Posted 5:58 a.m. Tuesday, Aug. 17, 2010
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UW-L has moved up a notch to the No. 2 best regional university in the Midwest. And, UW-L has been recognized for its strong commitment to teaching.
U.S.News & World Report’s rankings for 2011 once again placed UW-L as the state’s top ranked public — and private — university in the Best Regional Universities Listing in the magazine’s “2011 America’s Best Colleges.” Among all public and private institutions, UW-L moved up three spots to No. 14.
Last year, UW-L was No. 3 in the rankings behind No. 1 Truman State University and the University of Northern Iowa, which fell to No. 3 for 2011. UW-L has appeared prominently on the U.S.News list for more than a decade — and among the top three Midwest institutions since 2002.
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“Our continued rise in these prestigious rankings is a powerful validation of our ‘Growth, Quality and Access’ program,”?says UW-L?Chancellor Joe Gow. “Because we’ve added approximately 90 new faculty and staff positions over the last two years we’ve been able to provide an even more personalized learning experience for our students, and U.S.News is acknowledging our success.”
Gow says despite challenging budget times, UW-L continues to grow its reputation with quality faculty, staff and students. “Clearly, we have made a significant gain in our ‘academic reputation’ score,” he notes. “This is the result of the outstanding work our faculty, staff and students are doing each day — even in the face of declining state support.”
UW-L also appeared in the magazine’s “Strong Commitment to Teaching” listing,?tying as the Midwest’s No. 6 university. The list includes universities cited most often by college presidents and administrators as having a faculty with an unusual commitment to undergraduate teaching.
“It’s particularly encouraging to see that we’ve been cited for our strong commitment to undergraduate teaching,” says Gow. “As I always say, we have one of the most talented and dedicated groups of faculty and staff in the nation. And I know I speak for everyone in the UW-L administration when I say how proud we are to see their fine work singled out by U.S.News.”
Among other UW four-year campuses in the top 10 in the Best Regional Universities rankings, UW-Eau Claire was No. 5 (24th overall) and UW-Stevens Point was No. 9 (43rd overall).?UW-Madison is tied for No. 13 in the Best National Public Universities category.
The rankings are a thorough examination of how more than 1,400 accredited four-year schools compare on a set of up to 16 widely accepted indicators of excellence. Among the many factors weighed in determining the rankings, the key measures of quality are: peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. Complete listings are available at www.usnews.com/colleges.
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UW-L has moved up a notch to the No. 2 best regional university in the Midwest. And, UW-L has been recognized for its strong commitment to teaching.
U.S.News & World Report’s rankings for 2011 once again placed UW-L as the state’s top ranked public — and private — university in the Best Regional Universities Listing in the magazine’s “2011 America’s Best Colleges.” Among all public and private institutions, UW-L moved up three spots to No. 14.
Last year, UW-L was No. 3 in the rankings behind No. 1 Truman State University and the University of Northern Iowa, which fell to No. 3 for 2011. UW-L has appeared prominently on the U.S.News list for more than a decade — and among the top three Midwest institutions since 2002.
[caption id="attachment_1132" align="alignright" width="72" caption="UW-L Chancellor Joe Gow "][/caption]
“Our continued rise in these prestigious rankings is a powerful validation of our ‘Growth, Quality and Access’ program,”?says UW-L?Chancellor Joe Gow. “Because we’ve added approximately 90 new faculty and staff positions over the last two years we’ve been able to provide an even more personalized learning experience for our students, and U.S.News is acknowledging our success.”
Gow says despite challenging budget times, UW-L continues to grow its reputation with quality faculty, staff and students. “Clearly, we have made a significant gain in our ‘academic reputation’ score,” he notes. “This is the result of the outstanding work our faculty, staff and students are doing each day — even in the face of declining state support.”
UW-L also appeared in the magazine’s “Strong Commitment to Teaching” listing,?tying as the Midwest’s No. 6 university. The list includes universities cited most often by college presidents and administrators as having a faculty with an unusual commitment to undergraduate teaching.
“It’s particularly encouraging to see that we’ve been cited for our strong commitment to undergraduate teaching,” says Gow. “As I always say, we have one of the most talented and dedicated groups of faculty and staff in the nation. And I know I speak for everyone in the UW-L administration when I say how proud we are to see their fine work singled out by U.S.News.”
Among other UW four-year campuses in the top 10 in the Best Regional Universities rankings, UW-Eau Claire was No. 5 (24th overall) and UW-Stevens Point was No. 9 (43rd overall).?UW-Madison is tied for No. 13 in the Best National Public Universities category.
The rankings are a thorough examination of how more than 1,400 accredited four-year schools compare on a set of up to 16 widely accepted indicators of excellence. Among the many factors weighed in determining the rankings, the key measures of quality are: peer assessment, graduation and retention rates, faculty resources, student selectivity, financial resources and alumni giving. Complete listings are available at www.usnews.com/colleges.