Questions on UW Projects
Sen. Alberta Darling, R-River Hills, asked the UW officials how they know that state investment in building projects will result in the goal of increasing the number of graduates from UW schools.
Reilly cited the survey numbers he referenced in his opening remarks. UW-O chancellor Wells said that the problem hasn't been the number of grads, but that the respective schools haven't been churning out grads with degrees that suit their particular region. He said changes in curriculum are addressing that issue.
Rep. Scott Suder, R-Abbottsford, a former student body president at UW-Eau Claire, questioned the need for a $49 million renovation to the Davies Center on the campus. He said in a referendum UW-EC students voted down the project, but it did pass in subsequent online surveys.
"I'm not sure an online survey conducted by a a D.C. consulting firm ... constitutes shared governance," Suder said.
