11/23/08 UW Journalism Class Visits the Capitol
11/23/2008
Monday, November 17, 2008
A University of Wisconsin Journalism Class Visits the Capitol
A group of thirty journalism students from the University of Wisconsin Intermediate Reporting class met in the Governors Conference Room in the Capitol to interview Lt. Governor Barbara Lawton. They sought her reaction to current events, and discussed women in politics and some of the many initiatives that she leads from the Office of the Lt. Governor, such as the Energy Star Schools Challenge and the Climate Change Summit.
Steve Walters teaches the class and is also the Madison Bureau Chief for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. He covers state politics and currently teaches Intermediate Reporting, In-Depth Reporting and Creative Non-Fiction.
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
Wisconsin Public Policy Institute
Wednesday afternoon, Lt. Governor Lawton attended the Wisconsin Institute for Public Policy and Service (WIIPPS) Advisory Board meeting. Lawton and the other board members provide strategic direction for the Institute, which will this spring stage a Wealth and Poverty Conference and Lecture series to address class and poverty issues facing Wisconsin residents. WIPPS builds models for civic engagement in public policy design and implementation, and has already successfully addressed complicated immigration and corrections issues. WIIPPS is a non-partisan, non-profit organization within the University of Wisconsin Colleges and University of Wisconsin-Extension, committed to breathing new life into the Wisconsin Idea to improve government at every level.
Mr. Speaker-elect
Lt. Governor Lawton and Assembly Speaker-elect Mike Sheridan of Janesville met Tuesday afternoon to discuss a wide range of issues coming before the executive and legislative branches, not the least being the upcoming budget and job creation in Wisconsin.
Highlighting Needs of Sexual Assault Survivors and the Work of the Healing Center
Lt. Governor Lawton was in Milwaukee Thursday morning to speak at an event celebrating the unique and critical work of the Healing Center. The Healing Center provides advocacy, counseling, support and a safe haven for survivors of sexual assault and for their families. Lawton was the keynote speaker and spoke of the broad impact of violence against women on our economy and on state and global security.
Friday, November 21, 2008
Advancing a 21st Century Education
As a member of the National Leadership Council of the American Colleges and Universities LEAP campaign, Lt. Governor Lawton addressed a gathering of more than 100 UW System academic faculty and staff to discuss strengthening liberal arts education in Wisconsin so that outcomes align with what students need to succeed and what employers look for today.
Launched in 2005, the LEAP Campaign is being developed as a national pilot in Wisconsin. Lawton spoke of the need to renew collective understanding of public higher education as a public good, essential for civic engagement in a healthy democracy and vital to the economic well-being of the state and its citizens. The mission of the LEAP Campaign is to make visible and understood the value of a liberal education—for individuals and for a nation dependent on economic creativity and democratic vitality.
