Comment from Sharon McCabe, associate director of the Graaskamp Center for Real Estate at UW-Madison and a former city of Madison assessor of commercial real estate.
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Streeter, Sue Ellen
Madison.com
A CPA, Sue worked at a number of careers, retiring from UW-Madison, where she worked in the registrar’s office.
Witte, Robert Lee Ph.D.
Madison.com
Bob was on the faculty at UW-Eau Claire, University of Minnesota, UW-Green Bay, UW-Madison, UW-Stevens Point, and the UW-Extension
‘Just go for it,’ says ‘Amazing Race’ winner
Wisconsin State Journal
Wire story from the St. Louis Dispatch, hometown paper of Maya Warren, who is completing her doctorate in food science at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
Scott Walker proposal to close for-profit college board would cost state money, board says
Wisconsin State Journal
The Educational Approval Board will meet Friday morning to discuss Walker’s proposal, which the governor’s spokeswoman said will remove a costly and overly burdensome regulatory process for the schools and put in place enhanced consumer protections for students.
Noel Radomski: Drop UW reorganization from Scott Walker’s budget
Capital Times
Wisconsin legislators should drop provisions creating a new UW System Authority from the biennium budget and take time to analyze the impact of such a drastic move, says Noel Radomski, director of WISCAPE at UW-Madison.
Brunner, Raymond L.
Madison.com
He also worked at UW Provisions and Woodmans until his retirement.
Democrats: Scott Walker’s the one playing Washington politics with UW
Wisconsin State Journal
Democrats said Thursday it’s not UW-Madison chancellor Rebecca Blank who’s bringing Washington, D.C.-style politics to the University of Wisconsin System funding debate. Instead, they said, Republican Gov. Scott Walker and the GOP leaders of the state’s powerful budget committee are playing politics.
Jean Gendreau: UW already serves workforce in Wisconsin — and the world
Madison.com
Saying that the university’s mission should be to serve Wisconsin’s workforce isn’t needed — the university already serves the state’s workforce. Anything less means crippling Wisconsin’s economy. To survive, Wisconsin manufacturers have to compete successfully in the global economy.
Hotel near UW campus closes for transformation
Wisconsin State Journal
AJ Capital Partners is using part of $500 million in private investment funding to renovate and re-brand the Campus Inn, 601 Langdon St.
UW-Madison asks staff, faculty to suggest cost-saving measures
Madison.com
UW-Madison officials are turning to the workers to come up with ideas on how to cut costs, with $300 million in budget cuts staring them in the face.
Dennis Lloyd selected to head UW Press
Madison.com
Dennis Lloyd, one of two finalists for the job along with Kathy Borkowski, Wisconsin Historical Society Press director, has been named the director of the 78-year-old publishing enterprise, UW-Madison said in a news release.
On Campus: Top Republicans blast UW-Madison chancellor for playing ‘Washington politics’ in budget battle
Wisconsin State Journal
The leaders of the state’s budget-writing Joint Finance Committee accused UW-Madison chancellor Rebecca Blank of playing Washington politics with the current budget debate, noting her ties to U.S. President Barack Obama and her predecessor’s support for elements of Gov. Scott Walker’s plans that she opposes.
Tom Kaminski: Tech colleges, universities foster economic growth
Capital Times
As an engineering graduate student at the UW-Madison College of Engineering, I saw firsthand the depth and reach of university research. As a member of a high-tech startup responsible for recruiting talent, I hired a number of excellent UW graduates, attracted back from high-tech companies on the coasts, to the economic benefit of Wisconsin.
UW-Madison 2nd in number of grads serving in Peace Corps
Madison.com
Sixty-nine alumni are currently in the Peace Corps, ranking second in the nation in number of graduates carrying on President John F. Kennedy’s mission to recruit Americans to do good around the globe.
Andy Baggot: Like champs, UW track and field teams maneuver through logistical nightmares on New York trip
Madison.com
There are 23 sports programs at the University of Wisconsin and each one has a million moving parts. That’s especially the case when those teams go on the road for competition.
Chris Rickert: A job market approach to repricing the college major
Wisconsin State Journal
UW-Madison chancellor Rebecca Blank has said certain UW-Madison graduate programs are underpriced. She’s partially right. What she’s not saying is that some UW System programs and majors are overpriced.
UW-Madison’s Rebecca Blank is playing ‘Washington politics,’ 2 legislators say
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Chancellor Blank statement: “Our recent conversations with legislators have been positive and we understand the pressures they are facing. As I have stated in the past, flexibilities offered through a public authority model are welcome and would eventually allow the System to function more effectively. However, we continue to be concerned about the impact of a proposed $300 million cut. We look forward to working with legislators throughout the budget process to reduce the impacts on the university.”
As most states put money back into higher education, Wisconsin goes the opposite direction
Capital Times
The national higher education funding trend shows states putting more money into campuses.
Already a friend to charter schools, Wisconsin could see more growth under budget proposal
Wisconsin State Journal
Julie Mead, a professor of educational leadership and policy analysis at UW-Madison, comments.
Body cameras are coming to Madison. What does it mean for policing?
Capital Times
A similar effort is being undertaken by Dane County Sheriff Dave Mahoney, who with County Board approval has assembled a committee of representatives from the Sheriff’s Office, the County Board and the District Attorney’s Office, a UW professor and community members to identify potential problems and offer solutions before implementing a body camera program.
Off the Wall: Manifestations at UW-Madison
Wisconsin State Journal
“Manifestations,” a show featuring the work of 23 Bachelor of Fine Arts students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, spans a variety of styles and subjects.
Student who tried to extort sex from women convicted of making threats
Madison.com
Devan A. McCambridge, 20, of Saukville, pleaded guilty to two counts of making threats, a felony, for incidents involving women who answered a Craigslist ad in which McCambridge pretended to be a woman looking for sex with another woman.
Gov. Walker wants committee treasurer to return to UW board
Madison.com
The Wisconsin state Senate Health Committee is scheduled to vote Wednesday on Andrew Hitt’s appointment to the University of Wisconsin Hospitals and Clinics Authority Board.
Laura Chern: UW leaders should urge Scott Walker to accept Medicaid money
Capital Times
Dear Editor: Many Wisconsin citizens and organizations have pointed out that Gov. Walker can save the University of Wisconsin System from huge cuts by accepting the $261 million to $315 million that is Wisconsin’s share of Medicaid money under the Affordable Care Act aka Obamacare. That sounds like a great way to save the UW System, save lives and honor the Wisconsin Idea.
On Campus: For MBAs, UW-Madison taking care of business
Madison.com
UW-Madison chancellor Rebecca Blank has not been shy making an argument about the university’s professional schools that boils down to this: they offer too much bang for too little tuition buck. A new report suggests that the basic storyline holds true at the business school. Among masters of business administration graduates, Wisconsin students come out making an average of about $109,000 annually, a similar but slightly lower haul as peers at more fancy schools.
Purchasing director named at UW-Madison
Madison.com
David Nelson is the new director of purchasing services at UW-Madison, the university announced on Tuesday. He will start his new job on Monday, Feb. 23.
Ed Garvey: If we don’t fight to protect UW, we will deserve what we get
Capital Times
I wish I could believe it was a drafting error but, alas, that dog won’t hunt.
UW-Madison teaching assistants ready to fight Scott Walker budget cuts ‘tooth and nail’
Capital Times
“TAA is ready to fight tooth and nail against these cuts,” UW-Madison Teaching Assistants’ Association treasurer Travis McArthur told Chancellor Rebecca Blank at a packed forum on proposed state budget cuts Thursday.
Facing budget cut, head of Educational Communications Board emphasizes its value
Capital Times
On WKOW-TV’s “Capitol City Sunday,” the board’s executive director tried to clarify what state dollars to the public broadcasting and communications agency support.
Hundreds protest proposed UW System cuts in frigid temperatures
Capital Times
Despite a -13 degree wind chill, several hundred people gathered at the UW-Madison’s Library Mall on Saturday afternoon to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million cuts to the UW System.
Research results from Madison schools suggest compassion, kindness can be taught
Wisconsin State Journal
In a just-released study, UW-Madison researchers found that kids who had participated in the curriculum were less selfish and exhibited better social skills and greater mental flexibility than children who did not do the exercises. And in an added bonus, the kids who did the kindness curriculum earned higher academic marks at the end of the school year.
Protesters decry Walker budget cuts at UW-Madison rally
Madison.com
They rallied on campus Saturday on the fourth anniversary of the beginning of large-scale demonstrations against a Walker plan that eliminated collective bargaining rights for most of Wisconsin’s public employees.
Bob Schwalb: UW animal research records must be open to public
Capital Times
I could not agree more that the absolute least we should accept from animal researchers is full public disclosure of their records.
Scott Walker budget would remove oversight of for-profit colleges
Capital Times
A proposal in Gov. Scott Walker’s two-year budget would likely make Wisconsin the only state without oversight of for-profit colleges, at a time when many others are ramping up their level of supervision over colleges that face heavy scrutiny throughout the nation.
Paul Fanlund: Neither big nor bold, Scott Walker’s budget is sneaky, self-serving
Capital Times
State budget headlines have focused on massive cuts to the University of Wisconsin System and an attack-then-retreat on the Wisconsin Idea, which, we must infer, is that rare concept still popular across both blue and red Wisconsin.
Fulbright winners announced at UW-Madison
Madison.com
Six faculty members and 13 students at UW-Madison have been awarded Fulbright Awards for the 2014-15 school year, putting the university among the top schools for number of faculty and students winning the award.
Sen. Frank Lasee: UW System can handle a mere 2.5 percent cut
Madison.com
A mere 2.5 percent budget reduction is what is being asked of the University of Wisconsin System. With a $6.1 billion annual budget, 35,000 employees for reference, the city of Manitowoc has 34,000 residents, 26 campuses and $700 million in cash reserves, the System has many opportunities to get lean, find efficiencies and make your tuition and tax dollars stretch further.
Badgers sports: Football ticket price hike approved by Athletic Board
Madison.com
The university’s Athletic Board unanimously voted to increase per-seat prices for season football tickets from $45 to $48 at its meeting Friday afternoon in order to meet its annual services contributions to campus, which increased from $2 million to $5.5 million this year. The request from Bascom Hall for an additional $3.5 million came shortly after Gov. Scott Walker introduced a proposed state budget for 2015-17 that seeks $300 million in cuts to the UW System.
Fabu: When I celebrate my culture, I’m not disrespecting yours
Madison.com
Last month, I was on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus at a talk on race. The facilitator began by apologizing for being a white man. I went quiet
John Frederick Kaufman: The radical humanism of the Wisconsin Idea
Madison.com
Defend the Wisconsin Idea? Sure, but let’s get real about how intellectually and politically radical it is.
Wolff, Jill Gritzmacher
Madison.com
Jill worked for the UW Athletic Department prior to her diagnosis of early onset Alzheimer’s.
Fosdick, James Albert
Madison.com
In 1958, the family moved to Madison, Wis., where Jim earned his Ph.D. in journalism and directed the University of Wisconsin photojournalism program until retirement in 1984, at which time the UW darkroom was given his name. He also taught magazine courses and chaired the journalism extension program.
Student dancers leap and spin alongside pros in renowned Jones/ Zane company
Capital Times
Working with a former company member, UW dancers staged a section of “D-Man in the Waters” 1989 — the final work on Saturday’s program — in 2013.
UW needs more time to handle cut — Paul Hutson
Madison.com
Further, the citizens of the state need to be given more time to weigh in on those hard, specific choices than is allowed in the current timeline.
Protesters express no love for Scott Walker’s budget cuts at UW rally
Wisconsin State Journal
Several hundred UW-Madison students, faculty members and other employees braved sub-zero wind chills Saturday afternoon to protest Gov. Scott Walker’s proposed $300 million cut in funding to the UW System over the next two years.
With spike in boardings on UW-Madison route, Metro bus ridership hits record level in 2014
Capital Times
Among routes that weren’t altered in the last two years, none showed greater volume growth in 2014 than the UW-Madison area Route 80. Rides on that campus loop jumped by nearly 400,000 to more than 2.17 million.
Chris Rickert: UW needs more ‘troubling’ ideas and students-first administrators
Wisconsin State Journal
Talk about putting your best foot forward only to get it stomped on.
Peter R. Orszag: Scott Walker’s risky UW experiment
Madison.com
It’s hard to believe that Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal to cut $300 million from the University of Wisconsin’s budget over the next two years would allow the school to maintain its quality. Walker would prohibit the university from raising tuition during that period, but instead give university officials more flexibility in managing contracting and construction projects.
Health Sense: UW project to address obesity epidemic in Wisconsin
Madison.com
Obesity, a major risk factor for diabetes, heart disease and other conditions, costs $1.5 billion in medical expenses in the state each year, according to the Wisconsin Department of Health Services. It seems appropriate, then, that the UW School of Medicine and Public Health’s Wisconsin Partnership Program is committing $8.6 million over five years to the Wisconsin Obesity Prevention Initiative.
Catching Up: UW-Madison Internet outage cost $360,000
Wisconsin State Journal
Replacing a power system destroyed last June at UW-Madison — which darkened the university’s website and disabled nearly all electronic communication for a day — cost $360,000, said a spokesman with the school’s Division of Information Technology, or DoIT.
Badgers sports: UW poised to raise football ticket prices
Madison.com
To avoid a budget shortfall for 2015-16, UW Athletics has proposed a $3 increase in season football tickets for the second straight year, moving the per-seat price at Camp Randall Stadium from $45 to $48. That ranks seventh in the 14-member Big Ten Conference.
Deregulation of tuition in Texas could provide cautionary tale for Wisconsin
Capital Times
Eleven years after the state of Texas deregulated tuition at its public universities, soaring tuition bills have both university and state officials rethinking the more autonomy/less public money proposition.
Faculty, staff, students to rally Saturday against UW System cuts
Madison.com
The “Stop the Cuts-Save UW” rally will be at noon Saturday on Library Mall, exactly four years after the first protest against Act 10, the budget repair bill that gutted public unions, was held on Valentine’s Day, 2011.
Jonathan N. Pauli: Alumni should step up to challenge UW cuts
Capital Times
UW reliably ranks among the nation’s most prestigious institutions and develops students who shape the world. Now, expand that impact to all 26 campuses that make up UW System and the 180,000 students enrolled plus the million Wisconsinites who benefit from UW-Extension services. It is immeasurable the impact that accessible education has on our communities.
Courtney Berner: Anti-government attitude offensive to state newcomers
Capital Times
The day after Gov. Scott Walker released his budget, I attended a forum on entrepreneurship hosted by the UW-Madison Business School where Lt. Gov. Kleefisch spoke. During her talk she shared a famous Reagan joke: “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ’I’m from the government and I’m here to help.’” The room went silent. Kleefisch chuckled, “I didn’t get a single laugh!” Did it occur to her that no one laughed because many of us felt personally insulted?
UW-Madison faculty, staff offer up ideas to deal with Scott Walker’s cuts at campus forum
Capital Times
Recap of Thursday budget forum.
Scott Walker raises prospect of long-term tuition cap
Wisconsin State Journal
The suggestion might win over lawmakers concerned that more autonomy for the University of Wisconsin System would lead to runaway tuition increases, but it calls into question how much independence university officials would have under Walker’s 2015-17 budget proposal.
Assembly Speaker Vos: If state revenue improves, UW cut should be smaller
Capital Times
Vos told reporters he’s met with Blank and new UW-Milwaukee Chancellor Mark Mone and is “sympathetic to the plight that they are expressing.” … Vos said if lawmakers do impose significant cuts, they need to ensure the universities are given the “maximum amount of flexibility” to absorb them. He also acknowledged that it would be difficult to implement such large reductions at the beginning of the fiscal year, July 1, because new students will have been accepted and classes will have been scheduled at that point.
Scott Walker’s administration suspends merit raises, retention pay hikes for public employees
Wisconsin State Journal
The announcement about the raise suspensions, “effective immediately,” was made in a Feb. 5 memo to state agencies’ human resources directors.