Nate Beck, Staff Writer
May 2, 2013
State lawmakers are talking of freezing UW System tuition in light of a recently exposed budget surplus. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau issued a report on April 19, unfolding a UW System reserve account balance of about $648 million. The UW System said in a statement on Friday, April 19 that only $207... Read more »
David Heiling, News Editor
March 28, 2013
James Schmidt, Vice President for University Advancement at Winona State University (Minn.) has been recommended by a special regents board to become UW-Eau Claire’s next Chancellor. This special committee of the UW System Board of Regents was headed by UW System President Kevin Reilly and formally... Read more »
Alex Zank, News Editor
March 17, 2013
A recent panel discussion at UW-Eau Claire that featured Rep. Dana Wachs gave students a chance to ask him about the recently proposed state budget and how it will affect them. The panel that took place March 8 in the Centennial Room of the W.R. Davies Center was put on by the newly re-vitalized Society... Read more »
Chris Reinoos & Bridget Cooke, Editor-in-Chief & Staff Writer
March 7, 2013
The UW-Eau Claire Office of Institutional Research’s 2012-2013 Factbook lists Eau Claire’s current four-year graduation rate at 29.3 percent. While that number may seem low, it has increased by more than eight percent in the last seven years. Associate Vice Chancellor Mike Wick said while the university... Read more »
Katie Hoffman
February 23, 2012
Despite opposition by students and UW officials, the Joint Committee on Finance passed a budget cut of an additional $46.1 million to the UW System on Feb 16. This lapse adds to the biggest cut in the history of the UW System in one year, totaling $296.1 million, according to a press release from the... Read more »
Kris Kotlarik
December 15, 2011
This is going to be the last time you’ll be hearing from me for a while. On New Year’s Day, I’ll be flying to Helsinki, and I’m not coming back until, at the earliest, Aug. 16. But don’t worry; this isn’t me rambling about how I’m going to have the best semester ever in a country that fits... Read more »
Sam Rosenberry
October 27, 2011
A resolution was passed in opposition to the recent budget lapse and how it’s affecting the UW System. According to the resolution, state programs have to give back at least $174.3 million. The UW System must give back a little over $65 million of this total. UW-Eau Claire will pay back over $3.344... Read more »
Frank F. Pellegrino
October 27, 2011
Yesterday and today, UW-Eau Claire students will vote on a referendum deciding whether they will renew their membership with the United Council of UW Students. The mission of United Council, according to their website, is, “to represent all students of the UW System and advocate for them on issues... Read more »
Carolyn Tiry
October 20, 2011
The UW System could suffer another major budget cut for the next two fiscal years, adding on to the original cuts made in the biennial budget. A required lapse, which acts as a kind of safety net, built into the biennial budget the state legislature passed this summer would cut $65.6 million from the... Read more »
Carolyn Tiry
October 20, 2011
A change in the way the UW System Board of Regents are appointed could bring a greater diversity of ideas to the table, a local regent said. A proposal currently making its way through the Wisconsin state legislature would require the Board to have at least one appointee from each of the eight state... Read more »
