The Weekly Update Archive: January 2020

  1. Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families – public hearing on January 22

    January 21, 2020

    The Senate Committee on Universities, Technical Colleges, Children and Families will hold a public hearing on Wednesday, January 22, starting at 9:30 a.m. The Committee will hear the following bills relating to UW System: SB 343-Resident undergraduate tuition SB 403– Free expression: free expression within the University of Wisconsin System, providing an exemption from rule-making […]

  2. Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities – public hearing and executive session on January 23

    January 21, 2020

    The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities will hold an executive session on Thursday, January 23, starting at 9:30am and a public hearing after the conclusion of the executive session. During the executive session, the committee will consider the following bills relating to the UW System: AB 444– Free expression: free expression within the University […]

  3. Assembly Session- recap of January 15 session

    January 21, 2020

    The Assembly was in session on Wednesday, January 15, and voted on the following bills relating to UW System: SB-334: Active Duty Service– requirements for colleges when service member students are called into active duty. Passed by the Assembly and will go to the Governor for signing. The Governor intends to sign  it on Tuesday, […]

  4. Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs- recap of January 16 public hearing

    January 21, 2020

    The Assembly Committee on Veterans and Military Affairs held a public hearing on Thursday, January 16 and heard AB-689: Tuition and Fee Remission- relating to tuition and fee remission for certain veterans and their dependents.  President Ray Cross testified in opposition to the bill. A copy of the testimony is attached below.

  5. Speaker’s Taskforce on Water Quality and Governor’s Office Release Reports

    January 21, 2020

    Both the Speaker’s Taskforce on Water Quality and the Governor’s office released their reports on efforts and proposals related to water quality. The report released by the Governor’s office can be found here. The report release by the Speaker’s Taskforce can be found here. There are several bills proposed by the Taskforce that affect the […]

  6. Assembly Session on Wednesday, January 15

    January 13, 2020

    The Assembly will be in session on Wednesday, January 15 starting at 1:00 p.m.  The following bills relating to UW System have been added to the calendar: AB-361: Active Duty Service– requirements for colleges when service member students are called into active duty. AB-707: Bargaining Contract– ratification of the agreement negotiated between the University of Wisconsin–Madison […]

  7. Senate Session on Tuesday, January 21

    January 13, 2020

    The Senate is planning to be in session on Tuesday, January 21. The calendar has not been released yet. We will provide an update when the calendar is available.

  8. Research in the Rotunda- registration deadline extended to January 31

    January 13, 2020

    The registration deadline for the 2020 Research in the Rotunda event on March 11, 2020, has been extended to Friday, January 31.  Campus coordinators must submit a list of poster titles to universityrelations@uwsa.edu prior to registering. Once poster titles are submitted, students and faculty advisers can complete their registration for the event at: wisconsin.edu/research-in-the-rotunda/registration/. January […]

  9. Fall 2019 Graduate Lists

    January 13, 2020

    The 2019 fall graduate lists are due to the UW System State Relations team by Monday, February 3, 2020. If this date is not feasible for your institution, please let Jeff Buhrandt (jbuhrandt@uwsa.edu) know ahead of time. Graduate lists should include the following data fields: First Name, Last Name, Address, City, State, and Postal Code. […]

  10. Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs- January 8 Executive Session Recap

    January 13, 2020

    The Senate Committee on Transportation, Veterans and Military Affairs held an executive session on Wednesday, January 8 and heard SB-446: UW MIA Project– relating to the University of Wisconsin Missing-in-Action Recovery and Identification Project and making an appropriation. The Committee voted to pass the bill in a 5-0 vote.  The bill is available to be […]