News

  1. UW System will examine resident assistant roles and activities

    November 30, 2005

    MADISON – University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced the formation of a committee of campus student-life experts who will help develop systemwide policies to guide activities of resident assistants (RAs) on UW campuses. Concerns have been raised in recent weeks about the constitutionality and communication of practices that preclude university RAs […]

  2. UW System to seek Attorney General’s opinion on resident assistants leading certain activities in their dormitory rooms

    November 14, 2005

    MADISON-At the request of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents on Friday, Nov. 11, UW System President Kevin P. Reilly today asked Wisconsin Attorney General Peg Lautenschlager for a formal opinion on the constitutionality of university practice and policy regarding resident assistants’ (RA) leading and organizing certain activities, including religious studies, in their […]

  3. UW System abolishes so-called “back-up” positions

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents November 2005 Meeting Day Two News Summary

    November 11, 2005

    MADISON-The University of Wisconsin System eliminated the future use of so-called “back-up” positions with a unanimous vote Friday (Nov. 11) by the Board of Regents, which has been working for several months to make substantial reforms to the university’s employment policies and practices. “We are a long way down the road of reform,” said Regent […]

  4. Board of Regents continues reforms of UW System employment policies

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents November 2005 Meeting Day One News Summary

    November 10, 2005

    Business and Finance Committee votes to eliminate so-called “back-up” positions MADISON-The Business and Finance Committee of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted unanimously today (Nov. 10) to eliminate the future use of so-called administrative “back-up” positions. The committee also authorized UW System President Kevin P. Reilly to offer new limited appointees up […]

  5. Wisconsin faces challenges in reducing student alcohol abuse, study finds

    November 10, 2005

    MADISON – University of Wisconsin System campuses intend to use the findings from a survey on alcohol and drug abuse among undergraduates to better understand student behaviors in Wisconsin, and to determine what the university can do to improve prevention efforts, experts said. “Encouraging healthy behaviors by college students in Wisconsin, particularly when it comes […]

  6. Finalists named in UW Colleges / UW-Extension chancellor search

    October 27, 2005

    MADISON – University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced the finalists for the position of the chancellor who will lead both the statewide UW-Extension and the UW Colleges, which includes 13 freshman-sophomore campuses. The finalists have been approved by the Board of Regents’ Special Committee for the UW Colleges and UW-Extension Chancellor […]

  7. Four University of Wisconsin System professors win Alliant Energy’s Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Awards

    October 21, 2005

    MADISON ―Four professors whom University of Wisconsin System students describe as “engaging” and “passionate” have earned the 2005 Alliant Energy Underkofler Excellence in Teaching Awards.  The annual honors go to four outstanding teachers from UW System campuses located within the Alliant service area. This year’s recipients are: Karl Byrand, assistant professor of geography, UW-Sheboygan. Larry […]

  8. Testimony to Joint Legislative Audit Committee

    David G. Walsh, President UW System Board of Regents

    October 18, 2005

    Thank you, President Reilly. On behalf of my Board of Regents colleagues, I want to extend our appreciation for your time and consideration. And a special thanks to co-chairs, Rep. Jeskewitz and Senator Roessler, for their courtesy and assistance. I should note that Rep. Jeskewitz and I have had an energetic dialogue about university employment […]

  9. Testimony to Joint Legislative Audit Committee

    Kevin P. Reilly, President University of Wisconsin System

    October 18, 2005

    Thank you, Senator Roessler and audit committee members. Good morning. I must admit that appearing before you as many times as I have in the past few months, I’m beginning to feel like a member of the committee. Seriously, there are worse things than being a student of the Joint Legislative Audit Committee, and my […]

  10. New name for UW-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health reflects broader mission

    University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents October 2005 Meeting Day Two News Summary

    October 7, 2005

    Regents also honor winners of annual Teaching Excellence Awards; strengthen personnel policies MADISON-The University of Wisconsin System will step up what it does to improve public health in Wisconsin following Friday’s Board of Regents’ approval of a name change to reflect a broader mission for the UW Medical School. The UW-Madison school will be known […]