The Weekly Update Archive: Week Recap

  1. 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 […]

  2. Gallup Poll: About a Quarter of U.S. Adults Consider Higher Ed Affordable

    January 13, 2020

    In a recent Gallup Poll of Americans’ views on the availability of higher education, 60+% of U.S. adults (aged 30-65+) say education beyond high school is available to anyone in the country who needs it. The percentage is consistent with the last time the poll was offered in 2015. In comparison, only 46% of young […]

  3. Senate Committee on Education- December 19 Executive Session Recap

    January 6, 2020

    The Senate Committee on Education held an executive session on Thursday, December 19, 2019. The Committee heard SB-496: ID Card Info– requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines, including Amendment 1. The Committee passed the bill as amended in an 8-1 vote.

  4. Update from the NCAA Office of Government Relations

    January 6, 2020

    The NCAA Board of Governors voted unanimously in October 2019 to permit student-athletes the opportunity to benefit from the use of their name, image and likeness in a manner consistent with the collegiate model. The three divisions have begun the process of soliciting feedback and developing proposals to meet the Board’s January 2021 legislative deadline. […]

  5. Joint Committee on Employment Relations- December 18 executive session recap

    December 18, 2019

    The Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) met on Wednesday, December 18, 2019 and voted to authorize the UW System compensation plan that was approved as part of the 2019-21 state budget. This includes both a 2% wage adjustment in January of 2020 and another in 2021. The committee also approved the trades contracts below, […]

  6. Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities- recap of December 12 public hearing

    December 16, 2019

    The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities held a public hearing on Thursday, December 12 at UW-Oshkosh. The committee heard from students and others on the following legislation relating to UW System: AB 536– establishing a career advancement scholarship program AB 444– free expression President Cross submitted testimony on AB 444 for information only. You […]

  7. State Building Commission Meeting- recap of December 12 meeting

    December 16, 2019

    The State Building Commission met on Thursday, December 12, 2019 and approved the following UW System projects: UW-Platteville – New Sesquicentennial Hall – Authority to Construct – $55,189,000 ($54,602,000 GFSB and $587,000 PRSB). UW-Eau Claire – Haas Fine Arts Theatrical Light/Rigging – $2,997,700 GFSB. UW-La Crosse – White Hall Renovation – $2,994,900 ($994,900 PRSB and […]

  8. Audit finds State did not track all state-owned residential properties

    December 16, 2019

    The Legislative Audit Bureau released an audit on Friday, December 6, regarding state-owned residential properties, which includes properties own by UW System. The Audit indicated that the Department of Administration (DOA) has not formally revised policies pertaining to state-owned residential properties leased to state employees since 1975.  Under provisions of ch. 16, Wis. Stats., DOA […]

  9. Board of Regents Recap

    December 9, 2019

    The Board of Regents met on Thursday, December 5 and Friday, December 6 at UW-Whitewater. The event kicked off with the All In Wisconsin tour, which coincided with the Board of Regents meeting. Chancellor Watson kicked off the event discussing the university’s success in a variety of areas and highlighted the findings of UW-Whitewater’s new […]

  10. All In WI Tour- recap of UW-Whitewater event

    December 9, 2019

    President Ray Cross and Regent President Andrew Petersen joined UW-Whitewater Chancellor Dwight Watson on Thursday, December 5, for the eighth stop of UW System’s All In Wisconsin tour to highlight the findings of UW-Whitewater’s new Economic Impact Report. The report showed UW-Whitewater injects $514.9 million into the regional economy, supporting 4,480 jobs and $198.7 million in […]