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May 5, 2006

MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today approved a request from UW-Madison Chancellor John Wiley to adjust the base salary of Kenneth Davis Jr., dean of the UW Law School, and pay his salary with private funds. For the first time, the entire dean’s salary will be paid by an endowment […]

May 5, 2006

MADISON—The state would provide financial aid and support to students from low-income backgrounds to attend a University of Wisconsin System campus under a proposed program supported Friday by the Board of Regents and Gov. Jim Doyle. Doyle said the program, known as the “Wisconsin Covenant,” would ask eighth-graders to agree to finish high school, earn […]

May 4, 2006

Regents review status of diversity goals in the UW System; honor academic staff members MADISON—The University of Wisconsin System must be aggressive and creative in integrating its goals to improve diversity into the university’s mission if it is to serve all citizens of the state and to improve the long-term future of Wisconsin. The UW […]

May 2, 2006

Thank you for your interest in commencement activities throughout the UW System. Below please find a listing of dates, times, locations and commencement speakers for upcoming ceremonies at UW campuses. Please contact each institution for further details. Four-Year Campuses UW-Eau Claire May 20, 9:30 a.m. and 2 p.m., Zorn Arena. Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton. UW-Green […]

April 27, 2006

“Today’s action by the Joint Committee on Employment Relations sends a strong signal of support to University of Wisconsin System faculty, staff, and academic leaders, all of whom are working every day to educate our students, reach out to our citizens, and build a strong Wisconsin economy. “The UW System is most grateful to the […]

April 24, 2006

MADISON – A land use specialist and a senior student services coordinator from within the University of Wisconsin System have been named the winners of the 2006 Regents Academic Staff Award for Excellence. The recipients of this year’s awards are Lynn Markham, a land use specialist with UW-Stevens Point’s Center for Land Use Education, and […]

April 24, 2006

MADISON-University of Wisconsin System undergraduates from most UW campuses will present original research findings on topics ranging from the environmental status of Wisconsin rivers, to the literary contributions of African-American women, to the design of functional clothing that provides shelter for the homeless. “Posters in the Rotunda: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research,” will take place […]

April 24, 2006

TO:                 Editors, News Directors FROM:           Doug Bradley, (608) 262-5061, dbradley@uwsa.edu RE:                 May Board of Regents Meeting The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will hold its next meeting on Thursday and Friday, May 4-5, in Van Hise Hall on the UW-Madison campus. At the opening session of the Regents meeting on Friday, May […]

April 18, 2006

“I am pleased today to welcome three new members, and one familiar face, to the Board of Regents, following their appointments by Governor Doyle. “I look forward to joining UW chancellors, faculty and staff in working with Jeffrey Bartell, Mary Cuene, Thomas Shields, and Brent Smith as the University of Wisconsin serves students and the […]

April 13, 2006

MADISON — University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly has appointed a 17-member search-and-screen committee to identify a chancellor to serve at UW-La Crosse. The committee will be chaired by Carmen Wilson, UW-La Crosse associate professor of psychology. She will be joined by eight other faculty members, two academic staff members, two students, two […]