The following are my 2021 Opening Day Convocation remarks and address, shared with the faculty and staff of the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh’s three campuses on Sept. 7 both virtually and at the Culver Family Welcome Center. Colleagues, good morning. It is...
I am delighted to report that the final renovation of UW Oshkosh’s Clow Hall/Nursing-Education Building complex is one of several UW System capital projects that has been advanced by the state’s budget-development committee, the Joint Committee on Finance. You can...
I had the opportunity to testify before the Wisconsin Legislature’s biennial budget review committee, the Joint Committee on Finance, on Friday, April 9 at UW-Whitewater. It was another chance to emphasize, however briefly, the UW System’s and UWO’s...
We once again saw heartbreaking violence in our country last night. A gunman took eight lives in Georgia. Six of the victims have been identified as Asian. As details unfold and new questions arise, what is front and center for us is the fear and pain that UWO...
A year ago today, I sent you an email that still feels unreal. At 11:48 a.m., March 12, 2020, I announced we were canceling classes so faculty and staff could spend that week ahead, as well as the spring break, moving all instruction online. We also asked all...