A message from the president . . .
The System Office will soon be welcoming
visitors at its new location on the West end of
University Avenue in Madison. We took residence here on
April 3. A few of the rooms are still undergoing
remodeling to accommodate technology upgrades, but the
renovations will be complete in time for the May 16
State Board meeting. All phone numbers for staff, as
well as the P.O. Box, will remain the same. The new street
address is 4622 University Avenue, Madison.
| Dr. Lori Weyers accepts
Presidency at NTC |
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 Northcentral Technical
College Board President Paul Grinde announced on
April 11 that Dr. Lori Weyers had accepted the
position of President at NTC, succeeding current
President Dr. Robert C. Ernst. "Dr. Weyers brings
with her a depth and breadth of experience in
education, business, manufacturing and the
technical college system," Grinde said.
Dr. Weyers will take over on June 30, at which
time Dr. Ernst will be retiring. A veteran of the
WTC System, Dr. Weyers has most recently served as
Vice President for Learning at Northeast Wisconsin
Tech College in Green Bay. Her career includes 30
years in higher education, most of which she has
dedicated to the WTC System.
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| Milwaukee Area Tech moves
manufacturing forward |
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 The Wisconsin Technical
College System Board recently approved MATC's
plans for a Center for Energy Conservation and
Advanced Manufacturing (ECAM) on the college's Oak
Creek campus.
The center will encompass a 32,000 square-foot
addition to the existing campus. One objective of
the center is to serve as a model for energy
efficiency and manufacturing technologies. Another
is to deliver innovative education and training
for emerging energy and manufacturing processes.
The college expects to open the center's doors in
the fall of 2007.
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| Official name change for
college |
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 The State Board recently
approved a name change for one of the 16 technical
colleges. "Western" was the designation most staff
at the college used. Students and others use
various names such as "WWTC" or "Western
Wisconsin." The campuses in the La Crosse area
will now officially go by the name "Western," a
change designed to accompany a rebranding effort
by the college.
Western plans to phase in the name change over
the course of a year. Western's President, Lee
Rasch, said "The familiar name of 'Western' puts
us on a first-name basis with the communities that
we serve; something 'WWTC' did not do."
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| New legislation improves
student access to college |
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Governor Doyle, pictured with
Paul Gabriel, Director of the WTC District Boards
Association, Diane Handrick, Aide to State
Representative Suzanne Jeskewitz (R-Menomonee
Falls) and Daniel Clancy, WTC System President,
recently signed two important bills put forth by
the legislature that will directly affect many
technical college students. Representative
Jeskowitz sponsored 2005 Wisconsin Act 265 (AB
805), which guarantees that Hurricane Katrina
victims will be eligible for resident tuition
rates at the Wisconsin Technical Colleges for the
next three years. The normal "needy and worthy"
clause allows the colleges to remit the
nonresident fees for a limited number of students
who meet admissions requirements but who have
demonstrated financial need. This bill will expand
the colleges' ability to help the hurricane
victims who relocate to Wisconsin seeking new
educational and employment opportunities.
Senator Ron Brown (R-Eau Claire) introduced
2005 Wisconsin Act 267 (SB 370), which makes it
possible for top high school students who receive
Academic Excellence Scholarships to apply their
award to two-year technical diplomas. Students in
Associate degree programs had been able to apply
the award toward their degree, but this expansion
will allow the state to promote more of the
technical skills that Wisconsin's employers need.
View
the WEAU News report featuring the student behind
the change in scholarship awards »
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| Tuition increase set
for for 06-07
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| The State Board recently
voted, unanimously, for a tuition increase in the
06-07 school year. Tuition for Wisconsin residents
will rise from $80.50 to $87 per credit hour,
while non-resident students will pay $536.30 per
credit hour, up from $510.30. System President
Daniel Clancy said, "the colleges have tried in
earnest to keep expenses down and their budgets in
line. However, stagnant state aid has necessitated
the decision to increase student tuition to limit
the technical colleges' dependence on property tax
support and improve the balance among technical
education funding sources."
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