News

April 8, 2005

It is my great pleasure to introduce the other recipient of the 2005 Academic Staff Regents Awards for Excellence. Beth Heuer joined the UW-Oshkosh community as an undergraduate student, then stayed to earn her Masters degree, and has worked for the campus ever since.  She now serves as the Affirmative Action Director and as the […]

April 8, 2005

On behalf of the Board of Regents, I am pleased to announce this year’s Academic Staff Regents Awards for Excellence. By presenting this award each year, we demonstrate the Board’s strong appreciation for the UW System’s non-instructional academic staff. The strength of the System and its institutions can be attributed, in part, to the excellence […]

April 8, 2005

MADISON – Unique stories of inspiration from students, academic staff, and university leadership topped the agenda during the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents meeting on Friday (April 8). The Board presented a foundation director and an affirmative action director with the 2005 Regents Academic Staff Awards for Excellence, which honors the professionalism, institutional […]

April 8, 2005

Thank you, President Marcovich. Good morning, everyone. Yesterday we began by meeting some of the most talented students in the UW System during “Posters in the Rotunda: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research.” Today, I’m pleased that we are able to recognize some of our colleagues whose work enhances learning and life on our campuses for […]

April 7, 2005

MADISON – Insightful research findings and innovative proposals from University of Wisconsin System undergraduates were on display at the Wisconsin State Capitol on Thursday (April 7) as members of the Board of Regents joined legislators in congratulating undergraduate researchers from across the state. Part of the April meeting of the Board of Regents, the event, […]

April 6, 2005

MADISON-A foundation president who led a record-setting university fund-raising campaign, and an affirmative-action director who helps University of Wisconsin System faculty, staff and students develop their careers have been named the winners of the 2005 Regents Academic Staff Award for Excellence. The awards will be presented Friday (April 8) at the UW System Board of […]

March 29, 2005

Thank you, Regent Pruitt, and thank you, members of the Joint Finance Committee for this opportunity to talk with you about the University of Wisconsin System and Wisconsin’s future.  In a minute, I’m going to share with you portions of a letter from President Reilly, who is unable to be here today. After I’ve hit […]

March 28, 2005

MADISON—University of Wisconsin System undergraduates who have analyzed forest fires, isolated new anti-infective agents in plants, studied child-learning impairments, and achieved dozens of other accomplishments will showcase their research at the State Capitol in early April. “Posters in the Rotunda: A Celebration of Undergraduate Research,” will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., Thursday, […]

March 16, 2005

MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System has entered a partnership with the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) to promote the importance of liberal education for students in Wisconsin and across the nation. The national partnership is part of an ongoing UW System initiative, The Currency of the Liberal Arts and Sciences: Rethinking […]

March 16, 2005

“I was pleased to have the opportunity today to reiterate the University of Wisconsin System’s support for the Wisconsin Institute for Discovery. Creating this institute is a bold step that can move UW to the forefront of biosciences research, and help Wisconsin increase its position as a global leader in these important fields. “As president […]