring, reference check policies (day 2 news summary)

    August 24, 2018

    MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System presented the Board of Regents with a proposal to require all UW institutions to document in personnel files instances of sexual violence and sexual harassment perpetrated by employees and to share that information with other employers, including System institutions and other State of Wisconsin agencies, during the hiring […]

  2. Regents approve name changes for UW System two-year campuses

    August 24, 2018

    MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents approved name changes today for several of the former two-year UW Colleges campuses which now operate as branch campuses of comprehensive and research institutions under the UW System’s restructuring initiative that took effect July 1. UW-Barron County’s new name was approved at the June Board meeting. […]

  3. News Around the UW System – August 2018

    August 24, 2018

    Report by President Ray Cross to the Board of Regents This summer at UW-La Crosse Assistant Professor Niti Mishra and senior Jackson Radenz used drones to generate 3D maps of a local rock quarry. The images and analysis they produced are superior to traditional ground surveys and help companies more effectively manage their assets. UW-Green Bay and […]

  4. Regents approve UW System’s 2019-21 budget requests (day 1 news summary)

    August 23, 2018

    MADISON – The Board of Regents voted today to approve a biennial budget proposal presented by the University of Wisconsin System that targets affordability, talent development, and return on investment for the people of Wisconsin. The UW System request calls for an investment of $107.5 million in state funds, including $82.5 million in outcomes-based funding […]

  5. Regents approve UW System’s 2019-21 budget requests

    Biennial operating budget request focuses on student success, workforce development, efficiencies

    August 23, 2018

    MADISON – The Board of Regents voted today to approve a biennial budget proposal presented by the University of Wisconsin System that targets affordability, talent development, and return on investment for the people of Wisconsin. “An investment in the University of Wisconsin System is an excellent investment,” said UW System President Ray Cross, in presenting […]

  6. UW System to recommend more robust hiring, reference check policies

    With heightened national interest in preventing sexual misconduct, UW System’s proposals attract attention

    August 21, 2018

    MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System plans to require all UW institutions to document in personnel files instances of sexual violence and sexual harassment perpetrated by employees and to share that information with other employers, including System institutions and other State of Wisconsin agencies, during the hiring process. The System will also require the […]

  7. Investing in the UW System is an investment in Wisconsin

    Biennial operating budget request focuses on student success, workforce development, efficiencies

    August 20, 2018

    MADISON – President Ray Cross will present a biennial budget proposal Thursday for the University of Wisconsin System that targets affordability, talent development, and return on investment for the people of Wisconsin. “Investing in the UW System is an investment in Wisconsin,” President Cross said. “At a time when growing the number of highly educated […]

  8. UW System is major driver of the Wisconsin economy

    New study shows UW System offers a $23 return on every dollar invested by the state

    August 15, 2018

    MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System contributes $24 billion to the state’s economy each year, which is a 23-fold return on Wisconsin’s investment in the university, according to a new study. “We are grateful for the significant, long-term investment in the UW System made by the State of Wisconsin, helping to make it one […]