ADDRESS AND CLICKING ON THE
LOCATION OR AVAILABILITY
CHALLENGE LINKS.
IN OTHER NEWS UW-RICHLAND NOW A
SATELLITE OF UW-PLATTEVILLE HAS
PART OF THE COMMUNITY FOR MORE
THAN 55 YEARS, EVEN THROUGH MOST
OF THE MERGERS, RESTRUCTURES AND
REORGANIZATIONS TO RICHLAND, THE
TWO-YEAR CAMPUS HAD ONCE
FLOURISHED WITH MORE THAN 500
STUDENTS AS RECENTLY AS 2015.
NOW WITH JUST 60 STUDENTS, UW
SYSTEM PRESIDENT JAY ROTHAM IS
CUTTING HIS LOSSES CALLING
IN-PERSON CLASSES THERE NO
LONGER TEN ABLE GIVEN THOSE
ENROLLMENT DECLINES SAYING
ENDING IN-PERSON INSTRUCTION AT
RICHLAND WAS A VERY DIFFICULT
DECISION.
WE'RE FACING THE ENROLLMENT
COLLEGES THAT TWO-YEAR COLLEGES
ARE FACING ACROSS THE COUNTRY
WITH STUDENT ENROLLMENT AS 60
STUDENTS, WE ARE NOT ABLE TO
PROVIDE A HIGH-QUALITY COLLEGE
EXPERIENCE FOR STUDENTS WHILE
MAINTAINING OUR FIDUCIARY
RESPONSIBILITY TO HAVE SOUND
UNIVERSITY OPERATIONS.
THIS IS DEVASTATING DEVELOPMENT
TO THE STUDENTS WHOSE NUMBERS
MAY BE SMALL BUT RESPONSE HAS
BEEN OVERWHELMING.
>> WE CARE SO DEEPLY ABOUT THIS
CAMPUS.
WE HATE TO SEE IT GO.
>> THE BIGGEST THING WAS
AFFORDABILITY.
COMING HERE RATHER THAN GOING TO
A FOUR YEAR RIGHT AWAY IS SUCH A
BIG DIFFERENCE.
>> THE STUDENT BODY IS JUST SO
TOGETHER LIKE A CLOSE KNIT
FAMILY.
>> LOCATION AND AFFORDABILITY.
I LIKED THE CLOSE KNIT
COMMUNITY.
SO MANY FARM KIDS AROUND HERE
THAT WANT TO PURSUE A HIGHER
EDUCATION BUT CAN'T GO FAR FROM
HOME BECAUSE THEY CAN'T LEAVE
THE ENTIRE FARM.
>> A CRITICAL ACCESS POINT FOR
STUDENTS IN THE AREA AND BEYOND
TO START HIGHER EDUCATION.
>> THIS HAS BEEN COMMUNITIES HAS
BEEN A BIG PART OF THE COMMUNITY
SINCE THE 60s.
>> STUDENTS HAVE BEEN ADVOCATES
FOR TRYING TO SAVE THIS PLACE.
>> AFTER ALL OF OUR FACULTY WAS
TAKEN AWAY AND AFTER EVERYTHING
HAS BEEN SLOWLY BEEN TAKEN AWAY
FROM THE CAMPUS WE ARE LOSING
ENROLLMENT.
IT HAS BEEN A LACK OF SUPPORT
THAT COULD HAVE BEEN HELPING US.
>> WHAT WILL WE DO NEXT?
>> NOW THAT THIS OPTION IS BEING
TAKEN AWAY FROM ME I DON'T KNOW
WHAT I'LL DO.
>> I DON'T HAVE THE PLANS IN
PLACE.
NAVIGATING IT HAS BEEN A
CHALLENGE.
>> SAD.
I HAVE TO MOVE AWAY FROM MY
FAMILY AND COMMUNITY.
>> I HOPE THE UW BOARD OF
REGENTS AND SYSTEM PRESIDENT CAN
REALIZE THE SIGNIFICANCE AND
IMPORTANCE OF THIS CAMPUS.
>> I HOPE THEY DO LOOK IN THE
MIRROR HARD AND REALIZE THIS IS
THE WRONG DECISION.
>> IF THEY'LL MAKE DECISIONS FOR
US, TALK TO US.
THIS IS OUR COLLEGE EXPERIENCE
WE'RE HERE FOR AND THIS IS OUR
CAMPUS WE'RE HERE FOR, COMMUNITY
AND FAMILY AND NOW YOU'RE TAKING
IT AWAY FROM US.
>> WHEN YOU MAKE THAT DECISION