Tag: budget
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UW-Superior moves to privatize custodian, groundskeeper jobs
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There was big news at the UW-Superior campus Wednesday when 27 custodians and groundskeepers learned at a morning meeting that their positions will be outsourced to Tennessee-based Services Solutions Company. UW-Superior made a similar move with bookstore employees. The move is one of many UWS is making to cover a $4.5 million shortfall caused by…
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J-S coverage: Regents approve Cross’ budget proposal
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The UW System can no longer just be organized as a system of campuses; it must actively improve the well-being of state residents and bridge the talent gap that’s holding back Wisconsin’s economy, UW System President Ray Cross said Thursday. “The university’s priorities should be more tightly aligned with the needs of the state. This…
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UW-Green Bay Chancellor Miller releases statement on UW System budget proposal
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UW-Green Bay Chancellor Gary L. Miller today (Thursday, Aug. 21) released the following statement on a new vision for the UW System and the biennial budget proposal from UW System President Ray Cross: Today, UW System President Ray Cross shared his vision of a new model for the UW System that will focus on the…
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Cross budget focuses on state’s economy
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UW System President Ray Cross on Thursday offered a biennial budget proposal focused on developing the “talent and ideas to improve Wisconsin’s economy and impact the world.” His remarks, which he presented to the UW System Board of Regents during its meeting in Oshkosh, were part of a larger presentation of his vision for the…
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Tuition, room and board to remain flat as seg fees increase for 2014-15
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UW-Green Bay’s room and board costs will remain flat and segregated fees will increase by 6 percent under the 2014-15 UW System operating budget passed today (Thursday, June 5) by the Board of Regents in Milwaukee. The increase, coupled with a legislatively mandated tuition freeze, means the average UW-Green Bay undergrad will pay a total…
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Annual System budget would spend down balances
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We told you here yesterday about a busy Board of Regents meeting set for Thursday and Friday (June 5 and 6) at UW-Milwaukee. In addition to the UW-Green Bay-specific items, a biggie for the board will be consideration of its 2014-15 operating budget. The proposed spending plan would spend down the cash balances that have…
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In the news: Superior suspends academic programs, makes other tough cuts
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Our friends at UW-Superior announced some tough budget cuts Thursday (May 22), saying they’re suspending more than a dozen programs — mostly graduate programs — reviewing another third of all academic programs and evaluating such non-academic areas as advising, tutoring and career services, campus safety, information technology and marketing. A nine-month self study revealed UW-Superior…
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Media roundup: Walker’s campus visit
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As we told you here previously, Gov. Scott Walker visited the UW-Green Bay campus Tuesday (June 4), voicing his support for a two-year tuition freeze proposal making its way through the state legislature. The freeze is good news for students, Walker said during his brief remarks, made during the news conference held in MAC Hall.…
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Chancellor shares update on UW System budget, employee issues
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Chancellor Tom Harden distributed an email update Thursday to UW-Green Bay faculty and staff. Harden shared his impressions of talks earlier this week involving UW System leadership, chancellors and business officers regarding last week’s decision by the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee to assign the UW System a $189 million reduction in the 2013-15 biennial budget.…
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Joint Finance Committee’s action on UW System budget
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As we told you here yesterday, the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee took up the issue of UW System funding during its meeting Thursday (May 23). As expected, the committee voted in favor of a two-year tuition freeze for all UW System schools. The budget advanced by JFC also cuts state funding to the System by…