UW Students: We Want Input On Merger Plan

Student leaders in the U-W System say they want input on the proposed mergers of the two year and four year campuses. In a statement, the Student Representatives’ group says it’s asking university leaders to address their concerns and “welcome student participation.” U-W President Ray Cross has proposed that the state’s network of 13 two year colleges and the Extension service be disbanded — and that the colleges merge with their nearby four year schools while Madison acquires the Extension. U-W Eau Claire student body vice president Nick Webber says the news of the merger plan was a “complete surprise” — and he tells the Eau Claire Leader Telegram he has “more questions than answers.”