From: "Raleigh, Donna M." <draleigh@uwec.edu> Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:51:00 -0500 Subject: RE: ROTC for UWEC? Message-ID: <EEA4CA65D05DC54E874A89D9F518681953EE8787EF@CHERRYCOKE.uwec.edu>
Check the minutes of the University Senate Executive Committee from last ye
ar. Steve Tallant as Provost mentioned it at one of the Exec Meetings. It w
as in the very early stages at that time and, was brought up as a FYI item.
Donna
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From: sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.edu [mailto: [mailto:sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.e
du] On Behalf Of Hale, Kate
Sent: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 11:29 AM
To: Drumm, Dan L.; Giamati, Claudia M.; Richmond, Rick; SFPJ
Subject: Re: ROTC for UWEC?
This came from and is situated within the College of Business (in conjuncti
on, I think, with Continuing Ed courses?). It's not even at a university l
evel yet--to make a program they would need Senate cooperation.
Kate
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From: "Daniel L. Drumm" <drumm@uwec.edu>
Date: Wed, 15 Apr 2009 11:14:36 -0500
To: "Giamati, Claudia M." <GIAMATCM@uwec.edu>, Rick Richmond <>, Rick Richmond <rrichmon@uwec
.edu>, SFPJ <sfpj@listserve.uwec.edu>
Subject: RE: ROTC for UWEC?
OK, My first question was how this whole thing got started. Was this init
iated generated by the federal government or was this fiscally motivated fr
om the University end?
I am surprised I didn't hear about this until now.
- Dan
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From: sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.edu [mailto: [mailto:sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.e
du] On Behalf Of Giamati, Claudia M.
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 3:31 PM
To: Richmond, Rick; SFPJ
Subject: RE: ROTC for UWEC?
Point 2 is that which will trump all others{ vestiges of bush 2}
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du] On Behalf Of Richmond, Rick
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 2:34 PM
To: SFPJ
Subject: RE: ROTC for UWEC?
The University is going to respond with a couple of points:
- A number of UWEC students are already enrolled in ROTC through UW-Stout.
They use our facilities - McPhee, Zorn & athletic fields - yet pay substan
tial fees to Stout.
- Refusal to permit an ROTC program on campus if one is requested by the Fe
ds can result in the loss of most, if not all, federal funding.
I mention this not in support of the program - I remember too well when I s
uffered through mandatory ROTC classes in the 60s - but so that we can coun
ter the arguments.
rr
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From: sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.edu [mailto: [mailto:sfpj-request@listserve.uwec.e
du] On Behalf Of Pope, Karen O.
Sent: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 12:39 PM
To: SFPJ
Subject: ROTC for UWEC?
Hi SFPJ folks:
This press release causes me some angst/ alarm, and I expect SFPJ folks mig
ht want to be included in any campus wide debate.
http://www.uwec.edu/newsreleases/09/apr/0402ROTC.htm
I couldn't help but be dismayed and a little alarmed that, of all the cours
es of study UWEC could add and all the needs we have pressing on our resour
ces at the University, UWEC is adding ROTC. It sounds "free" but we know i
t is not; and once added, it's insidious and awfully hard to change course/
mind. Was there a pressing, public need expressed? What was wrong with
the current arrangement for 8 students to take courses via Stout? I guess
I don't get it. Is this what the premier liberal arts undergraduate insti
tution wants, really?
Do we want to take a position as a group on this issue? Will it come up i
n the Fac./student Senates?
Karen Osborne Pope
Associate Professor Emerita, McIntyre Library University of WI - Eau Claire
popekj@uwec.edu
cell 715 529 0272