The state Department of Administration announced budget lapses required of state agencies on Friday, with the UW System taking the biggest hit — $46 million — with the vast majority of the cuts coming in this fiscal year. The Wisconsin State Journal offers this account.
Public universities need to develop a new strategy to remain competitive and advance their vision, University of Wisconsin-Madison’s David Ward told the UW System Board of Regents on Thursday. Read more.
The Faculty Senate Monday passed a resolution in support of public funding for higher education, calling on Gov. Scott Walker and the state Legislature to reduce the budget cut targeted at the UW System. Read more.
UW System President Kevin Reilly and CEOs from System campuses — including UW-Madison Interim Chancellor David Ward — say students will suffer the unintended consequences of budget lapses that weigh disproportionately on UW campuses. They say: “There is still time to reconsider the methodology behind this midyear budget lapse and redress its inequities. By doing …
Interim Chancellor David Ward today issued a message regarding state budget lapses. In the message, Ward says: “The university today faces a tough budget situation, one that challenges all of us to be problem solvers.” Read the entire message here.
This week a new state compensation plan was submitted to the Legislature’s Joint Committee on Employment Relations. Click here to read three important messages regarding the state compensation plan. The first is from Robert Lavigna, UW-Madison director of human resources. The others include a message from Michael Huebsch, secretary of the state Department of Administration, …
Vice Chancellor for Administration Darrell Bazzell and Provost Paul M. DeLuca Jr. sent a memo to deans and directors today discussing budget lapses — one-time budget reductions — ordered by the state. Read the entire memo.
The membership of a task force to study the UW System’s structure and possible administrative flexibilities was completed Monday when Gov. Scott Walker named its final two members, including UW–Madison Vice Chancellor Darrell Bazzell. Read more.
UW System officials have provided a revised list of questions and answers on the impacts of the budget repair bill and the 2011-13 state budget on employees. Read the details.
The Office of Human Resources at UW-Madison says the implementation of state legislation will affect employees enrolled in the State Group Health Insurance program. Read the details here. Aug. 1 update: A Wisconsin State Journal story over the weekend indicated employees would see a pay reduction in January 2012 because of higher health insurance contributions …