[Congressional Record Volume 156, Number 33 (Tuesday, March 9, 2010)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E331]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING THE 50TH ANNIVERSARY OF UNITED COUNCIL OF UW STUDENTS

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                           HON. TAMMY BALDWIN

                              of wisconsin

                    in the house of representatives

                         Tuesday, March 9, 2010

  Ms. BALDWIN. Madam Speaker, I rise today to honor the United Council 
of UW Students on its 50th anniversary. Founded in 1960, the United 
Council of UW Students has served as a champion for student rights and 
a tireless advocate for protecting access to higher education in 
Wisconsin.
  A non-partisan, non-profit, student-driven organization, United 
Council employs grassroots techniques to ensure that the voices of 
students on every University of Wisconsin System campus are heard by 
our state government. With chapters across the state, United Council 
gives UW students an important and necessary seat at the table during 
the policymaking process.
  Since its inception, the United Council has worked on a variety of 
issues including merging the University of Wisconsin and Wisconsin 
State University systems, increasing student rights and the ability of 
students to participate in the formation of university policy, and 
addressing affordability and access to a college education.
  Ensuring that all university students have access to an affordable, 
quality higher education is essential to Wisconsin's economic future 
and the nation's position in the global economy. I am proud of the 
legacy of the United Council and its history of fighting for these 
vital goals.
  For 50 years of advocacy on behalf of the students of the University 
of Wisconsin System, I would like to thank the United Council of UW 
Students for its service and wish all the members and advocates 
continued success in the future.

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