The Weekly Update Archive: Week Recap

November 18, 2019

The Assembly held a floor session on Tuesday, November 12, and considered AB 38-University of Wisconsin Research Contracts including  Senate Amendment 1. The bill has been enrolled and goes to the Governor for his signature. This will be a positive change to make the process for approving certain research contracts on all campuses more efficient, […]

November 18, 2019

Are you interested in learning what the return on investment is for a student attending your institution? Georgetown University released a report that attempts to captures the return on investment for all higher education intuitions in the Unites States. Using data from the expanded College Scorecard, A First Try at ROI: Ranking 4,500 Colleges report ranks […]

November 11, 2019

The Senate Floor session was held on Tuesday, November 5, 2019. The Senate confirmed the appointments of Regents: Edmund Manydeeds III–to serve for the term ending May 1, 2026 Karen Walsh– to serve for the term ending May 1, 2026 Olivia Woodmansee– to serve for the term ending May 1, 2021 The Senate also passed […]

November 11, 2019

The Assembly Committee on Government Accountability and Oversight held a public hearing on Wednesday, November 6. President Ray Cross and UW-Madison Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration Laurent Heller provided testimony in opposition of  AB 370– UW Debt Guarantees relating to state debt guarantees; delegations by the Board of Regents of the University of Wisconsin […]

November 11, 2019

The UW System Board of Regents met on Thursday, November 7, 2019 in Madison. The meeting included a variety of presentations and discussions focused on the scope and significance of the research performed at all UW System campuses. Presentations included the UW-Madison Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Institute’s study known as the Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention (WRAP), […]

November 11, 2019

The Assembly Floor session was held on Thursday, November 7.  The Assembly passed the following bills relating to UW System: AB 531– information on suicide prevention on ID cards including Assembly Amendment 1– voice vote SB 142– late payments of benefits to student veterans-voice vote For a full recap of the Assembly Floor session, a […]

November 4, 2019

The Higher Education Aids Board met on Friday, November 1 to review and share updates on several financial aid programs, including the formula for how Wisconsin Grants are awarded at the Wisconsin Technical Colleges System, private non-profit colleges, and UW Systems schools. More information on the meeting can be found in the attached PDF below.

November 4, 2019

The Assembly Committee on Regulatory Licensing Reform held an executive session on Thursday, Oct. 31, and heard AB 82- Athletes Agents Act: adopting revisions to the state’s uniform athlete agents act and providing a penalty. The committee passed the bill, including Amendment 1 and Amendment 2, in a 7-1 vote.

November 4, 2019

President Ray Cross, along with Regents Mike Jones, Karen Walsh, and Olivia Woodmansee, joined UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Bernie Patterson for a series of events at UW-Stevens Point and UW-Stevens Point at Wausau on Wednesday, October 30 for the sixth stop of UW System’s All In Wisconsin tour. The tour is intended to demonstrate how the […]

November 4, 2019

The Assembly Committee on Education held an executive session on Tuesday, October 29 and voted on AB 531: ID Card Info – requiring that student identification cards include contact information for suicide prevention hotlines, including Assembly Amendment 1, which authors worked on with UW-Madison. The committee voted to pass AB 531, including Amendment 1, in a […]