News

  1. Regents select new leaders

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents June 2003 Meeting Day Two News Summary

    June 6, 2003

    MILWAUKEE – The UW System Board of Regents selected new leaders on Friday (June 6), electing Toby E. Marcovich of Superior as president and David G. Walsh of Madison as vice president. Marcovich, vice chair of the Regents’ Executive Committee, succeeds Guy A. Gottschalk of Wisconsin Rapids as Regent president. “Thank you for all of […]

  2. Regent President urges protection of UW budget

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents June 2003 Meeting Day One News Summary

    June 5, 2003

    MILWAUKEE – The University of Wisconsin System must continue to protect its budget until the final state budget bill is signed, Board of Regents President Guy Gottschalk said Thursday (June 5) at the board’s June meeting at UW-Milwaukee. Cuts to the UW System’s proposed 2003-05 budget did not go any deeper than the governor’s proposal […]

  3. Research capacity must be preserved to protect UW System’s future, board told

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents April 2003 Meeting Day Two News Summary

    April 11, 2003

    MADISON – Research at University of Wisconsin System campuses has made major contributions to state and local economies, and continued public and private funding for research will help drive the UW System’s future, according to presentations to the Board of Regents on Friday (April 11). According to National Science Foundation statistics, UW-Madison led the nation’s […]

  4. Remarks on the Budget

    by Guy Gottschalk, President UW Board of Regents

    April 11, 2003

    There is an additional item that I wish to present to the Board, and I hope you will listen carefully. These words have been uttered here before and are eerily relevant to today’s circumstances. I quote: “Your University has never before feared change; it need not fear it now. Indeed, if it is to attain […]

  5. Remarks to the Board of Regents

    by President Katharine C. Lyall

    April 11, 2003

    Academic Staff Awards Each year, the Board of Regents recognizes outstanding contributions by two academic staff from our campuses. Academic staff are the professionals who carry responsibilities in admissions, financial aid, advising and counseling, research operations, safety, and a host of other functions without which our institutions could not deliver quality education. The Regents Awards […]

  6. Budget cuts prompt UW System to evaluate its long-range future

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents April 2003 Meeting Day One News Summary

    April 10, 2003

    MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System must carefully examine how budget cuts may affect the UW’s mission and long-term capacity to maintain quality and excellence, members of the Board of Regents recommended Thursday (April 10). In suggesting such an analysis, members of the board urged a system-wide comprehensive study to consider how the face […]

  7. Regents to hold listening sessions on proposed budget cuts

    March 10, 2003

    MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will hold several listening sessions this month to learn how proposed budget cuts could affect UW campuses and the communities in which they are located. Listening sessions will be held in Eau Claire on Tuesday (March 11) and Green Bay on Thursday (March 13). Listening […]

  8. Budget cuts will have dramatic impact, regents are told

    Board of Regents March 2003 Meeting Day Two News Summary

    March 7, 2003

    MADISON – Tuition increases proposed by Gov. Jim Doyle will still result in a $100 million reduction for the University of Wisconsin System—a reduction that will dramatically affect teaching and learning, the Board of Regents was told Friday. UW System President Katharine C. Lyall said stressed the importance of maintaining the governor’s proposed tuition increase […]

  9. Regents react to governor’s proposed budget cuts

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents March 2003 Meeting Day One News Summary

    March 6, 2003

    MADISON – Members of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents Thursday (March 6) expressed their deep concern over budget cuts proposed for the university and how those cuts could hinder the UW’s ability to educate students and serve the state in the future. In their first meeting since Gov. Jim Doyle last month […]

  10. Remarks Introducing 2003-’05 Budget Discussion

    Guy Gottschalk, President UW Board of Regents

    March 6, 2003

    On February 18, Governor Doyle unveiled his state budget proposal for 2003-’05. We recognize the seriousness of the budget constraints facing the state of Wisconsin and we appreciate the difficult job that the Governor and his staff faced in balancing the 2003-05 budget. Furthermore, we expected to be called upon to do our fair share […]