News

  1. UW-Stout chancellor search committee named

    January 9, 2014

    MADISON – University of Wisconsin System Interim President Richard J. Telfer today appointed a 21-member Search and Screen Committee to help identify a successor to UW-Stout Chancellor Charles W. Sorensen, who announced last month that he will be retiring in August. Telfer appointed 11 UW-Stout faculty members, two academic staff members, two classified staff members […]

  2. Raymond W. Cross appointed UW System president

    January 9, 2014

    MADISON, Wis. – Raymond W. (Ray) Cross, chancellor of University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension, has been appointed as the next president of the University of Wisconsin System. The UW System Board of Regents today approved Cross’s appointment, following the recommendation made by a selection committee.  Cross plans to step into the new […]

  3. UW System president finalists named

    January 2, 2014

    MADISON, Wis. – Michael J. Falbo, president of the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents, today announced three finalists to be considered for the System’s top post. An 18-member search and screen committee, chaired by Regent Vice President Regina Millner, recommended finalists for the position of UW System president to Falbo and a Regent […]

  4. “News from Around the UW System”

    December 6, 2013

    December 6, 2013

    Report by President Kevin P. Reilly to the Board of Regents Thank you. At this time, I’d like to share some news from around the UW System… First, from UW-La Crosse … History Professor Victor Macías-González recently received the Wisconsin Professor of the Year Award in Washington, D.C. The award, sponsored by the Carnegie Foundation […]

  5. Four more UW Institutions to participate in Flexible Option

    UW-Madison, UW-Parkside, UW-Stevens Point and UW-Stout developing programs

    December 6, 2013

    MADISON, Wis. – Students interested in the University of Wisconsin System’s competency-based UW Flexible Option will be able to choose from a wider array of certificate programs. In a presentation to the UW System Board of Regents today, UW Colleges and UW-Extension Chancellor Ray Cross announced that four more UW institutions have committed to offering […]

  6. Regents pay tribute to outgoing president

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

    December 6, 2013

    MADISON – In his final meeting with the Board of Regents, University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly urged his colleagues to remember the purpose and mission that define the University. “We in the University of Wisconsin are charged with developing in our students intellectual, cultural, and humane sensitivities, and scientific, professional, and technological […]

  7. Governor encourages Regents to build on strong partnerships

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

    December 5, 2013

    MADISON – Addressing the full Board of Regents on Thursday, Governor Scott Walker praised the University of Wisconsin System for its innovative and relevant contributions to economic and workforce development in the state. “Our University of Wisconsin campuses are some of the leading catalysts for economic growth and prosperity in the region and in the […]

  8. Twelve innovative UW proposals selected to spur economic and workforce development statewide

    November 1, 2013

    MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin System institutions got the green light today to deploy $22.5 million over the next two years to support increased economic growth and a stronger Wisconsin workforce. “This represents the Wisconsin Idea at its best,” said UW System President Kevin P. Reilly. “We are investing university resources to address key […]

  9. Alliant Energy Foundation and UW System recognize outstanding teachers and students

    October 29, 2013

    MADISON – The Alliant Energy Foundation and the University of Wisconsin System recognized the outstanding achievements of four UW System students and three UW System teachers at an Oct. 25 awards presentation in Madison. The Alliant Energy Foundation and the UW System presented four students with the 2013 Alliant Energy/Erroll B. Davis, Jr. Academic Achievement […]

  10. UW institutions eager to implement economic development ideas

    Campuses submit 56 Incentive Grant proposals totaling more than $75 million

    October 18, 2013

    MADISON, Wis. – University of Wisconsin System institutions submitted 56 proposals totaling more than $75 million, as they vie for $22.5 million from the new UW Incentive Grant program designed to spur economic growth, strengthen the workforce, and improve college affordability. UW System Regent Emeritus Jeffrey B. Bartell, who chairs the selection committee, congratulated UW […]