March 2021 Board of Regents Meeting Recap

The UW System Board of Regents met on March 4th. The main presentation for the meeting brought together four chambers of commerce and economic development leaders to share experiences with the key challenges facing Wisconsin’s businesses: the development of local...

March 9 Faculty Senate Meeting Items of Interest

Faculty Senate met March 9th. In addition to acting on a number of curricular items, Senators agreed to form a joint six member “conference committee” with the Senate of Academic Staff to recommend ways to clarify GOV 6.1, which concerns voting rights for...

Joint Finance Committee Public Hearings Schedule

On March 10th, the JFC Co-Chairs announced the dates and locations public hearings on the 2021-23 State Budget. The Committee will hold three in-person hearings and one virtual hearing. The hearing schedule includes: Friday, April 9, 2021 UW-Whitewater, Whitewater, WI...

UWS Federal Relations Recap (summary)

HR 1319 – THE AMERICAN RESCUE PLAN ACT On Saturday, March 6, the Senate voted to send the COVID-19 related reconciliation package, HR 1319, back to the House with amendments. Among these is an amendment that would ensure that local “educational agencies receiving...

February Faculty Senate Meetings Items of Interest

Faculty Senate met February 9th and 23rd. At the February 9th meeting, guests Nicholas Ambrose (Testing Services) & Julie Thyssen provided a thorough update of SOS administration for Fall semester ending with the January Interim. They thanked folks for using the...