PROFS will host a forum on the 2015-17 state budget at 3:30 p.m. on Wednesday in the Wisconsin Idea Room in the Education Building. The forum is free and open to the public. Panel members will …
Month: March 2015
Key provisions of budget bill summarized
The key points of Governor Scott Walker’s 2015-17 biennial budget bill proposal that impact UW-Madison are summarized here. A full analysis of the budget bill has been completed by the Legislative Fiscal Bureau and can be found …
Joint Finance Committee to hold public hearings
Four public hearings on the 2015-17 state budget will be held over the next couple weeks by the Joint Finance Committee. The first will be March 18 at Brillion High School in Calumet County. It will …
Academic Staff Assembly joins call for further study of proposed public authority
The Academic Staff Assembly voted Monday on resolutions calling for more study on a proposed public authority for the University of Wisconsin System and greater flexibility in the timing and amount of state budget cuts. …
Regents support resolution calling for reduced cuts, flexibilities, and dedicated funding stream for UW System
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents voted unanimously Thursday to support a resolution calling for the legislature to substantially reduce the proposed base funding cuts to the UW System recommended in the Governor’s …
Regents to discuss budget impact, video of Joint Finance hearing available
The UW System Board of Regents will discuss the biennial budget and its potential effects at a meeting tomorrow at the Gordon Event and Dining Center. Video streaming of the meeting will be available here. The …
Cross, Schmidt testify before Joint Finance Committee
UW System President Ray Cross and UW–Eau Claire Chancellor Jim Schmidt testified before the legislature’s Joint Finance Committee today. Cross summed up his testimony with three requests: approve the UW System Authority, approve the dedicated …
Faculty Senate urges study of public authority, preservation of shared governance
The Faculty Senate on Monday called for more study of a proposal to convert the University of Wisconsin System from a state agency to a public authority and passed a measure opposing the removal of …
UW System issues FAQ, summary document on public authority
UW System has released an FAQ and initial analysis of the public authority proposal in Governor Scott Walker’s budget. The Joint Finance Committee has begun agency briefings on the 2015-17 budget. UW System President Ray Cross is scheduled …
Crist memo clarifies budget impact on employee benefits
In a memo to UW System chancellors, provosts, chief business officers and human resources directors, Senior Vice President for human Resources and Workforce Diversity Al Crist writes that Governor Walker’s proposed budget contains no changes …