Elsewhere
(Elsewhere summarizes developments on other UW System campuses and in the system administration. For more system news, visit: http://www.uwsa.edu/univ_rel/wn.htm.)
Elsewhere summarizes developments on other UW System campuses and in the system administration.
For more system news, visit: http://www.uwsa.edu/univ_rel/wn.htm
Early remedial education leads to more graduates
Early intervention with remedial education has helped more students leave the UW System with a degree, according to a new report.
Nearly 93 percent of students taking remedial English during their first semester remained in school the following semester; 68.3 percent of those who put off the required class until later, stayed in school for the second semester.
The UW System began requiring remedial courses in 1988 for students who performed poorly in math and English to help improve the graduation rate at UW schools.
The number of students needing those remedial classes has dropped over the past decade, says David J. Ward, UW senior vice president for academic affairs. Ward presented the remedial education report to the Board of Regents March 9.
UWM vice chancellor named
John Wanat has been named vice chancellor of academic affairs and provost of UW-Milwaukee, effective July 1. Wanat succeeds Kenneth Watters, who will retire this summer after 30 years at UWM. Wanat’s salary will be $170,900.
Wanat currently serves as vice provost and executive associate vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Illinois at Chicago. A 22-year veteran of UIC, the tenured professor of political science has been part of an administrative team that has increased external funding, improved student performance and stressed undergraduate education, and increased the diversity of the student population.
River Falls: Chancellor picked
Ann Lydecker, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Bridgewater, Mass. State College, has been named chancellor of UW-River Falls, effective Aug. 1.
The Board of Regents acted on the recommendation of a Special Regents Committee and UW System President Katharine C. Lyall, who interviewed Lydecker and other finalists Feb. 22.
Lydecker succeeds Gary Thibodeau, the longest-serving chancellor in the UW System. He announced last August that he would retire this year after serving 15 years as chancellor. Lydecker’s salary will be $140,000.
Other appointments
- Learning tech leader: Judy Brown, emerging technology analyst for the Wisconsin Technical College System, has been named senior consultant for learning technologies research and development at UW System, effective March 27. Brown will work on partnership development, research and assessment, planning and procurement, and coordination and communication for learning technology. Among her specific duties will be working with industry, government and educational information technology leaders to identify emerging technologies and select technologies for research development pilots and projects. The position is shared between UW System and UW-Extension.
- Special assistant: Jonathan Henkes has been named UW System special assistant for business outreach and economic development.
- International studies director: Patrice Petro is the new director of the Joint Center for International Studies, housed at UWM but serving both UWM and UW–Madison. It is one of 12 federally funded resource centers charged with building cooperative programs to benefit students, faculty, and the community.