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Alumni and Friends: La Follette Notes: Spring 2005
Board of Visitors hears about student, faculty achievements, concerns
Fund-raising, student internships and job placement, committee work and new faculty were considered in March by the Board of Visitors, an advisory alumni group the La Follette School shares with the Department of Political Science.
UW-Madison Vice Chancellor Darrell Bazzell told the board that the university’s budget faces massive cuts, even with $50 million more in state funding. Utility costs alone are expected to rise $90 million.
This makes private donations all the more important, La Follette School Director Donald A. Nichols told the board. He also shared news about faculty hires.
Associate Director Melanie Manion updated the board about job placement.
Several La Follette students described their education, career goals and
internship experiences.
Bill Schmitt, an international public affairs student, enjoyed seeing how government works behind the scenes when he was an intern in Sen. Russ Feingold’s Washington, D.C., office.
Tori Key, a public affairs student, said she appreciated the opportunity to
experience working for a small think tank, the Institute for Women’s Policy
Research.
Index to La Follette Notes spring 2005