STATEMENT FROM UW OSHKOSH CHANCELLOR ANDREW J. LEAVITT, July 21, 2015:

Campus Community,

On Friday, a memo was released from UW System President Cross and Regent President Millner regarding the status of shared governance. The Shared Governance Policy Task Force, appointed in March, has been disbanded. Their role was to craft language for the UW System in anticipation of shared governance being eliminated from state statute. With shared governance retained in state statute through the budget process, that task force is no longer necessary.

We are now charged at UW Oshkosh to review, update and modify, as needed, these policies and practices on our campus. Our shared governance leaders are driving forward the effort to ensure our policies reflect state statute while preserving the spirit of shared governance this campus has embraced for many decades.

I am unwavering in my commitment to the practices that have made UW Oshkosh a success throughout its long history. I thank the governance leaders for their service to this campus and I look forward to the upcoming campus dialogue regarding the future of shared governance at UW Oshkosh.

Thank you,
Chancellor Andy Leavitt