The UWM Post Zimpher named sixth Students decry UWM chancellor tuition increase Costs shift to student pocketbooks continued Anderson, who served Glowing praise on the search committee. "UWM is one of two doctoral once again campuses in the system, and with and high Dr. Zimpher coming as a high pro­ Special to the UWM Post UW System; Grabel is a 1997 file dean from Ohio State, which graduate of UWM. expectations is an excellent research university, Students from across Wisconsin "The UW System's budget has [so] I hope her arrival is a boost rallied at the Board of Regents been neglected over the past four for the research mission of the meeting June 5 as they passed a years, and tuition has risen accord­ surround campus," said David Petering, pro­ tuition increase far exceeding in­ ingly," said Grabel. fessor of chemistry and a member flation once again. But UW System President appointment of of the search committee. The 4.9 percent increase slated Katharine Lyall said a tuition in­ Zimpher is known to be very for the 1998-99 school year, crease was necessary, and stressed active in the community, serving coupled with the 7.9 percent in­ it could have been worse. OSUdean as chair of her county United Way crease from the 1997-98 school "We were able to reduce the fundraising campaign, and active year; means a $350 rise in tuition amount of the increase by about in building partnerships between over the two-year period. $30 per semester, in great part By Sachin Chheda because of Wisconsin's healthy the university and the public Student leaders pointed to a schools. That excited a number of economy and higher-than-pro- Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher was lack of funding from the state leg­ deans within the university. jected revenue collections," said named the sixth chancellor of the islature as the main cause of this "I think she brings a great deal Lyall. University of Wisconsin-Milwau­ increase. of excitement and vigor towards However, students pointed out kee by the UW System board of "The legislature and the gover­ the campus putting together a that 70 percent of the increase will regents May 8, following a year­ nor have put litde effort toward major capital campaign," said go direcdy to pick up salary in­ long national search. Zimpher finding funds for the UW System," Marshall Goodman, dean of the creases for faculty and staff that will take office August 1, replac­ said John Grabel, president of the College of Letters and Science. the legislaturerefused to fund. ing current Chancellor John H. United Council of UW Students. Dr. Nancy L. Zimpher, " (Capital fundraising campaigns) "It is becoming unstated policy Schroeder, who will return to United Council is a Madison- UWM's sixth chancellor underscore what the future of a teaching and research in the his­ based nonprofit organization rep­ by a campus search committee. campus will be. She brings the vi­ SEE TUITION ON PAGE 4 tory department resenting 140,000 students in the After interviewing with Regent sion that will energize this cam­ "I am honored to be chosen for President Sheldon Lubar, UWM pus and this community." the UWM chancellorship," said System President Katharine Lyall, Dean Robert Greenstreet of the Zimpher in a statement and other members of a special Zimpher currendy serves The School of Architecture and Urban regent subcommittee, Zimpher's Planning concurred. Ohio State University as dean of name was forwarded to the full the College of Education. In ad­ "It's a very exciting appoint­ board of regents, who approved ment," said Greenstreet, who dition, she serves on OSU Presi- her nomination unanimously. dent Richard Sisson's cabinet as served on the search committee. Reaction to Zimpher's arrival "Dr. Zimpher is ideally suited to executive dean of the professional on campus has been mostly posi­ colleges. build upon the strong foundation tive. laid by John Schroeder." Said Sisson in a statement, "We're looking forward to her "Nancy Zimpher has been a dis­ Many of the comments about arrival," said Margo Anderson, a Zimpher centered on her person­ tinguished teacher, scholar, and professor of history and the out­ leader at Ohio State who is as re­ ality. She was described as "dy­ going chair of the University Com­ namic," "charismatic," "exciting," spected in the business and K-12 mittee. "She will face immediate education communities as she is and "strong." challenges, because the 1999- "I especially like her emphasis by her colleagues here. 2001 budget is already in prepa­ "The University of Wisconsin- on the urban mission of the uni­ ration - this will be the framework versity," said Greenstreet "She has Milwaukee is getting a remarkable for her first few years as chancel­ individual as its chancellor." a strong, participatory outreach lor. style, that will help us refine what Zimpher was appointed for­ "There are major issues of fund­ mally by the regents after becom­ ing for the entire university system SEE ZIMPHER ON PAGE 4 ing one of four finalists selected which I expect her to address," POST N E W S PAGE 2 THE UWM POST JUNE 15, 1998 Check out summer events in our Bulletin Board Flowers and fun N. Downer Avenue. 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