A group of Blackhawk Middle School eighth graders got the opportunity Wednesday to speak one-on-one with Lt. Gov. Barbara Lawton about subjects touched on during Gov. Jim Doyle�s State of the State address Tuesday.
Already achieving an international reputation for extensive and groundbreaking scientific research, the University of Wisconsin decided to take further strides last year by approving a multi-million dollar project to build a new research facility on University Avenue.
For the United Council of University of Wisconsin Students, Gov. Jim Doyleââ?¬â?¢s annual State of the State Address Tuesday showed promise for the UW System ââ?¬â? but no guarantees.
City officials held a “Halloween 2006 debriefing” for about 20 downtown Business Improvement District members and other observers Wednesday afternoon at the Madison Central Library.
“As a rule we can be pretty proud of what we accomplished,” Mayor Dave Cieslewicz said of the two-day party that drew at least 34,000 revelers to downtown Madison. No major disturbances broke out, and unlike past Halloweens police didn’t have to resort to pepper spray, said the mayor.
Depending on which way you cross the Minnesota-Wisconsin border to attend a state college, you could stand to gain or lose anywhere from $1000 to $3000 in yearly tuition payments, thanks to a widening tuition gap between the states.
In March, the UW System Board of Regents will consider a proposal by the UW-Madison School of Business to raise tuition $500 per semester for business majors and $150 for business certificate students. This plan would align the business school with most of the Big Tenââ?¬â?only Minnesota doesnââ?¬â?¢t have differential tuition for B-school majorsââ?¬â?as well as UW-Milwaukee, which for years has charged business students a premium.
Live from the State Capitol Tuesday night, Gov. Jim Doyle flexed his muscles and articulated lofty plans in his annual State of the State address. As the keystone of his education platform, Doyle reaffirmed his commitment to the Wisconsin Covenant.
Madison is the third healthiest city in America for men, according to a recent study by Men�s Health magazine.
George Twigg, the mayor�s spokesperson, said the article comes as no surprise because the city offers numerous ways to stay in shape. He pointed to Mayor Dave Cieslewicz�s website, which lists his top priorities: healthy environment, healthy neighborhoods, healthy economy and healthy citizenry.
With interest at an all-time high and its future looking bright, University of Wisconsin football has never been a hotter ticket.
John Jentz, UW associate athletic director for finance, figures fans would probably pay $50 per game, maybe more. He just doesn’t think they ought to pay that kind of money.
However, the athletic department is planning a $4 per-game hike in football season tickets for the 2007 season, a request outlined Tuesday during a presentation to the UW Athletic Board Finance Committee.
A top-ranking United Nations official was named this year�s University of Wisconsin Distinguished International Visitor Tuesday and will arrive in Madison Jan. 19.
Yes, college tuition is increasing faster than inflation. And yes, the College Board recently reported that college graduates on average enter the real world with student loan debts of more than $19,000. But when USA TODAY asked a group of young adults whether their college years were worth it, 68% said yes; 44% said the value exceeded the cost.
Orientation & First-Year Programs is spearheading the creation of a “welcome week” for fall 2008 and is currently laying out the details.
Though specifics are uncertain, a welcome week could mean first-year students will move onto campus five days before the first day of classes to allow time to adjust, unpack, buy books and map their way around campus.
Race was the dominant issue at a system-wide video conference held by the UW Board of Regents Monday night. The public weighed in on a proposed freshmen admissions policy that would alter policies at other UW campuses.
As the University of Wisconsin system held a statewide forum by teleconference on Monday night on a plan to have each of its campuses consider race in admissions, it was clear that residents of the state were divided on the proposed move.
The proposal to consider applicants’ race and ethnicity is just one element of a broad overhaul of the system’s admissions policies that the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents plans to vote on next week. Yet it was almost the sole focus of discussion among those who gathered at five sites around the state for the forum.
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As the University of Wisconsin system held a statewide forum by teleconference on Monday night on a plan to have each of its campuses consider race in admissions, it was clear that residents of the state were divided on the proposed move.
The proposal to consider applicants’ race and ethnicity is just one element of a broad overhaul of the system’s admissions policies that the University of Wisconsin Board of Regents plans to vote on next week. Yet it was almost the sole focus of discussion among those who gathered at five sites around the state for the forum.
The university system’s president, Kevin P. Reilly, described the proposed overhaul of the system’s admissions policies as necessary to update a systemwide policy that was adopted in 1972 and since then has been revised on a piecemeal basis.
MADISON, Wis. (AP) – University of Wisconsin System leaders tried to sell changes to their freshman admissions policy to the public Monday, saying race and other factors must be considered to ensure a diverse student body.
UW System President Kevin Reilly said academic factors including test scores, the quality of high school classes and grade-point average would remain the most important. But he said the policy would allow admissions officers to look beyond those factors to ensure diversity in race, income and talent among the system�s 160,000 students.
The Board of Regents are in the process of updating the decades old policy. Mitch Weber was at the state-wide teleconference where diversity was a re-occurring theme. Not just diverse in the way we think of race and race based admissions, but other factors.
One mother spoke out about how the system seems to already be working because her son, who is African-American was not accepted even with a stellar GPA. Riley also stressed all UW campuses are doing considering other factors besides grades and race. (Video.)
MADISON, Wis. — A public hearing on proposed new standards for admission into the University of Wisconsin is getting plenty of feedback.
Race and admissions has long been a controversial topic in the UW system. On Monday the Board of Regents heard from the public at five Wisconsin university sites via satellite, reported WISC-TV.
The debate was over how much non-academic background should play in selecting freshman students, and whether the revised policy will help build a more diverse campus.
UW senior Jennifer Knox said sheââ?¬â?¢s a living example of a ââ?¬Å?racially consciousââ?¬Â admissions policy, and sheââ?¬â?¢s proved she belongs there.
(UNDATED) Five University of Wisconsin campuses will host a forum today (1/29) on the UW System�s proposed enrollment policy. The plan emphasizes an applicant�s academic performance, but also looks at factors including a student�s race and extracurricular activities.
UW System Spokesman David Giroux says the policy is similar to those already in place at most UW campuses, as well as at leading colleges nationwide. He says the campuses have come to the same conclusion that no person is a number and that to ascertain whether or not someone will succeed at the University, itââ?¬â?¢s important to look at every bit of information available. He says to understand what a student will bring to the University and how they will enrich the learning environment, officials have to look at the whole person, and ââ?¬Å?go beyond the numbers.ââ?¬Â
WASHINGTON – The overnight bus ride from Madison to the nation’s capital didn’t faze the 162 Wisconsin students and activists traveling to Saturday’s “March on Washington” peace rally on the National Mall.
“They climbed out like they had just gotten out of the shower. They were so refreshed, so excited,” said Ben Ratliffe, a University of Wisconsin graduate and intern at the Wisconsin Network for Peace & Justice, which is part of a nationwide coalition formed in 2002 in opposition to the Iraq war.
The three busloads of Wisconsin students joined with groups of grandmothers for peace, veterans for peace and even nerds for peace in an anti-war demonstration under a sunny sky in front of the nation’s Capitol.
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee students can be penalized for misbehavior on campus, but a new committee will determine if there could be consequences for their behavior off campus as well.
The University of Wisconsin System has organized a committee to look into Chapters 17 and 18, which provide penalties for breaking rules on campus.
The UW System could receive extra money if the state Legislature supports a plan Gov. Jim Doyle is expected to introduce at his 2007 State of the State address.
The governor said he would ask for an additional $225 million for the University of Wisconsin College System, in an interview with The Associated Press.
The sky screamed blue on an unseasonably warm January day as thousands upon thousands gathered within blocks of our nation�s capital were just moments away from screaming for immediate peace in Iraq.
At first glance, the University of Wisconsin is thriving just as much as any other public university in the country. Enrollment is soaring: The number of new students has been steadily increasing since 2001, with each crop of freshmen possessing better academic records than the class before.
Luoluo Hong is the dean of students at Arizona State University at the West Campus. Before that, she was dean of students at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. She has a Ph.D. in educational leadership and research from Louisiana State University.
Susan Heegaard, executive director of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education, sent a letter to the Wisconsin Higher Education Aids Board last week calling for a change in the Minnesota-Wisconsin reciprocity agreement.
The University of Wisconsin named a new director for a college preparatory program aimed at underrepresented student populations Friday.
A Waunakee woman may receive a new trial more than 10 years after being convicted of first-degree reckless homicide in the death of an infant.
Race might be a factor in being admitted to U-W schools, but will a proposal at the State Capitol increase diversity? Will it sift out smart students? That’s the topic, after seven, for Joy Cardin and her guests on this week’s State Capitol Report. (Archived audio.)
Dozens of University of Wisconsin students joined in the anti-war voice in a march Saturday in Washington, D.C. as part of the Campus Anti-War Network.
Gov. Jim Doyle said he plans to aid the University of Wisconsin System by including a $225 million investment in state universities and colleges in his forthcoming biennial budget, according to an exclusive interview with the Associated Press.
Madison police are sending this blunt message to residents and students in response to a growing rate of residential robberies downtown. What police identify as one of the biggest problems plaguing the city is directly affecting student livelihood and safety.
Two other state schools joined the University of Wisconsin-Madison in this year�s national affordability rankings published by Kiplinger�s Personal Finance.
Business students at the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh recently proved their mettle when they scored in the top 5 percent in the 2006 Masters in Business Education field exam.
The University of Wisconsin welcomed a new face to Madison Wednesday as it prepares to name a permanent dean of students.
MADISON, Wis. — Two University of Wisconsin-Madison students who are both Iraq War veterans are preparing for a rally in Washington, D.C., to protest the war.
Ben Ratliffe and Todd Dennis will help lead a bus tour of more than 140 people from Madison to Washington, D.C., on Friday where they will join the Act Now to End the War protest.
According to the Wisconsin Higher Educational Aids Board, grants are ââ?¬Å?ââ?¬Ë?giftââ?¬â?¢ aid; they do not have to be repaid.ââ?¬Â But if state Rep. Suzanne Jeskewitz, R-Menomonee Falls, has her way, grant-funded students will repay each dollar per course in which they earn sub-ââ?¬Ë?Cââ?¬â?¢ grades.
This spring, the UW-Madison history department will welcome a new professor. The position is for U.S. military history, a professorship that has been open for 15 years and is being filled just six months after a conservative journal said: ââ?¬Å?Wisconsin doesnââ?¬â?¢t actually want a military historian on its faculty.ââ?¬Â
After mayor Dave Cieslewicz released his $100,000 Downtown Safety Initiative Tuesday, student organizations and city officials broke down the proposal Wednesday night to strengthen city-campus efforts to fight downtown crime.
As the battle between the understaffed and underfunded in UW-Madison�s Department of Comparative Literature and the College of Letters and Science drags on, the department may be in danger of being phased out, said a recent letter posted on the department�s website.
The dean of students position has been filled on an interim basis since former Dean of Students Luoluo Hong left the University of Wisconsin on a sour note in June 2005. Things will change this semester, however, when Chancellor John Wiley and Provost Patrick Farrell select a permanent replacement.
Race relations have progressed over the years to create and sustain a world that boasts equality and human rights. However, despite the progress, most say the nation has a long way to go.
While many colleges expect students to possess certain verbal and math skills upon admission, a report released last week suggests many students lack these abilities. In an effort to get incoming students on the same level, state universities offer developmental courses that educate the students in their respective subject areas.
Local business owners, community members and city officials presented an update Thursday on the status of the downtown safety initiative aimed at improving security on the University of Wisconsin campus.
A physicist by trade, Chancellor John Wiley describes himself as a numbers guy.
Graphs, statistics, analysis of percentages and averages ââ?¬â? Wiley loves it all. He says he even plays around with different number theories in his spare time.
Ever get bugged during dinner by those earnest students shilling for their university’s endowment fund?
Feel free to use my excellent line: “Sorry, love to help you. But I’m still waiting for my college education to pay off.”
Heh, heh.
UW admissions policies regarding race are currently being debated.While many state officials oppose affirmative action, proponents of ââ?¬Å?comprehensive admissions,ââ?¬Â including Chancellor Wiley, believe it promotes diversity and equality.
Last fall, UW System President Kevin Reilly asked the Board of Regents to implement a ââ?¬Å?holisticââ?¬Â freshman admissions policy at all UW campuses. The policyââ?¬â?which has been used effectively at UW-Madison for yearsââ?¬â?requires admissions officers to consider non-academic factors in evaluating prospective students, while maintaining the primacy of academic factors. Non-academic factors include race, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, motivation, leadership qualities and legacy status, among other things.
Wisconsin students attending UW-Madison would pay the same amount of tuition if they chose to attend the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. Minnesota students, however, would pay more than Wisconsin students even if they attended their home state�s flagship university.
Mayor Dave Cieslewicz, along with Police Chief Noble Wray, outlined the details of a $100,000 funding proposal for the Downtown Safety Initiative to members of the police department and Madison citizens Tuesday.
Next week, five UW System campuses are hosting statewide educational forums on a draft policy for freshman admissions. The draft under review is a rewrite of the System’s admissions criteria, some of which are 35 years old. The Board of Regents considered the proposal in December but postponed action. So the System is seeking input on the guidelines for just how applications are reviewed.
The Madison Police Department and Mayor Dave Cieslewicz announced plans Tuesday to increase safety in the downtown and campus area.
Reciprocity between Wisconsin and Minnesota state universities has been around for decades ââ?¬â? but it may soon come to an end.
The University of Minnesota is threatening to pull out of a tuition reciprocity agreement between Minnesota and Wisconsin unless its students from Wisconsin start paying between $1,200 and $2,700 more a year.
Wisconsin has rejected the proposal, but the University of Minnesota is pushing back.
“We would like to reach agreement within the existing agreement,” said Craig Swan, vice provost for undergraduate education at the University of Minnesota. “That’s the preferable outcome. But I don’t want to rule other things out.”
The Board of Regents seems poised to extend UW-Madisonââ?¬â?¢s ââ?¬Å?holisticââ?¬Â approach to admission, which considers race, to all UW System schools. While I believe in the goals of affirmative action, the board should consider this advice before changing system policy: There are politically expedient solutions to UWââ?¬â?¢s diversity problem.
UW-Madison student athletes shattered school records last semester when they scored the highest academic rankings during a fall term in history, school officials announced last Friday.
Undergraduates at UW-Madison�s Business School dreaming of a future filled with plush, high-paying jobs will likely have to pay more in the short term, as the Business School announced to students last Tuesday it would raise tuition in order to remain competitive with other top-notch programs.
Student leaders have begun negotiations with the University of Wisconsin administration to make sure no student organizations go homeless this year.
Thousands of dollars could be deducted from tuition bills around the nation after the U.S. House of Representation passed legislation that would make higher education more affordable.
University of Wisconsin business undergraduates could face a $500 per semester tuition increase if a new proposal announced in an e-mail to Business School students last week passes.
