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Other state’s online universities taking 35 to 40% of our students, he warns. //end headline wrapper ?>Tommy Thompson. Photo courtesy of the UW System.
Tommy Thompson is continuing his push for a system-wide approach to online education. Thompson says a unified front on behalf of all UW System campuses is the best way to compete with out-of-state colleges spending heavily in Wisconsin to attract working adults to take courses.
During a UW Board of Regents meeting on Thursday, Thompson sounded the alarm about increasing competition for working adults with some college credit but no degree.
“The barbarians are at the door,” said Thompson. “Arizona State, Western Governors, University of Southern New Hampshire is a big one, coming in and advertising. And they’re taking approximately, I would say, 35 to 40 percent of our students.”
Concrete slab falls off UW System headquarters building
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) â A concrete slab somehow fell off the University of Wisconsin System headquarters building s facade and plunged three stories to the sidewalk.
The Wisconsin State Journal reported the slab fell from Van Hise Hall on the UW-Madison campus Sunday. Part of the slab shattered. The other part fell on a dumpster parked in front of the building s main entrance. No one was hurt.
UW-Madison officials are investigating why the slab fell. They say no construction work was going on that would have caused it. The dumpster was placed in front of the building for use during a restroom renovation this week.
UW System planning to expand its online learning platform targeting adults
April 9, 2021 2:15 PM Site staff
MADISON, Wis. (WKBT) – The University of Wisconsin System is planning to expand its online education platform, especially for adult learners.
The program will target about 815,000 adults in Wisconsin who have some college credit experience, but no degree, according to the UW System. Leaders say adult learners prefer to earn their education through an online platform.
It also plans to communicate with employers to decide which career-ready programs to develop.
“We have an opportunity to better serve adult learners in Wisconsin, but we have to be more aggressive and focused to serve these potential students and employers,” said UW System President Tommy Thompson in a release.