Two additional sessions address research, graduate education

UW–Madison has consistently demonstrated national leadership in research and graduate education. As one indicator, UW–Madison is the only institution, public or private (other than Johns Hopkins), that has remained in the top five in research expenditures for more than 20 years. That success is a tribute to the quality of faculty and staff, supported by the Graduate School.

During this same time period, research and graduate education have grown and become more complex. The Graduate School has been asked to take on many additional functions.

Faculty and staff are invited to participate in the consideration of how the university might best organize the administration and leadership of research, as well as graduate education moving forward.

Town-hall meetings, each sponsored by deans from different parts of campus, will enable as many as possible to participate. Faculty, staff and graduate students are invited and are welcome to attend any or all of the sessions.

The meetings will be held from noon-1 p.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 14, in the Ebling Center on the first floor of the Microbial Sciences Building; and from 1–2 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 23, in Room 3650 Humanities.

A Web site has been created to keep faculty, staff and graduate students informed and to invite comment.