Governor Evers in Oshkosh Tuesday morning

Gov. Tony Evers will be in Oshkosh Tuesday, Sept. 15, 2026, visiting the University of Wisconsin (UW)-Oshkosh, to continue his annual back-to-school tour.

For the past two weeks, Gov. Evers has visited K-12 schools and UW campuses across the state to welcome educators, students, staff, and administrators back to school for the 2026-27 school year. Gov. Evers will visit classrooms, students, educators, and faculty at UW-Oshkosh at 8:45 a.m., UW-Stout at 11:15 a.m., and UW-La Crosse at 1:15 p.m.

During the visits, the governor will highlight his work to secure the largest increase for the UW System in nearly two decades with a $250 million investment in the UW System in the 2025-27 Biennial Budget, including: 

• Over $100 million to support UW System campuses statewide to help stabilize the system after recent campus closures, layoffs, and program cuts and consolidations and ensure UW institutions remain economic and workforce hubs in communities across our state; 
• $7 million to provide 24/7 virtual telehealth mental health services to nearly all students across UW System campuses; 
• $54 million to help retain and recruit faculty and staff in high-demand fields of study to ensure UW System institutions remain competitive, world-class institutions; 
• Nearly $90 million to increase wages for UW System workers, including faculty and staff; 
• $1 million for UW-Green Bay’s Rising Phoenix Early College High School Program that enables high school students to earn college credits; and
• Over $1.2 billion to support capital building projects on UW campuses across the state.

Gov. Evers also fought to secure over $1.2 billion in the 2025-27 Capital Budget for critical infrastructure projects on UW campuses statewide, including projects at UW-Madison, La Crosse, Oshkosh, Stout, Milwaukee, Platteville, and Stevens Point. 

Additional information on Gov. Evers’ 2025-27 Biennial Budget investments in the UW, including projects enumerated at campuses statewide, can be found in the governor’s veto message available here.