Gov. Tony Evers toured 51ΑΤΖζβs campus alongside Chancellor Mark Mone Tuesday morning, stopping at Sandburg Hall and the Klotsche Center to speak with 51ΑΤΖζ students and employees.ΜύΜύ
Evers also toured UW-Green Bay and UW-Stevens Point during the day to highlight his proposal for more than $800 million of state funding for the Universities of Wisconsin, the largest such biennial budget proposal in state history. Evers has said the investment is aimed at preventing further cuts to UWs staff, faculty, campuses and programs.Μύ
At Sandburg, Gov. Evers learned more about the activities and facilities that make studentsβ βhome away from homeβ as welcoming as possible. University Housing is at capacity this fall, and Sandburg alone is hosting more than 2,700 students.
Evers spoke with more staff and students at Klotsche, where they showed him the many activities available through the University Recreation program. The governor also toured Klotscheβs workout facilities and saw the new Orthopaedic Hospital of Wisconsin (OHOW) Center, a 16,000-square-foot expansion to Klotsche thatβs home to 51ΑΤΖζβs menβs and womenβs basketball teams.Μύ
