Peace Park, located across from Hawk's Bar and Grill on State Street, is scheduled for a large-scale makeover intended to turn the space into a more thriving community space. Here's a rendering of the current plan:
Thursday, September 24, 2009
Peace Park Neighborhood Meeting, Sept. 29th
There will be a neighborhood meeting focused on the Peace Park redevelopment next Tuesday, September 29th at 7:00 at the Wisconsin Lutheran Temple, 220 W. Gilman St.
Peace Park, located across from Hawk's Bar and Grill on State Street, is scheduled for a large-scale makeover intended to turn the space into a more thriving community space. Here's a rendering of the current plan:
Peace Park, located across from Hawk's Bar and Grill on State Street, is scheduled for a large-scale makeover intended to turn the space into a more thriving community space. Here's a rendering of the current plan:
Friday, September 11, 2009
Applications and ASM Kickoff!
There are over 65 student seats still available on Shared Governance committees! Check out the ASM Shared Governance website for a list of open seats and to download an applications: http://www.asm.wisc.edu/shared-governance.html!
Send all applications to melissa.dee.hanley@gmail.com by September 23rd at 5:00PM!
Also, the ASM Kickoff is Wednesday, September 16th at 7:00PM in the Student Activity Center! Come see what ASM is all about and the learn more about the goals of the other ASM committees this year! :)
Any questions can be directed to Shared Governance Chair, Melissa Hanley at melissa.dee.hanley@gmail.com.
Send all applications to melissa.dee.hanley@gmail.com by September 23rd at 5:00PM!
Also, the ASM Kickoff is Wednesday, September 16th at 7:00PM in the Student Activity Center! Come see what ASM is all about and the learn more about the goals of the other ASM committees this year! :)
Any questions can be directed to Shared Governance Chair, Melissa Hanley at melissa.dee.hanley@gmail.com.
Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Campus Planning Committee: Meeting of April 23, 2009
After a brief welcome and introduction, the Campus Planning Committee (CPC) commenced its April 23, 2009 meeting. Interim Provost Julie Underwood chaired the meeting. Chancellor Martin was also in attendance an addressed the committee. There were five items on the agenda:
1) Approval of the March 26, 2009 Minutes.
2) Gary Brown, of FP&M, gave an on the Campus Master Plan. Highlights include that we currently have 13 projects under construction. Mr. Brown currently represent the University on the City of Madison's Zoning Code Update Committee. Currently, their is a proposal that would create a new sub-district for the University. This would allow the University to bypass certain commission during the approval of construction projects--as long as the proposed projects were in compliance with the Campus Master Plan.
3) Dan Okoli, of FP&M, gave a presentation on the role of the Design Review Board. Currently the board is charged with design review of upcoming projects as long as the review does not hinder production of add addition costs. A current issue is the maintenance of green space that is not associated with a construction project.
4) Al Fish, of FP&M, gave an update of projects proposed for the NIH portion of the Federal stimulus bill.
5) Al Fish, of FP&M, gave an update on the 2009-11 Capital Budget.
With that, the meeting adjourned.
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1) Approval of the March 26, 2009 Minutes.
2) Gary Brown, of FP&M, gave an on the Campus Master Plan. Highlights include that we currently have 13 projects under construction. Mr. Brown currently represent the University on the City of Madison's Zoning Code Update Committee. Currently, their is a proposal that would create a new sub-district for the University. This would allow the University to bypass certain commission during the approval of construction projects--as long as the proposed projects were in compliance with the Campus Master Plan.
3) Dan Okoli, of FP&M, gave a presentation on the role of the Design Review Board. Currently the board is charged with design review of upcoming projects as long as the review does not hinder production of add addition costs. A current issue is the maintenance of green space that is not associated with a construction project.
4) Al Fish, of FP&M, gave an update of projects proposed for the NIH portion of the Federal stimulus bill.
5) Al Fish, of FP&M, gave an update on the 2009-11 Capital Budget.
With that, the meeting adjourned.
dr-m
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Reaccreditation
What is reaccreditation and why should I care about it?
Reaccreditation is like a giant peer review of the entire university that makes sure the university is actually doing what it is supposed to do, educating students. It's sort of like quality control in manufacturing. You should care because it is our chance to show other universities and the government how awesome we are, and in a broader sense that we should continue to exist.
Student meeting with the reaccreditation team: Monday, April 27th, 3PM, Pyle 309
Wikipedia article on what accreditation is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_accreditation
The University's self-study: "For Wisconsin and the World: A Great Public University"
http://www.greatu.wisc.edu/
Article on the future of accreditation: "More Meaningful Accreditation"
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/22/accredit
Reaccreditation is like a giant peer review of the entire university that makes sure the university is actually doing what it is supposed to do, educating students. It's sort of like quality control in manufacturing. You should care because it is our chance to show other universities and the government how awesome we are, and in a broader sense that we should continue to exist.
Student meeting with the reaccreditation team: Monday, April 27th, 3PM, Pyle 309
Wikipedia article on what accreditation is:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/School_accreditation
The University's self-study: "For Wisconsin and the World: A Great Public University"
http://www.greatu.wisc.edu/
Article on the future of accreditation: "More Meaningful Accreditation"
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2009/04/22/accredit
Tuesday, April 14, 2009
Library Committee Update
The library committee met today and largely discussed budgets and resource sharing services, such as inter-library loan (ILL) and document delivery services like Library Express.
The overall library budget has not been cut as much as we thought it might. It is only 1% rather than the anticipated 5% or more. While this is good, projects such as the preservation facility will not be funded in this year's state budget. This means that libraries will continue to be short on space for storage and student use. Some libraries with separate budgets, such as Ebling, are still looking at large cuts and the library system is looking at ways to consolidate services with them.
ILL has seen a massive increase in use. There has been an overall 141% increase in demand since 2001. The trend is increasingly towards articles, rather than returnable items such as books. Grad students and faculty have the highest proportional use, but undergrads dominate through sheer numbers. Turnaround time for Library Express services has decreased by about half as software and staffing have improved performance. There is some discussion about possibly capping the amount materials that can be requested because of expense. Discussion on this topic has been tabled until the next meeting.
What I would like to know from other students is how they feel about the library system not promoting this service. Because of the limited budget there is concern that promoting it would swamp the service. While this may be true, my concern is that there is a divide between those who know about the service and those who don't. I think this might be an issue because Library Express is an incredible service that many student may be missing out on simply because they don't know it exists. What do you think? Find out more about Library Express here if you haven't heard about it.
Other items brought up:
The overall library budget has not been cut as much as we thought it might. It is only 1% rather than the anticipated 5% or more. While this is good, projects such as the preservation facility will not be funded in this year's state budget. This means that libraries will continue to be short on space for storage and student use. Some libraries with separate budgets, such as Ebling, are still looking at large cuts and the library system is looking at ways to consolidate services with them.
ILL has seen a massive increase in use. There has been an overall 141% increase in demand since 2001. The trend is increasingly towards articles, rather than returnable items such as books. Grad students and faculty have the highest proportional use, but undergrads dominate through sheer numbers. Turnaround time for Library Express services has decreased by about half as software and staffing have improved performance. There is some discussion about possibly capping the amount materials that can be requested because of expense. Discussion on this topic has been tabled until the next meeting.
What I would like to know from other students is how they feel about the library system not promoting this service. Because of the limited budget there is concern that promoting it would swamp the service. While this may be true, my concern is that there is a divide between those who know about the service and those who don't. I think this might be an issue because Library Express is an incredible service that many student may be missing out on simply because they don't know it exists. What do you think? Find out more about Library Express here if you haven't heard about it.
Other items brought up:
- College Library is hosting an event with American Indian leaders on campus tonight (5:30) to compliment the PBS "We Shall Remain" series, the first episode aired last night.
- Past American Library Association President Loriene Roy will present on indigenous libraries in the School of Library and Information Studies Commons (4th floor Helen C. White) on Wednesday, April 22, at 4:30PM.
- MERIT library (formerly CIMC) is letting people have "Read" posters made with their own pictures on them in celebration of National Library Week.
Madison Initiative for Undergraduates
Hopefully you've heard of the Madison Initiative for Undergraduates. If you haven't, get out from under your rock and check out http://madisoninitiative.wisc.edu/. Basically, the initiative is being proposed as a way to improve student services, provide more need-based financial aid, and hire more faculty through a tuition differential that will increase in-state tuition by $250 per year and out-of-state tuition $750 per year over the next four years.
Obviously this is a big deal, for students and the institution.
This Initiative could be very positive for students and the reputation of the University of Wisconsin. However, it will need a lot of oversight to work, most likely through a shared governance committee.
How do you see this oversight process working? What would you like the committee to be charged with? Who should be sitting at the table? Should there be a separate student subcommittee to evaluate student services proposals? How can students be engaged, active participants in this process, putting their tuition dollars to work in the most effective ways?
Comment on this post with your thoughts!
Obviously this is a big deal, for students and the institution.
This Initiative could be very positive for students and the reputation of the University of Wisconsin. However, it will need a lot of oversight to work, most likely through a shared governance committee.
How do you see this oversight process working? What would you like the committee to be charged with? Who should be sitting at the table? Should there be a separate student subcommittee to evaluate student services proposals? How can students be engaged, active participants in this process, putting their tuition dollars to work in the most effective ways?
Comment on this post with your thoughts!
Sunday, April 12, 2009
Student Policies and Non Academic Program Committee Updates (Feb 24th,2009)
The SPNAPC had its 2nd meeting of the semester on Feb 24th, 2009.
The following is the agenda:
A. The offices of the Dean of Students Unit Overview
a. there are now 8 units under ODOS: ASM,ISS,LGBT, Mcburney Disability Center, Multi-culture Student Center, center for the first year experience, student advocacy and judicial affairs and the student organization office.
b. Each unit gave an short introduction of their function and problem.
B. ODOS Budget
a. Overview of the Budget: the division spent 93% of the budget for salaries.
b.7% is for Center for the First Year Experience (partial), Central Admin, ISS, Mcburney Disability Resource Center, MSC, Student Advocacy and Judicial Affairs, and Student Organization Office.
c. the budget does not include: ASM, LGBT and GUTS because of different funding streams
d. Strategies Employed:
1. Each unit identified their potential cuts at 8%
2. Discussed with constituents the impact
3. Met with stakeholders and asked for feedback
4. Awaiting final amounts from budget office
5. CLT will determine the cuts from each unit with their recommendations
e. Impact
1. No Special Assistant to help DOS
2. Reduce web position and student presence at SOAR tables and in hiring
3. Eliminate voicemail, copying, office supply purchases
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