OUR MISSION. OUR VISION.
WHO WE ARE
Wisconsin Student Government (WSG) is comprised of student representatives from the 16 Wisconsin Technical College System technical college districts in the State of Wisconsin. WSG is organized as a 501(c)(6) organization under tax codes of the U.S. Internal Revenue Service and is a nonpartisan organization.
Our Beliefs
Wisconsin Student Government believes that education is a right.
Wisconsin Student Government supports the rights of any person to receive an affordable public education.
Wisconsin Student Government represents and advocates for WSG students at the local, state, and national levels for the purpose of communication and educational involvement. We shall use our democratic rights through the cooperation of members to further the promotion of the WTCS.
2024-2025 WSG Positions
General Aid Request: Advocacy for funding to address student needs, such as food security, mental health, and affordable housing solutions.
Open Educational Resources (OER): Request for continued funding to maintain and expand free educational materials, benefitting approximately 50,000 students.
Wisconsin Grants Funding: Emphasis on reducing waitlists and expanding financial aid access.
l Aid Request: Advocacy for funding to address student needs, such as food security, mental health, and affordable housing solutions
2022-2023 WSG Positions
1. WSG supports an investment of $1 Million over the next biennium to provide grants to each technical college for the creation of open educational resources (OER) which may be utilized by all colleges within the Wisconsin Technical College system to reduce the cost of textbooks which can help defray student debt.
2. WSG supports an increase of $11.8 million GPR in each year of the biennium to increase the average WTCS Wisconsin Grant award to $1,100 and to expand the pool of eligible students to those enrolled in at least 3 credit hours. Along with the increase of the grant award, WSG supports the replacement of the 10 semester and six-year caps with a maximum credit limit of 128 hours. This aligns with the Wisconsin GI Bill eligibility limit.
2024-2025 Meeting Schedule
- Friday, October 4th & 5th, 2024 – Meeting – Hosted by Nicolet College, Rhinelander, WI
- Friday, November 8th, 2024 – Meeting – Hosted by Moraine Park Technical College, Fond du lac, WI
- Friday, January 10th, 2025 – Meeting – Hosted by Northcentral Technical College, Wausau, WI
- Sunday, February 16th- 18th, 2025 – Legislative Seminar, Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, WI
- OPTIONAL March 14th, 2025 – Virtual Teams Meeting to recap seminar
- Friday, April 25th, 2025 – Meeting – Hosted by Mid-State Technical College, Stevens Point, WI
UPCOMING EVENTS
- Sunday, February 16th- 18th, 2025 – Legislative Seminar, Madison Concourse Hotel in Madison, WI
- OPTIONAL March 14th, 2025 – Virtual Teams Meeting to recap seminar
- Friday, April 25th, 2025 – Meeting – Hosted by Mid-State Technical College, Stevens Point, WI