Government Relations

Government Relations Legislative Update

Government Relations Legislative Update

Updates on state and federal issues relating to the UW System.

Friday, March 21, 2014

Governor Announces Three New Regent Appointments

Governor Scott Walker has appointed José Delgado, Eve Hall, and Anicka Purath to the University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents. Delgado, former president and CEO of the American Transmission Company, and Hall, the current president of the African American Chamber of Commerce, were appointed as citizen members.  Purath, a UW-La Crosse student, was appointed as a student regent.  For further information, please see the Governor's announcement.


A March 26 confirmation hearing has been scheduled for all three regent appointments before the Senate Universities and Technical Colleges Committee. For more information, please see the committee hearing notice.