by Chancellor Richard H. Wells | Feb 3, 2012 | Chancellor, Headlines
President Obama’s new “Blueprint for Keeping College Affordable and Within Reach for All Americans” has begun a lively conversation among higher education leaders throughout the nation. The Blueprint is multifaceted, proposing an array of reforms, from a new, uniform,...
by Chancellor Richard H. Wells | Jan 10, 2012 | Headlines
A 66-year-old Fox Valley employer was deeply in the red. Sales were sluggish. The company’s future was bleak. A call for help came into our University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Business Success Center (BSC), a unique consulting firm that connects local businesses with...
by Chancellor Richard H. Wells | Dec 9, 2011 | Headlines
The following is a statement from University of Wisconsin Oshkosh Chancellor Richard H. Wells regarding the violence and loss of life at Virginia Tech on Dec. 8. We share our heartfelt condolences with the campus community at Virginia Tech and the families of those...
by Chancellor Richard H. Wells | Nov 11, 2011 | Headlines
The following is a Veterans Day message from Chancellor Richard Wells to the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh campus community on Nov. 11, 2011. Colleagues, Some 93 years ago, the Treaty of Versailles brought temporary cessation to the hostilities of World War I which...
by Chancellor Richard H. Wells | Nov 10, 2011 | Headlines
Last month, the state Department of Administration announced a new round of biennial budget cuts, termed a “lapse,” for many state government entities. This new round of significant cuts calls for UW System to further reduce its 2011-13 budget by $65.8 million to...