Tag Archives: Merger

University Budget Review and Update Informs Campus

The first of three campus forums was held on Tuesday, Feb. 27, to address the need for change facing the university due to current enrollment and budget statuses. Kristen Hendrickson, vice chancellor for business affairs at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point, headed the discussion last Tuesday. Hendrickson guided the attendees through the recent history of the budget at UWSP which ... Read More »

System President Ray Cross Visits Campus, Addresses Merger and Budget Concerns

Ray Cross, University of Wisconsin-System President, visited the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point campus on Nov. 15 to answer questions about his proposed merger of University of Wisconsin campuses. Cross was scheduled for a meeting on the morning of Nov. 16 with business leaders and Chancellor Patterson, but proposed an earlier visit to meet with campus government. Despite attempted jokes by ... Read More »

Announcement of UW Merger Raises Many Concerns Among Faculty Statewide

On Oct. 11, the University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross announced the proposal of a merger. Greg Summers, vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Wisconsin Stevens Point, said that the UW colleges have been experiencing a decline in enrollment for a while. Many institutions in the Midwest are experiencing this problem and the merger has been ... Read More »