Year: 2018

Casey Nagy, the Interim Vice Provost for the Division of Extension and Public Media, recently  distributed a memo (PDF) to staff in those units outlining the anticipated schedule for transitions (PDF) of services from UW Extension …

Their work may be behind the scenes, but UW–Extension’s Conference Centers and Mailing Services employees keep high-profile events and mail delivery running smoothly. Recognized for their professionalism, they are now part of UW–Madison due to …

Gene Purcell, executive director of the Educational Communications Board (ECB), has been named Director of Wisconsin Public Media at UW-Madison. Wisconsin Public Media includes Wisconsin Public Radio (WPR) and Wisconsin Public Television (WPT).Purcell will begin …

All three UW-Extension governance groups passed resolutions to support the continuation of governance and UW-Extension governance policies remaining in effect through FY2019 or until UW-Extension divisions have made sufficient transitions to UW-Madison and UW System …

UW-Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank addressed the Cooperative Extension All Colleague Conference on Monday, April 30. The remarks are posted on her blog and can be viewed here: https://chancellor.wisc.edu/blog/address-to-uw-cooperative-extension-staff/

The UW-Madison Academic Staff Executive Committee recently met and received updates on the UW-Extension transition to UW-Madison. Provost Sarah Mangelsdorf also briefed the Academic Staff Assembly on the transition. You can view the minutes from …

On May 7, 2018 the UW–Madison Faculty Senate heard a report from the Tenure Working Group of Madison–Extension Governance Integration Committee on the pathways for integration for UW–Extension faculty after the transition to UW–Madison. They …

On July 1, 2018, oversight of UW–Extension’s Conference Services and Mailing Unit, Cooperative Extension (COOP), Wisconsin Public Media (Wisconsin Public Radio and Wisconsin Public Television), and the Department of Labor Education (School for Workers) will …