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2025 - 2026 LEGISLATURE
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June 6, 2025 - Introduced by Senators Marklein, Pfaff, Keyeski, Ratcliff, Roys and Spreitzer, cosponsored by Representatives Tranel, Novak, Kurtz, Johnson, J. Jacobson, Brown, Goodwin, Miresse, Murphy, O'Connor, Sinicki, Stroud, Stubbs and Prado. Referred to Committee on Senate Organization.
SJR65,1,2
1Relating to: congratulating Southwest Wisconsin Technical College for winning
2the 2025 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence.
SJR65,1,63Whereas, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, located in Fennimore,
4Wisconsin, is a part of the Wisconsin Technical College System, a statewide
5network of colleges that provides accessible, affordable, and high-quality education
6and training to support Wisconsins workforce and communities; and
SJR65,1,107Whereas, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program awards the
8prestigious Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence to recognize community
9colleges that achieve high and improving levels of student success, particularly for
10students from historically underserved backgrounds; and
SJR65,1,1311Whereas, the Aspen Prize is awarded every two years and is based on rigorous
12data analysis, interviews with leadership, faculty, staff, students, and community
13members, and site visits to finalist colleges; and
SJR65,2,214Whereas, in 2025, Southwest Wisconsin Technical College was selected as the

1winner of the Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence, earning a $700,000
2award and being named the top two-year college in the country; and
SJR65,2,73Whereas, the Aspen Institute College Excellence Program praised Southwest
4Wisconsin Technical College for its robust teaching and learning practices, strong
5relationships with employers and four-year university partners, effective advising,
6and programs that include work-based learning and other high-impact practices;
7now, therefore, be it
SJR65,2,128Resolved by the senate, the assembly concurring, That the Wisconsin
9State Legislature commends and congratulates Southwest Wisconsin Technical
10College on this extraordinary national recognition and extends its appreciation to
11the colleges faculty, staff, students, and community partners for their outstanding
12contributions to higher education in Wisconsin.
SJR65,2,1313(end)
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