The Weekly Update Archive: Week Recap

August 13, 2019

UW System President Cross was pleased to co-sponsor the Dairy Task Force 2.0 over the last 18 months. The group has completed their work and have issued a report summarizing the effort. The Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) Secretary Pfaff sent a letter to state legislators and federal congressional delegation, encouraging policy […]

August 13, 2019

The State Relations and Communication teams have completed collecting feedback from all Chancellors on how we can build upon our advocacy efforts for the remaining legislative session and next biennial budget. If you haven’t already done so, please take a few minutes to share your thoughts by filling out this brief survey. The survey will […]

August 6, 2019

On Thursday, August 1st, the Board of Regents had a special meeting to approve the request for $45 million in the Joint Committee on Finance’s (JFC) supplemental appropriation. The request focuses on allocating funding as part of the outcomes-based funding formula, and includes $15 million in the first year of the biennium and $30 million […]

July 29, 2019

Rep. Katrina Shankland, (D-Stevens Point), and Sen. Dave Hansen, (D-Green Bay), introduced a series of bills that affect the UW System. You can learn more about each of the proposed bills by following the links below. LRB-3576 Memo UW Blue Ribbon Commission: This bill creates a Blue Ribbon Commission in the University of Wisconsin System. LRB-3666 Memo UW Funding: […]

July 29, 2019

Rep. Dave Murphy, (R-Greenville), the chairman of the Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee, and Sen. André Jacque, (R-De Pere), introduced a series of bills that affect the UW System.  Follow the links below to learn more information on each proposed bill. LRB-3098 Memo UW Tuition: This bill creates a cohort tuition model and limits future tuition increases […]

July 22, 2019

The State Relations and Communication teams are in the process of collecting feedback on advocacy efforts related to the biennial budget. In addition to Chancellor feedback, we want to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to fill out this brief survey on how we can build upon our advocacy efforts for the remaining […]

July 22, 2019

The UWS Accountability Dashboards have been updated and are complete for the 2018-2019 Academic Year. Although all of the accountability measures are important, highlights include the 2018 Alumni location data (updated every three years), the 2017-2018 Financial Aid data, and measures of the overall Financial Health of our institutions. These areas have been the subject […]

July 22, 2019

Repairs are underway after a weekend of severe thunderstorms, tornadoes and floods caused damage and power outages throughout Wisconsin. Some of the hardest hit areas were in and around Stevens Point, Wabeno and Green Bay. Governor Tony Evers declared a statewide state of emergency, directing all state agencies to provide assistance and authorizing the National […]

July 19, 2019

The WI Council on Physical Disabilities met for their quarterly meeting on Thursday, July 18 in Madison. Jeff Buhrandt, Senior Director for State Relations, joined the council as a UW System liaison. Among the topics of discussion were updates on Technology Accessibly Efforts at UW campuses as well as Academic Student support efforts for providing […]

July 16, 2019

We recently heard from legislative leaders that the Joint Finance Committee may meet in July and August, which means the UW will likely try to submit the plan necessary to access the $45 million, as well as the funding for the Dairy Hub, in the Joint Finance supplemental appropriation in August. Originally, we did not […]