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Area University of Wisconsin campuses form regional partnership to increase bachelor’s degrees 

Press Conference: Thursday, Oct. 20, 2006

Location: UW-Marathon County Terrace Room (100) 518 S. 7^th Ave., Wausau

Time: 11 a.m.

Participants: UW Regent Mark Bradley, UW System President Kevin Reilly, UW-Stevens Point Chancellor Linda Bunnell, UW-Marathon County Dean Jim Veninga and UW-Marshfield/Wood County Dean Andy Keogh

Contacts: Melissa Lake, (715) 4389-6545, mlake@uwc.edu

Three area University of Wisconsin campuses have formed a regional partnership that will smooth the path to more bachelor’s degree opportunities in central Wisconsin.

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP), The UW-Marathon County (UWMC) and the UW-Marshfield/Wood County (UW-M/WC) have formed the UW Central Wisconsin Connection, a collaboration intended to facilitate the ease of transfer from the two-year Colleges to UWSP.

The Connection collaboration will dually-admit qualifying students from UWMC or UW-M/WC to UWSP, giving them access to career and academic advising at both campuses, which will make the transfer of credits seamless. Numerous other benefits are also part of the agreement. 

A press conference to formalize the agreement and outline further benefits will be held at the University of Wisconsin-Marathon County at 11 a.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, in the Terrace Room (100). UWMC is located at 518 S. 7^th Ave., Wausau.

Present at the press conference will be UW Regent Mark Bradley, UW System President Kevin Reilly, UWSP Chancellor Linda Bunnell, UWMC Dean Jim Veninga and UW-M/WC Dean Andy Keogh. The press will have an opportunity for live interviews immediately after the press conference.