Newly appointed UW System president Kevin Reilly gave his inaugural address to the UW System Board of Regents Thursday, outlining his goals for the system, according to the Board of Regents' Web site, wisconsin.edu.
The priorities Reilly identified included working with the governor and state to raise the percentage of Wisconsin residents with a college degree and increase the \brain gain,"" working more directly with students, making the System's operations more efficient and to be a strong representative and advocate for the System and its institutions.
""I pledge to be open and forthright with our colleagues in the press and I will hold regular sessions with our higher education reporters to discuss what's on my mind and theirs,"" he said.
In addition to outlining his goals, Reilly said he found it ""unacceptable"" that the UW System has close to 9,000 more students and 700 fewer faculty than it did 10 years ago.
""Our success depends on our students having access to the best teachers and practitioners,"" he said.
