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  1. UW System engaging stakeholders on ‘Blueprint’

    By Andrew S. Petersen, President, Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System

    May 22, 2020

    The COVID-19 pandemic has upended our lives. In higher education, it has sparked pointed questions locally and nationally about the short-term operations and long-term future of the University of Wisconsin System. When the time came to hold a public discussion on the Blueprint for the University of Wisconsin System Beyond COVID-19, UW System President Ray […]

  2. UW System Statements on UW-River Falls Chancellor Dean Van Galen

    Chancellor Van Galen named president of Missouri Southern State University

    May 18, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.— University of Wisconsin System leadership issued these statements today:   UW System Regent President Andrew S. Petersen: “Chancellor Van Galen has been an exceptional leader and chancellor for the UW System. His commitment to UW-River Falls students, faculty development, and innovative program delivery is noteworthy. Dean’s ability to analyze, plan, and implement change […]

  3. UW System holds listening sessions on blueprint for future

    Virtual sessions will be held regionally with shared governance leaders

    May 14, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents President Andrew S. Petersen announced today a series of virtual stakeholder partner meetings to discuss and solicit feedback on the Blueprint for the UW System Beyond COVID-19. The dialogues will also seek other reform ideas from shared governance leaders. The meetings follow the release last week of […]

  4. President Cross presents blueprint for strong, post-pandemic UW System (news summary)

    May 7, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—President Ray Cross presented the Board of Regents with a proposed blueprint for how the University of Wisconsin System should respond to the unprecedented challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic at a special virtual meeting today. Cross told Regents the financial impact of the COVID crisis on higher education nationwide will be devastating for […]

  5. Regents announce outstanding UW System teachers for 2020

    Educators in Eau Claire, Superior, and Oshkosh recognized with Regents’ top teaching award

    May 4, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—The UW System Board of Regents today announced the 28th annual recipients of its Teaching Excellence Awards. The awards recognize outstanding teaching and are the UW System’s highest recognition for members of its faculty and instructional academic staff. Each recipient is awarded $7,500. The recipients were to have been honored at the Board of […]

  6. UW System forms Plan Ahead Team to prepare for fall 2020

    April 30, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross announced today that the UW System’s Emergency Operations Center (EOC) has formed a Plan Ahead Team to review best practices and identify criteria for a return to in-person instruction for fall 2020. “We fully expect to remain open in the fall,” said Cross. “How we deliver education […]

  7. Apply to UW two-year campuses for free June 5–15, 2020

    This is the first time a free application period has been offered systemwide

    April 29, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System is offering an 11-day free application period for anyone applying to one of its two-year campuses for fall 2020 or spring 2021 semesters. The free application period will run June 5–15, 2020. “We understand this is an extremely difficult time, and prospective students are faced with complicated decisions as […]

  8. UW Extended Campus accepting applications for new online degrees

    Associate of Arts & Sciences, Master of Science in Cybersecurity accepting applications for September 2020

    April 28, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—UW Extended Campus, in partnership with several University of Wisconsin System campuses, will offer two new online degrees starting in September 2020—the Associate of Arts and Sciences and the Master of Science in Cybersecurity. Applications are now being accepted for the degree programs. “Adding the Associate and Cybersecurity degree programs expands our ability to meet […]

  9. UW System’s change to new digital platform leads to rapid online transition

    April 24, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—In the summer of 2017, the University of Wisconsin System began implementing its new online learning platform. As a result, the new platform has facilitated the transition of thousands of in-person courses to online delivery in a matter of weeks, a large-scale success in the face of the COVID-19 pandemic. “We never could have […]

  10. UW System to make applying to UW universities easier this fall

    April 13, 2020

    MADISON, Wis.—The University of Wisconsin System announced today a series of changes to admissions policies that will make it easier for students to enroll this fall. The changes include reducing the undergraduate application fee effective immediately, accepting unofficial high school transcripts for admission consideration, and holding students harmless for changes in admissions testing, grading formats, […]