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Part three of three: Current Chancellor John Wiley reflects on his term and discusses the future of the university On the final day of its series on the UW-Madison chancellor search, The Daily Cardinal interviews outgoing Chancellor John Wiley on his experiences at UW-Madison and his thoughts on the search for his replacement.
DC: What do you most enjoy doing as chancellor? JW: Meeting with students and meeting with alumni. I get lots of chances to do both, and with no exceptions—including times when I had big groups of protestors
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Chancellor John Wiley announced his decision to step down Dec. 7, 2008, after serving as the university’s leader since 2001. or demonstrators—I always come away from meetings with students feeling proud of our students. And by meeting with the students and the alumni … it reminds me what business we’re in. The students with all the promise of the future and the alumni with all the accomplishments that their education here made possible, it’s just very gratifying in both cases.
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The Daily Cardinal: What do you like best about living in Madison? John Wiley: When I first came here as a student about 40 years ago, I just liked Madison immediately—I mean as soon as I drove into the city even before I met anyone … I actually like the weather—the four seasons. I enjoy cold weather actually more than summer, more than hot weather. I’ve never lived any other place that I liked better than Madison. And when I went away after I graduated, I always knew I wanted to come back someday, and I did, about eight years later.
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DC: What has been the most difficult part? JW: Dealing with the state budget has been the most difficult and challenging.
Thursday, April 24, 2008
Police to increase video surveillance at Mifflin By Abby Sears THE DAILY CARDINAL
For the first time in Mifflin Street Block Party history, cameras will be placed at various locations on Mifflin Street to monitor the actions of partygoers, police said Wednesday. In previous years, police have placed one aerial camera on the roof of the nearby Metropolitan Place condominium building, according to MPD Lt. Joe Balles. For the 2008 festivities, police plan to install additional cameras along Mifflin Street to get a better view of the action. “We’re going try to put in some other cameras this year lower and closer to the ground like the ones on State Street and see how they work out for us—that’ll be the first time we’ve done that,” Balles said.
Ald. Mike Verveer, District 4, said previous surveillance measures at the Mifflin party were used to give officials stationed at a command post located on West Johnson Street a better idea of crowd activity. “All the police and fire commanders that are in that command post can watch real-time what’s happening on the street, and [the camera] has zoom-in capability,” Verveer said. Balles compared the new cameras for Mifflin Street to the ones installed on State Street as part of the Downtown Safety Initiative to oversee events like Freakfest. Police hope the presence of cameras will reduce the number of arrests made at Mifflin, which are significantly mifflin page 3
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DC: What is challenging about the state budget process? JW: What’s challenging about wiley page 3
Wiley’s favorites Lawmakers weigh in on replacement undergraduate education. at UW-Madison By Britney Tripp The next chancellor needs to be a THE DAILY CARDINAL
Favorite UW sport: Football Wiley: That’s probably my favorite one to watch … I go to all the home games. I go to one away game a year. Every year I’ve been chancellor, I’ve been to a bowl game—that might be a record. Favorite UW building: Memorial Union/The Terrace Wiley: Probably the Memorial Union—the Terrace … One of the things I hope to leave as an unfinished legacy for the future is to take that Union Terrace and extend it all the way along across Library Mall, along what’s now Murray Street, across University, past the University Square floor, past Johnson [Street], through where Ogg Hall used to be, all the way over to Regent Street. Have a long pedestrian mall—what we’re calling the East Campus Gateway … That part of the campus I think someday will be the iconic experience of being on this campus. At some point, and I hope I’m still alive to help make this happen, the Humanities building gets knocked down … It’s my highest fundraising priority along with need-based scholarships. Those are my two highest priorities for the last [130] days.
With UW-Madison finances closely tied to the state Legislature, several key lawmakers Wednesday said they would like to see a diverse array of qualities in the next chancellor. State Sen. Fred Risser, D-Madison, said he wants the person to work well with lawmakers. He said the chancellor must also be an effective fundraiser to help UW-Madison grow. Risser said he would respect the UW-System Board of Regents’ role in making a decision on the next chancellor. “I have confidence that they can help select a really good person and make a recommendation that is satisfactory … to the state,” Risser said. State Rep. Steve Nass, RWhitewater, wants the next chancellor to have a better working relationship with lawmakers, according to Nass’ research assistant Mike Mikalsen. Nass is chair of the Assembly Colleges and Universities Committee, which often deals with legislation and funding issues related to the campus. Mikalsen said current Chancellor John Wiley often communicated directly with lawmakers, but was also combative at times during discussions on campus policies. Wiley increased UWMadison’s reputation as a research facility, Mikalsen said, though Nass wants more focus placed on
successful manager of staff, according to Mikalsen. He said the university wasted money in the past over personnel lawsuits filed by staff members. “When things are tight you can’t afford to be wasting money on lawyers and out-of-court settlements because some administrator didn’t do their job correctly,” Mikalsen said. He said Nass suggested a candidate from outside the UW-System BLACK might be a better choice for the next chancellor, in order to bring a fresh perspective. Committee member state Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison, said Wiley’s replacement must continue to focus on keeping the university affordable. He also said the person must take the job not only for the salary, but also because of their love for the campus. Nathan Williams, spokesperson for state Rep. Jeff Smith, D-Eau Clair, also a member of the Colleges and Universities Committee, similarly said the quality of life in Madison draws candidates, despite financial troubles in the state government.
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