News - January 2005

  1. Finalists named in UW-River Falls chancellor search

    January 21, 2005

    MADISON – University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly today announced the names of the finalists for the position of chancellor at UW-River Falls. The names have been forwarded to the Board of Regents’ Special Committee for the UW-River Falls Chancellor Search, chaired by Charles Pruitt of Shorewood, which will interview the finalists in […]

  2. Reilly recommends single chancellor for UW Colleges, UW-Extension

    January 19, 2005

    MADISON- The ‘access missions’ of the University of Wisconsin System’s statewide outreach service and 13 freshman-sophomore campuses would be strengthened under restructured leadership proposed Tuesday by UW System President Kevin P. Reilly. Following a comprehensive, independent study of the missions and administrations of the UW Colleges and UW-Extension, Reilly is recommending that the leadership of […]

  3. Committee appointed for UW-Whitewater chancellor search

    January 18, 2005

    MADISON― University of Wisconsin System President Kevin P. Reilly has appointed a 17-member search-and-screen committee to identify a successor to UW-Whitewater Chancellor Jack Miller. The committee will be chaired by Jimmy Peltier, the Arno Kleimenhagen Professor of Marketing at UW-Whitewater. He will be joined by eight other faculty members, two academic staff members, two students, […]

  4. Statement on Governor Doyle’s State of the State Address

    Kevin P. Reilly, President University of Wisconsin System Jan. 12, 2005

    January 12, 2005

    “I was heartened tonight to hear Governor Doyle’s intention to reinvest in the University of Wisconsin System. His willingness to reverse the funding trends of recent years can help the university begin to recover from years of severe budget cuts. In addition, I appreciate his plans to increase financial aid for our neediest students, and […]

  5. PK-16 Council statement on Tax Tables and Pell Grants

    January 11, 2005

    Wisconsin’s educational leadership has united in calling on Wisconsin’s Congressional delegation to reverse a plan to reduce Pell Grant funding for Wisconsin college students. Elizabeth Burmaster, State Superintendent of Public Instructions, Daniel Clancy, president of the Wisconsin Technical College System, Dr. Kevin Reilly, president of the UW System, and Dr. Rolf Wegenke, president of the […]