Stories indexed under: Campus leadership

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• Downey chosen to lead School of Journalism and Mass Communication July 16, 2009 Greg Downey is convinced the University of Wisconsin-Madison's School of Journalism and Mass Communication is poised for continued success even as the communications industry confronts unparalleled change and turmoil.
• Three candidates recommended for UW-Madison provost May 19, 2009 A 15-member search-and-screen committee has recommended to University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Biddy Martin three candidates for the university's next provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs.
• Web site to provide updates on budget situation May 14, 2009 The university has created a new Web site to help inform the campus community about the impacts of the state’s worsening fiscal situation – and how the university and its employees will be affected.
• Finalists advance in search for vice chancellor for university relations May 13, 2009 Three finalists have been selected in the University of Wisconsin-Madison's search for a vice chancellor for university relations. They are:
• Chancellor Biddy Martin’s statement on state fiscal situation May 7, 2009
• Hildebrand named special assistant to UW-Madison vice chancellor May 1, 2009 Scott Hildebrand, senior executive assistant to the chancellor at the University of Wisconsin-Green Bay, has been chosen as special assistant to Darrell Bazzell, vice chancellor for administration at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
• UW-Madison recommends against nonessential travel to Mexico April 29, 2009 Chancellor Biddy Martin has endorsed recommendations of the campus International Emergency Response Committee (IERC), advising against all university travel to Mexico until further notice. This is in alignment with the travel warning issued on April 27 by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
• Reaccreditation project culminates in site visit April 24, 2009 A two-year reaccreditation project that provided vision and dimension to the university’s strategic planning for the coming decade is reaching its culmination.
• Chancellor Martin statement on ASM endorsement of Madison Initiative April 22, 2009 The Associated Students of Madison Student Council voted 17–1, with 3 abstentions, on Wednesday, April 22 to endorse and support Chancellor Biddy Martin’s proposal for the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates.
• Review begins for pharmacy dean April 22, 2009 A review is under way for School of Pharmacy Dean Jeanette Roberts.
• Library and Information Studies director announces retirement April 22, 2009 Louise Robbins, longtime director of the School of Library and Information Studies (SLIS), has announced that she will retire in August.
• Participate in implementing the IT Strategic PlanFramework April 22, 2009 Shortly after the publication of the new Campus Strategic Framework, Ron Kraemer, CIO and vice provost for information technology, released a draft of the IT Strategic Plan Framework. The plan highlights approximately 25 strategic priorities for improving campus IT services and infrastructure.
• Remington appointed new associate dean for public health April 20, 2009 Patrick L. Remington, MD, MPH, who has spent his entire career at the interface of public health and medicine, has been appointed the first associate dean for public health at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health.
• UW-Madison begins search for new provost March 25, 2009 UW-Madison is beginning its search for its next provost, Chancellor Biddy Martin announced today (March 25).
• Madison Initiative for Undergraduates promises quality, affordability March 25, 2009 The Madison Initiative for Undergraduates, a major effort to preserve the quality of a University of Wisconsin-Madison education and improve its affordability, was announced today (March 25) by Chancellor Biddy Martin.
• Team anticipates upcoming site visit for reaccreditation March 25, 2009 The UW-Madison reaccreditation team is looking forward to a site visit by the Higher Learning Commission April 27-29.
• University searches for secretary of academic staff March 25, 2009 UW-Madison has started its search for a new secretary of the academic staff.
• For Kim, calculated risk is all in the game March 24, 2009 Like many overachievers, Sangtae Kim, who was named last fall to lead the Morgridge Institute for Research, is a calculated taker of risks. He knows chance when he sees it and, importantly, he knows how to size it up.
• UW-Madison in an Economic Recession and a Changing World: Forums followup March 11, 2009 Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy" Martin provides an update on the suggestions offered during the December and January forums on how the campus can be a more effective and efficient university during a challenging economic climate.
• Comments sought as part of UW-Madison reaccreditation Feb. 25, 2009 As part of its reaccreditation process, the University of Wisconsin-Madison is seeking written public comments on the quality of the university and its academic programs.