News

  1. Regents to host statewide forum about UW admissions

    Feedback on admissions policy welcomed through new UW website

    January 18, 2007

    MADISON— The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents is tapping into statewide communications networks to facilitate a dialogue about freshman admissions policy.  The university launched a special website where people can review a draft policy and share comments. The Board in December 2006 postponed action on a system-wide policy that would update and clarify […]

  2. Faculty discipline rule changes advance to Legislature

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

    December 8, 2006

    New policy requires employee background checks MADISON—University of Wisconsin System campuses will have additional tools to ensure the safety and security of students, faculty, staff and resources following two actions by the Board of Regents on Friday (Dec. 8) to implement criminal background checks and recommend change in the faculty disciplinary process. New employees in […]

  3. Students, families to learn more about admissions to UW System

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

    December 7, 2006

    MADISON—Prospective students, their families, and other stakeholders will have the chance to learn more about the process of admission to University of Wisconsin System campuses in the coming weeks, following discussion by members of the Board of Regents on Thursday (Dec. 7). Members of the Board’s Education Committee decided to wait until a future meeting […]

  4. Regents honor educators with Teaching Excellence Awards

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

    November 10, 2006

    MADISON — Educators at three University of Wisconsin System campuses were honored Friday (Nov. 10) for their distinctive teaching and learning philosophies, and for their willingness to adapt and innovate in serving students. The Board of Regents distributed the 14th annual Teaching Excellence Awards to: John Koker, professor of mathematics, UW-Oshkosh; Kathryn Olson, associate professor […]

  5. UW partnerships serving Milwaukee’s public health needs

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

    November 9, 2006

    The UW School of Medicine and Public Health is actively working to fulfill a responsibility to meet public health needs in Milwaukee, members of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents learned at their meeting on Thursday (Nov. 9). Robert Golden, dean of the UW School of Medicine and Public Health and a UW-Madison […]

  6. Gow recommended as next UW-La Crosse Chancellor

    November 3, 2006

    MADISON—Joe Gow, interim president of Nebraska Wesleyan University, has been recommended as the next chancellor of the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse. UW System President Kevin P. Reilly and the Board of Regents’ Special Committee for the UW-La Crosse Chancellor Search announced the recommendation on Friday (Nov. 3). The full Board of Regents will act on […]

  7. Leading the way: Communities look to UW-Platteville

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

    October 6, 2006

    PLATTEVILLE – The University of Wisconsin-Platteville provides a wealth of economic and community support for Southwest Wisconsin, the Board of Regents learned Friday. In a presentation by a number of campus and Platteville-area officials, Regents heard how the campus’s students, faculty and staff contribute to the well-being of the region. UW-Platteville Chancellor David Markee outlined […]

  8. UW-Platteville: ‘An eye on the future’

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

    October 5, 2006

    PLATTEVILLE — University of Wisconsin-Platteville chancellor David Markee on Thursday welcomed the UW System Board of Regents to the campus for its October meeting and presented the board with an overview of campus life, both past and present. “We believe we are strategically focused, with an eye on the future needs of our students and […]

  9. Board of Regents urges funding for student veterans and financial aid programs

    August 18, 2006

    MADISON-The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents on Friday encouraged the state of Wisconsin to support programs that would assist veterans and students from low-income backgrounds as part of the state’s 2007-09 biennial budget. The Board approved resolutions Friday to support the proposed Hold Harmless Tuition Grant and the Veterans’ Tuition Grant. Funding for […]

  10. Board of Regents votes to divest UW funds from companies in Sudan

    August 18, 2006

    MADISON-The Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin System on Friday voted to prevent university funds from being invested with companies that support or abet acts of genocide in the country of Sudan. “This is the right decision if we are to be humanitarian and responsible stewards of university funds,” said Regent Charles Pruitt. […]