The board voted unanimously Thursday to approve the plan. It provides strategic direction for the UW System in four key areas: the educational pipeline, the university experience, business and community mobilization, and operational excellence.
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UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank made the following statement following the Joint Committee on Finance’s 12-4 vote to pass UW System’s budget proposal. UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank made the following statement following the Joint Committee on Finance’s 12-4 vote to pass UW System’s budget proposal.
UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank and UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone discussed the state budget‘s affect on their institutions Wednesday at a forum in Milwaukee organized by WisPolitics.
In response to Governor Walker’s announcement today regarding his proposed 2015-17 budget, the University of Wisconsin System is sharing the following statement from UW System President Ray Cross.
UW System unveiled a new branding strategy – “Knowledge Powers Wisconsin” – designed to highlight the essential role UW System institutions play in powering the state’s economic strength.
UW System President Kevin Reilly also delivered testimony to the Task Force on UW Restructuring and Operational Flexibilities in which he said, “Without adequate state support, the quality of a UW education will slip. Without sufficient and smart investments in need-based financial aid, affordable access to our campuses will shrink, and our economic engine will …
The Task Force on UW Restructuring and Operational Flexibility heard from three chancellors — including UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells — this week about giving campuses more flexibility. This Oshkosh Northwestern account quotes Wells as saying the focus need to be campus-centric “and the UW System can support us to be even more entrepreneurial and they …
The state Department of Administration announced budget lapses required of state agencies on Friday, with the UW System taking the biggest hit — $46 million — with the vast majority of the cuts coming in this fiscal year. The Wisconsin State Journal offers this account.
Public universities need to develop a new strategy to remain competitive and advance their vision, University of Wisconsin-Madison’s David Ward told the UW System Board of Regents on Thursday. Read more.