News

  1. Board endorses UW System’’s plans for change

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents September Meeting News Summary

    September 8, 2011

    MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents has unanimously approved broad organizational changes in the UW System, giving chancellors new leadership roles and altering the relationship between institutions and the System’s central administration. At Thursday’s meeting of the full Board, UW System President Kevin P. Reilly told Regents that the changes will […]

  2. Changes will make UW System more nimble

    New leadership roles for Chancellors, faster approval for degree programs

    September 2, 2011

    MADISON, Wis. – Building on major new flexibilities provided in the state’s 2011-13 biennial budget, University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly is proposing significant organizational changes to the system’s central office and its relationship to the UW institutions. Reilly’s plan, which will be discussed at Thursday’s Board of Regents meeting, calls for UW […]

  3. Regents present Academic Staff Awards for Excellence

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents July Meeting, Day Two News Summary

    July 15, 2011

    MADISON – 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 2011 recipients are: Joseph Abhold, Director of Counseling Center, UW-Oshkosh; Alfonso Gutierrez, Director of the UW Radio Frequency Identification […]

  4. Board approves 5.5% tuition increase to help maintain quality education in face of budget cuts

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents July Meeting, Day One News Summary

    July 14, 2011

    MADISON – As part of approving a $5.6-billion annual operating budget, the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today approved by an 11-4 vote a 5.5% average tuition increase for resident undergraduates at the UW System’s four-year campuses. The same 5.5% tuition increase was also approved for the 13 freshman-sophomore UW Colleges – the […]

  5. UW Regents to take up annual budget and tuition

    July 11, 2011

    Updated August 10, 2011 – Editor’s Note: Final paragraph reflects verified figures from the Fund for Wisconsin Scholars. MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will review an operating budget and consider new tuition rates for the 2011-12 academic year this week. Faced with $250 million in reduced taxpayer support over […]

  6. Regents to honor winners of 2011 Academic Staff Awards for Excellence

    July 8, 2011

    MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will honor this year’s recipients of the Academic Staff Awards for Excellence July 15 in Madison. This is the UW System’s highest recognition bestowed on members of its academic staff. The 2011 recipients, including two individuals and one program, are: Joseph Abhold, Director of […]

  7. Johnson Controls teams up with UW in energy storage research

    June 30, 2011

    Johnson Controls, Inc., the world’s leading automotive battery supplier, is helping to position Wisconsin as a worldwide leader in energy storage. The company todayannounced it is endowing a professorship, research labs and graduate studies in energy storage at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee. “Between our scientists and the talented UW students, […]

  8. Ward appointed interim UW-Madison chancellor

    Former UW chancellor served as head of American Council on Education

    June 29, 2011

    MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced thatChancellor Emeritus David Ward has agreed to serve as UW-Madison’s Interim Chancellor following the departure of Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin. Ward’s appointment will take effect on July 18. Martin announced on June 14 that she is leaving the university to become the […]

  9. UW System statement on Legislative budget action

    June 16, 2011

    MADISON, Wis. – June 16, 2011 – With the Senate’s vote today, the budget bill awaiting Governor Walker’s signature offers significant leadership flexibilities for all University of Wisconsin System institutions. The two-year budget reduces taxpayer support for UW institutions by $250 million, but it includes long-sought statutory changes in budgeting, financial management, personnel, and other […]

  10. UW System Board of Regents announces new leadership

    June 13, 2011

    MADISON – Regent Michael J. Spector has been elected the new President of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Spector, who had served as Board Vice President for the last two years, was elected by a unanimous vote of the Board. He succeeds Charles Pruitt in the position. Regent Mark Bradley of Wausau, […]