Dean of Students Lori Berquam asked Faculty Senate members Monday to speak with any students or colleagues about the death of Brittany Zimmermann, and university police said they are working to keep the campus and city safe.
Her death certainly impacted many of our students and our faculty and our staff,"" said Berquam, who had just returned from Zimmermann's funeral. ""I hope that you will continue to join our efforts with the police departments in solving this horrendous murder, as well as the others that we are aware of in our city.""
Dale Burke, assistant chief of the UW Police Department, said although efforts to improve campus safety have reduced campus crime year after year, ""the things that are occurring within the city of Madison right now are extremely disturbing to all of us.""
Burke said officials are doing everything possible to ""ensure the safety and security"" of students, faculty and campus visitors.
$120,000 donation
The University Book Store became the first corporate donor to the faculty initiative to fund need-based scholarships Monday. The UW Foundation will match each donation.
""When the board learned that the faculty had adopted a measure to fund need-based scholarships for UW students, we decided it would be great if we could help,"" said Louise Robbins, a member of the store's board of trustees.
Robbins presented Ann Hoyt of the University Committee, the executive committee of the Faculty Senate, a $50,000 check to establish the University Book Store Board of Trustees Scholarship Fund.
Robbins said Trustee William Buchholz and his wife would donate $10,000, bringing the total donation to $120,000 after UW Foundation's matching contributions.
""We are really looking forward to working together to help students in a way that the faculty never has before,"" Hoyt said.
Snow Removal
Alan Fish, associate vice chancellor for facilities, told faculty members that facilities management has met with Chancellor John Wiley's office and is reviewing all snow removal policies.
""Obviously, this was a tough winter for all of us,"" Fish said. ""We didn't do really well on some of those days - we understand that.
""We're actually benchmarking a couple of schools that are really good at snow removal - Michigan Tech, Buffalo and Syracuse.""
Fish said facilities management will set up a website for feedback and organize meetings with 16 campus organizations to improve next winter.
