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Greetings Colleagues, This week I am headed to Madison for a regular meeting.  I am also now on the Advisory Board for WiSys, so this Friday will be my first meeting. One topic to be discussed will be the budgeting … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, I will keep this message short; the Week has arrived!  And it is a period full of reflection, conversation, and celebration.  The student athletic advisory committee was out working yesterday afternoon to make the campus shine in anticipation … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, First, welcome back from Spring Break!  I hope that the brief respite gave you a chance to catch your breath before the last push of the semester. These two weeks have flown by.  I have been on back-to-back … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, On Wednesday, February 15, the Joint Finance Committee is holding a hearing with regard to the lapse plan.  DOA Secretary Mike Huebsch is currently the only speaker listed to appear regarding the lapse plan the agency submitted to … Continue reading →

Greetings Colleagues, This message will be rather brief.  I am writing this while I am down in Madison.  It looks like the budget lapse discussion by the Joint Finance Committee is being postponed until mid February.  On the positive side, … Continue reading →

Greetings Colleagues, and Welcome Back! It’s been a little too quiet and it’s nice to see everyone back. I must say that it has already been a rousing start to the new semester…. On Monday, several of our faculty, staff, … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, In less than three weeks, we will have concluded the semester (yikes!).  This weekend marked the beginning of the University holiday season.  The Foundation Board held its winter meeting on Friday afternoon.  They were treated to a presentation … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, My, how time flies!  Thanksgiving is upon us already tomorrow!   Having spent time last week in Madison and consequent to President Reilly’s cabinet meeting yesterday morning, I can say confidently that there is no recent news to report … Continue reading →

Dear Colleagues, I’ve decided to open this message by talking about campus events rather than the lapse. In part, this is because we need to sometimes remind ourselves of the importance of our work and of our impact on our … Continue reading →

Greetings, Colleagues, I want to thank you for your terrific turnout at the budget lapse open forum held on Friday.  As I mentioned at the forum, I have been in budget discussions during difficult times on several different campuses, and … Continue reading →