President's Message: September 29, 2011

Dear Faculty and Staff:

I have received many compliments from community leaders about last Wednesday’s Groundbreaking and Centennial festivities, wishing us well as we move into a new century of educating and training workers for the workforce. Thanks again to all who participated.

Marvels
Here are some names of faculty members mentioned to me recently:

Flynn Dustrud, Math
Andrew Erickson, Arts and Sciences
Annette Kornell, Hospitality
Mary Kraus, Biotechnology
Julie Lindner, Health Information Technology
Devin Rains, Architectural Technology

Recent Activities
• Participated in a ribbon cutting ceremony for the new WorkSmart Access Point service locations in the South Madison community;
• Roger Price and I had lunch with City Alder Tim Bruer;
• interviewed a candidate for the Senior Development Officer position at the Foundation;
• attended a reception for Thrive at the Madison Club;
• participated in a United Way of Dane County Board meeting;
• attended a WisPolitics luncheon where Congresswoman Tammy Baldwin discussed the federal budget, debt and 2012 U.S. senate race; and
• participated in a cluster industry meeting hosted by Competitive Wisconsin at the Alliant Energy Center.

In closing, I leave you with a quote from Milton Berle that I saw in the program for the high school completion ceremony this May:

“If opportunity doesn’t knock, build a door.”

Thank you for everything you do for our students.

Bettsey