Task Force Named to Rethink UW System
The following folks will be rethinking UW System, courtesy of the Fitzgerald Brothers who got to choose 12 of the 17 task force members. Their choices include: Sen. Sheila Harsdorf, R-River Falls Rep. Steve Nass, R-Whitewater Rep. Pat Strachota, R-West Bend UW-Platteville Chancellor Dennis Shields Wis. Technical College Board President Mark Tyler Former UW Alumni Association Chair Renee Ramirez Carroll University Board of Directors member Joanne Brandes Business Owner Tim Higgins Former UW Regent Fred Mohs UW Colleges and Extension Chancellor Ray Cross UW-Oshkosh Chancellor Richard Wells Former UW Student Regent Joe Alexander Last spring, some of these folks were strongly opposed to the New Badger Partnership--UW-Madison's effort to break from UW System. For example, who can forget Ray Cross's astute remarks , delivered just a short time after his arrival in Wisconsin. He noted that comparisons to U. Michigan were inappropriate, and stressed the importance of keeping UW System...