News - August 2004

  1. State of the University Remarks: University of Wisconsin Colleges UW-Fox Valley

    President-elect Kevin P. Reilly

    August 26, 2004

    Thank you, Margaret, for that kind introduction. I am very pleased – and honored – to be joining you on this special day, the fall convocation for all UW Colleges faculty and staff! I feel especially fortunate to be able to join you in welcoming our newest colleagues.  I am always impressed by the quality […]

  2. UW-Green Bay Laboratory Sciences ribbon-cutting

    Remarks by Kevin P. Reilly

    August 25, 2004

    Thank you, Bruce. It is a joy to be here. Good morning ladies and gentlemen and thank you for being with us this morning for this momentous occasion. I guess you could say that this is my first “official” building dedication for the UW System … but since I’m not “official” myself until next Wednesday, […]

  3. State of the University Remarks: University of Wisconsin-Green Bay

    President-elect Kevin Reilly

    August 25, 2004

    Thank you, Chancellor Shepard, for that marvelous introduction, and for your forward-looking address.  I am absolutely delighted to be joining you on this special day – the dedication ceremony (for the new Lab Sciences facility) was wonderful and dry! Let me also add my congratulations to the faculty and staff award winners on this campus […]

  4. State of the University Remarks University of Wisconsin-Whitewater

    President-elect Kevin Reilly

    August 23, 2004

    Thank you, Jack. I very much appreciate your comments and your leadership at UW-Whitewater. I am really pleased to be here with you all today. This visit to Whitewater is my firs to a campus since being appointed President. So you should feel either honored or put upon depending on your inclinations. The University of […]

  5. Remarks to the Board of Regents

    2005-07 Biennial Budget Request

    August 19, 2004

    Katharine Lyall, President University of Wisconsin System Today, we consider the UW System’s Operating and Capital Budget requests for 2005-07.  For me, this is a very nostalgic occasion; it is the last time that I will come before you as President of the UW System and it is the last university biennial budget request that […]

  6. Regents: Wisconsin must reinvest in UW System

    Board unanimously approves 2005-07 budget request

    August 19, 2004

    UW System Board of Regents meeting News Summary MADISON — Signaling the dire need for restored quality and increased access to the University of Wisconsin System, the Board of Regents on Thursday (Aug. 19) unanimously approved its 2005-07 operating budget and capital budget requests to the state. The operating budget request totals an annual average […]

  7. UW System Board of Regents approves 2005-07 budget request

    August 19, 2004

    MADISON — The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents is asking for state funding for the 2005-07 biennium that will help its 26 campuses and UW-Extension begin to recover from the $250 million in state budget cuts they took in the 2003-05 biennium, while providing more access and services for students. After a lengthy […]

  8. Statement on the departure of Chancellor William Messner

    August 4, 2004

    Katharine C. Lyall, President University of Wisconsin System “Bill Messner’s departure is a great loss for the UW Colleges, the communities our two-year campuses serve, and the state of Wisconsin as a whole. His leadership has been vital in revitalizing and streamlining the UW’s 13 freshman-sophomore campuses into a valuable statewide network serving more than […]

  9. ‘UW Day at the State Fair’ to feature college fair, science exhibits

    August 3, 2004

    MADISON — The University of Wisconsin System welcomes families, students and future alumni to learn more about the state’s public university through a day of exhibits and fun events at the Wisconsin State Fair. This year’s “UW Day at the State Fair,” to be held on Friday, Aug. 6, from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., […]