The UC first met with Interim Chancellor Mark Mone and discussed ongoing budgetary issues as well as the status of the proposed Union development, which is facing hurdles at the state level. We then met with editorial and educational Journal Sentinel staff. We had conversations about the nature and importance of research, the funding climate for higher education in the state, collaborative relationships with Marquette, our successes with internationalizing the campus, and some of our challenges with transportation within our geographically distributed campus.