UW System regents approve pay raises, cuts out-of-state tuition

The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents unanimously approved on Friday to significantly increase salary ranges for top university administrators and to cut tuition for non-residents.

An increase in salary ranges translates into at least $180,000 in taxpayer-funded raises. Under the new ranges, the minimum salary for the UW System president would be $279,707. For the UW-Madison chancellor, it would be $307,800, and for the UWM chancellor, it would be $251,507. For all other chancellors, it would be $176,113.

Officials said the increase was necessary for the system to remain competitive with its peers outside Wisconsin.

The board also approved to cut non-resident tuition beginning this fall by $2,300 at UWM and $2,000 at all other campuses except for UW-Madison. The cuts, officials said, would help increase non-resident enrollment, which in turn would increase revenue and diversity on campus.

Applications for Kenilworth Square now being accepted

Students wishing to live in the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee’s newest housing option, Kenilworth Square Apartments, can now submit their applications.

Kenilworth Square, located near the intersection of Farwell and North Avenues, is scheduled to open on Aug. 20. The complex is designed to house 370 students in 173 apartments.

Residents will find a lounge, fitness center, laundry facilities and seminar rooms inside the new development. Kenilworth Square will also include street-level retail space.

The cost of utilities, basic cable and high-speed Internet access is included in the monthly rent. Residents can rent heated parking spaces from UWM Parking and Transit at an additional cost.

Kenilworth Square is limited to UWM graduate students, junior or senior students and all students 22 years and older.

Apply online at universityhousing.uwm.edu/kenilworth. Questions can be e-mailed to KenilworthSq@aux.uwm.edu.

More parking available with opening of Pavilion structure

Over 600 parking spaces have been added to the UWM campus with the opening of the Pavilion parking structure at the beginning of this semester.

The structure can be accessed from East Edgewood or North Downer avenues.

All spaces are metered at 70 cents an hour, between 7 a.m. and 8 p.m. Monday through Saturday. Parking is free on Sundays. Eleven pay stations that accept coins, bills and the Parking and Transit-issued parking card are located throughout the structure.

Yogi-turned-Christian minister to discuss Far Eastern religions

Mike Shreve, a former Yogi-turned-Christian minister from Tennessee, will present “Exploring World Religions: the Quest for Ultimate Reality” on Feb. 21 in the Union Wisconsin Room at 7 p.m.

Through his ministry, Shreve hopes to reach out to those who are “seeking God and the Truth through Far Eastern religions,” according to his Web site, www.shreveministries.com.

The event is sponsored by the Apologetics Association at UWM.

State rep proposes bill to ban intelligent design, creationism

State Rep. Terese Berceau, D-Madison, introduced legislation on Feb. 7 that would exclude the teaching of intelligent design and creationism from science education in Wisconsin.

The legislation, although prohibiting the teaching of intelligent design and creationism in science classes, would allow those and other related ideologies to be taught as part of other curricula.

Several UW-Madison professors of various disciplines spoke in favor of Berceau’s bill.

Students with past drug convictions now able to receive financial aid

Congress scaled back on Feb. 1 the law that makes college students with drug convictions ineligible for financial aid.

The change to the Higher Education Act allows students with past drug convictions to receive aid, but those convicted while enrolled in college will still be ineligible. Students will still have to answer a drug conviction question on their financial aid application.

The revision to the drug provision is included in the Deficit Reduction Act of 2005, which Congress approved late last year.

Since the drug provision was enacted in 1998, more than 175,000 students have been affected.

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