Tag: budget
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Chancellor Miller comments on budget
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In a memorandum to the UW-Green Bay community, June 2, Chancellor Gary Miller summarized the omnibus motion passed by the Joint Finance Committee regarding the UW System. “The motion reduces the budget reduction to the system by $50 million ($25 million in each of the biennial years). The motion also restores the UW System to…
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UW System budget nears vote by Joint Finance
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As of this writing, the Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee continues to debate the governor’s proposal for a $300 million reduction in statewide UW System spending. Earlier today, members representing the Republican majority indicated they intend to reduce the overall cut to $250 million. UW System President Ray Cross issued a statement in response to that…
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Resolutions on proposed budget cuts
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Governance groups and related organizations at UW-Green Bay have joined others at campuses statewide in voicing their consensus on the UW System budget cuts proposed in the governor’s 2015-17 budget for the state of Wisconsin. Their resolutions: Faculty Resolution The UW-Green Bay Faculty Senate approved the following resolution on Wednesday, February 11, 2015: “Whereas the…
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Miller tells budget forum UWGB cuts could hit $4 million
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The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay will need to plug an unprecedented $4 million revenue hole for the fiscal year starting July 1 if UW System budget cuts proposed in Gov. Scott Walker’s state spending plan are approved without amendment. That’s the message UW-Green Bay Chancellor Gary L. Miller shared in remarks to about 300 faculty,…
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In the news: More reaction to proposed System cuts
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Local 5 News spoke with UW-Green Bay students and Vice Chancellor Kelly Franz Thursday (Jan. 29), continuing to assess reaction to a proposed $300 million UW System budget cut. In the near term, the University will look at areas including travel and staffing, Franz said, even as uncertainties as to the exact size of UW-Green…
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Miller’s public statement on Governor’s proposals for UW System
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University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Chancellor Gary L. Miller released the following public statement today (Tuesday, Jan. 27) regarding the Governor’s proposal to cut funding and lend autonomy to the University of Wisconsin System. “The Governor has sketched a sweeping plan to provide the University of Wisconsin System the autonomy it needs to operate in an…
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Chancellor’s message to campus community on state budget proposal
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UW-Green Bay Chancellor Gary L. Miller shared the following email with employees on Tuesday morning (Jan. 27) regarding the 2015-17 UW System budget proposal made public by Gov. Scott Walker: Colleagues, You have no doubt by now learned of the Governor’s proposal to reduce funding for the University of Wisconsin System by $300 million in…
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UW-Green Bay, other student government leaders write to Walker
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Vanya Koepke and Tyler Sterr, president and vice president of the UW-Green Bay Student Government Association, have made public the text of a letter they wrote recently with other System colleagues to Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker. The students weighed in on the side of UW System President Ray Cross’s budget request for the state’s public…
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Cross shares plans to reform, transform UW System
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President Ray Cross is calling for a series of internal reforms at the University of Wisconsin System, including an outside review of administrative operations and a thorough reexamination of student fees, as part of continuing efforts to more closely align the University with the needs of the state. Cross presented his package of proposed reforms…
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Journal Sentinel coverage
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“Sweeping cost-saving measures are on the horizon for the University of Wisconsin System and its campuses that could affect everything from how student fees and capital projects are approved to how many credits are required to graduate.” That’s how the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel is reporting the measures proposed by System President Ray Cross to the…