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Board approves UW System’s 2021-22 Annual Operating Budget (day 1 news summary) Thursday, July 8, 2021 MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents unanimously voted Thursday to approve a $6.564 billion annual operating budget for 2021-22. Key takeaways of the annual budget presented by Sean Nelson, Vice President of Finance, include: State operational funding (GPR) increased $42.3 million or 4.4% Includes Pay Plan increase for employees Tuition-setting authority returned ...

This summer 60 incoming first-year students will have the opportunity to start their academic and social college experience early. Mount 101, the summer bridge program, is designed to offer students two three-credit courses while fostering a sense of friendship and community through field trips and events. Before their peers even arrive on campus, students will earn six college credits by completing FSYM 100: Foundation of Liberal Arts and FSYM 103: Quantitative Problem Solving. 

Then in July, students will participate in four weeks of math and English/reading tutoring sessions to prepare them for college-level classes in the fall semester. Students will also be matched with a mentor, close to his/her age, who has achieved college success. Called "near-peer mentors" the older students will advise the younger ones during the summer and throughout the fall semester. Pivot to Success will also offer "Lunch and Learn" sessions throughout the summer. "College and community l...

Foster parents needed in Montana May is National Foster Care Awareness month. There are currently 4,000 foster kids placed in Montana and even more kids waiting for a foster home. Foster kids like to play tag, kick a soccer ball, and help make dinner. They wait for the tooth fairy, forget to hang up their coat, and hope for the biggest piece of birthday cake. Unfortunately, they also have adult-size worries. They have experienced significant early childhood trauma — abuse, neglect, exposur...

Tampa Bay school districts step up to prevent COVID summer slide You may have heard of the summer slide. It’s the gap in learning that puts kids behind after a summer off from school. This year, district leaders are worried about an even greater challenge: A COVID summer slide after a full year of pandemic hurdles. and last updated 2021-04-14 18:19:59-04 PINELLAS COUNTY, Fla. — You may have heard of the summer slide. It’s the gap in learning that puts kids behind after a summer o...

Thu, 04/01/2021 LAWRENCE — IHAWKe, the umbrella organization for diversity and women’s programs at the University of Kansas School of Engineering, is celebrating its 50th anniversary in 2021 with virtual and in-person events, as well as a scholarship fundraising campaign, scheduled throughout the year. “We want to celebrate the fact that weve been doing this since 1971,” said Andrew Williams, KU Engineering associate dean for diversity, equity and inclusion. “And it’s been an award-...

EOIs 2019 Summer Bridge Program students. For some middle and high school students, attending a college or university might seem out of reach. The Office of Educational Opportunity Initiatives (EOI) at the University of Michigan-Flint is here to change that. The office aims to help middle and high school students, particularly from underrepresented populations, succeed in higher education by offering academic support, leadership development, and community engagement. "One of the hallmarks of a ...