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The UW System hired consulting Deloitte to assess the Alexander landscapes of the campuses. report, released Thursday, paints a picture of a university that be able to support itself by 2027 if changes made. UWGB Chancellor Michael Alexander is pushing Financial report advises UWGB leaders to with Danielle DuClos Green Bay Press-Gazette USA TODAY NETWORK WISCONSIN See REPORT, Page 5A APPLETON Lawrence University announced Friday it has hired Alison Scott-Williams as executive vice president and chief operating She will start in June. role is new to the university. She will oversee development, stewardship and opera- tion of campus services, along with supporting programs to grow the cam- pus and keep it healthy.
Her position reports to university president Laurie A. Carter. are thrilled to bring someone with experience, vision, and leadership skills to Lawrence in this Scott- vital Carter said. will Williams play a role in supporting the goals of Lawrence University during this trans- formative time in higher Previously, Scott-Williams had served as presi- dent at Studio in a School NYC starting in 2020. Be- fore this, she was vice president for arts education at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center and associate vice president for diversity and campus life at The Juilliard School in New York City.
Scott-Williams holds advanced degrees in voice performance and opera theater from the Manhattan School of Music and Oberlin Conservatory, respec- tively, as well as a in higher education ad- ministration from Baruch College. She received a in voice performance from Oberlin. a proud native of the Midwest and a graduate of a liberal arts institution, I am enthusiastic about championing the goals and dreams of Lawrence Uni- students, faculty, and Scott-Williams said. Rebecca is a K-12 education reporter for the USA TODAY NETWORK-Wisconsin. She welcomes story tips and feedback.
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Violent threats like am going to kill While alarming, young children are exhibiting these dangerous behaviors in child care programs. Such behaviors are the leading cause of early child- hood expulsions in Wisconsin and nothing new. A 2005 study showed children in state funded prekindergarten programs, including child care pro- grams, are more likely to be expelled than students in K-12 schools. Roughly two years ago, Child Care Resource Re- ferral Inc. in Kimberly noticed an uptick in child care programs reaching out for help.
have many programs that call us and say, are my last resort. If you help us, this child stay said Candy Hall, executive Program director Carissa Tiaklasky walks with a student at Lake Edge Learning Center in Neenah on Thursday. Lake Edge Learning Center is one of many local child care programs that enlist the help of Child Care Resource and Referral early childhood support coordinator to navigate behavioral challenges. Tiakalsky said the position helped reduce expulsions at the center. PHOTOS BY WM.
TODAY NETWORK-WISCONSIN ARE MY LAST With challenging behaviors on the rise, local steps in to reduce child care expulsions Madison Lammert Appleton Post-Crescent USA TODAY NETWORK WISCONSIN Emily Thiel, early childhood support coordinator, often works with Lake Edge Learning Center in Neenah to help the child care navigate challenging behaviors. Much of the work she does focuses on social-emotional development. talk so much about 2-, 3-, and 4-year-olds learning their and and all of that is great, but none of that does any good if they sit still or regulate their Candy Hall, executive director of Inc. See EXPULSIONS, Page 5A.
