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Wisconsin Student Government 2010 Legislative Seminar
Legislative Seminar Committee Assignments with overview
Legislative Seminar Agenda - Final Updated 2/9/2010
Legislative Seminar - Registration Form with Code of Conduct and Media Consent Updated 1/26/2010
Legislative Seminar - Madison Concourse Hotel Deadlines & Details
Guest Speakers:
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Paul Gabriel Paul Gabriel is Executive Director of the Wisconsin Technical College District Boards Association, a non-profit association representing Wisconsin’s 144 technical college trustees. The association is well-known nationally for its in-depth board member education and development programming, advocacy leadership, and for promoting collaboration and shared initiatives among the member colleges. |
Gabriel holds a Doctor of Law degree from the University of Wisconsin Law School (1986), where he served as Associate Editor of The Wisconsin Law Review. He holds a B.A. in Political Science and American Institutions from UW - Madison (1982). Prior to joining the District boards Association in 1997, he served for ten years as an assistant dean at UW-Madison including as assistant dean of students, assistant dean of international studies and programs, and assistant dean for academic affairs in the College of Letters and Science. Prior to joining UW-Madison, he practiced law in Chicago, and remains an active member of the Illinois Bar. Gabriel is a long-time resident of New Glarus, Wisconsin. He and his wife, Silke Sonntag, share five children: Vanessa (Toronto), Zachary (Los Angeles), Parker (Madison), and Jackson and Paul Wilder (at home). Contact information: |
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Conor Smyth Conor Smyth is a policy advisor for the Wisconsin Technical College System Board. In addition to participating in budget preparation, policy development, and legislative work, Conor is a liaison to Wisconsin Student Government. |
Conor holds a bachelor’s degree in Communications from Edgewood College (1994) and a Master of Arts degree from the University of Minnesota’s Humphrey Institute of Public Affairs (1996). Prior to joining the Wisconsin Technical College System Office in 2007, Conor served for seven years as a program evaluation specialist with the Wisconsin Legislative Audit Bureau, including four years supervising significant program reviews. Before that, he worked with UW-Madison’s Center on Education and Work and the Department of Workforce Development. Conor grew up in Baraboo, Wisconsin. He and his wife currently live in Madison with their three children. Contact information: conor.smyth@wtcsystem.edu
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Dear WSG members and Student Life Advisors:
Here’s what’s happening:
- Sunday evening, Feb. 21 – everyone gets together in the hospitality room at 4 p.m., you get your seminar packet and have some snacks, meet other students, chat and plan your evening in Madison. If you are the Governor or Lt. Governor (others are welcome, too), you will attend a WSG meeting to make decisions for the future of WSG. After that, it can be a walk down State Street to enjoy the night life and stop for dinner at a restaurant along the way! Or, you can have a relaxing evening in the pool at the Madison Concourse Hotel!
- Monday morning, Feb. 22 – you get a great breakfast and then get to hear from key technical college and legislative leaders on legislation that affects you as a student or what will impact the future of technical education! You will also learn what changes might impact your financial funding or transferability of credits! You want to be a part of this so that you have something to say about what happens and so that you can talk to your legislators on Tuesday!
- Monday afternoon, Feb. 22 – you will attend breakout sessions to learn more about how to go to the capitol and talk with your legislators to promote your needs, the needs of your technical college and “YOU” are the voice for WSG and all the 450,000 technical college students throughout the state!
- On Monday, you also get a chance to meet more students, make new friends, visit the booths set up by other technical colleges and learn about student life activities at other colleges. Usually, there is lots of “neat, free stuff from the technical colleges” that you can take back home with you! A great lunch buffet is also provided for everyone!
- Monday evening, Feb. 22 – you attend a dinner banquet (you can dress up or go casual) with a tasty dinner provided along with dessert! After dinner, a silent auction takes place with items donated by each of the technical colleges from t-shirts, sweatshirts, caps, college classroom supplies and more, which you can bid on! Next, entertainment is provided which usually concludes around 10 p.m. In between or after the evening’s events, you can enjoy more of Madison’s night life, go for a dip in the pool, or just hang out with friends.
- Tuesday morning, Feb. 23 -- starts out with breakfast at the hotel followed by your visit to the Capitol to talk to your legislators to “tell your story” and voice the position of WSG on technical college and student legislation. Don’t forget to take your camera and get some great photos of yourself in the Capitol!
Attached is the Seminar registration form as well as details about hotel room reservations.
If you have questions, don’t hesitate to contact me.
Thanks.
Jan Logan
WSG Resource Director
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