Tag: state budget
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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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News coverage: UW-Green Bay budget planning
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The Green Bay Press-Gazette offered news coverage Thursday of UW-Green Bay’s planning for a possible $4 million budget reduction in the fiscal year that begins July 1. Chancellor Gary Miller told the paper, “It will be a very serious cut. I want university staff to be very much engaged in the discussion… We will review…
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Governor says he might fast-track ‘public authority’
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The state AP is reporting that Gov. Scott Walker is open to giving the University of Wisconsin System more freedom sooner than he originally proposed to help it deal with a $300 million budget cut, his spokeswoman said Wednesday, opening another potential avenue for negotiations over the plan that’s drawn bipartisan opposition. Under Walker’s proposal,…
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One-minute message: Miller’s reminder on budget
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UW-Green Bay Chancellor Gary Miller taped a short video message for faculty and staff today on the topic of budget planning at UW-Green Bay. Basically, it’s a thank-you and reminder as preparation begins for what could be the largest budget reduction in UW System history.
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Also online: Audio from Monday’s budget forum
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Our written recap of the Feb. 9 town hall meeting on the budget was pretty thorough, if we do say so ourselves. But, if you want to take a listen (or re-listen) to the actual audio from the nearly two-hour session, it’s now online. The recordings are presented in two parts: Chancellor Gary L. Miller’s…
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Academic Staff Committee approves resolution
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News from last Friday: The University of Wisconsin-Green Bay Academic Staff Committee approved a resolution in opposition to proposed UW System budget cuts. The text of the resolution: The ability to understand an issue from multiple perspectives allows the identification of the best resolution. The goal is not to find the answer, it is to…
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UW-Milwaukee announces its interim measures
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Chancellor Mark Mone has announced cost-savings measures at UW-Milwaukee as that institution prepares to weather up to $20 million in cuts annually. He said UWM is halting spending on nonessential out-of-state travel, nonessential hiring and nonessential/discretionary raises.
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At Eau Claire, Stout, no plans for letter-writing campaigns
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Strategies for responding to the 2015-17 state budget vary by campus. For example, the Eau Claire Leader Telegram reports that UW-Eau Claire and UW-Stout have no plans to follow UW-Madison’s lead and petition alumni, parents and students to write to legislators and announce their oppositions to Gov. Scott Walker’s budget cuts. Both Stout and Eau…
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Student website springs up in opposition to UW System cuts
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We’re seeing news reports about a website called the Better UW Initiative. So far, student government groups at Oshkosh and River Falls have signed on in opposition to budget cuts and in favor of tuition stability, shared governance and accountability.
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Conversation at Budget Blog
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Worth checking out are the comments and answers being added to the Budget Blog conversation taking place at the Chancellor’s website. Join the conversation.