University of Wisconsin–Madison leaders continue to meet with shared governance leaders to discuss the path forward for a pay plan for UW employees.

On Oct. 17, the Joint Committee on Employment Relations (JCOER) met to approve a pay plan for state employees and state collective bargaining agreements. JCOER approved raises for state employees, but excluded raises for Universities of Wisconsin employees. JCOER also did not vote on the tentative agreement with the Wisconsin State Building Trades Negotiating Committee (representing the UW–Madison Building Trades employees).

The Wisconsin Technology Council has delivered a letter to the state’s 132 legislators urging them to authorize full funding for UW-Madison’s College of Engineering building project.   The letter lists multiple reasons for the urgent need to move the project forward, including workforce development, research and development, and economic attraction and retention.    The $347 million project, …

University of Wisconsin–Madison leaders are expressing disappointment in reaction to the state legislative Joint Finance Committee’s decision to again withhold approval of a new College of Engineering building.

A coalition of organizations representing Wisconsin employers, contractors, and economic development entities have come together to advocate for the University of Wisconsin-Madison and a new College of Engineering building.

Governor Tony Evers today introduced his proposed 2023-25 capital budget to legislators, enumerating a number of University of Wisconsin—Madison building projects in the next two fiscal years.

Governor Tony Evers announced his proposed budget for the 2023-25 biennium on Wednesday, including an increase in state support for UW System and a compensation plan to help state and university employees keep pace with inflation. With a state budget surplus of more than $7.1 billion, Evers said now is the time for Wisconsin to …

The Sunday, February 12, 2023 edition of the Wisconsin State Journal included a front-page article on the need for a new Engineering building at UW–Madison, excerpted below. Read the full article on WSJ’s website. In dire need of more space, UW–Madison Engineering gets System’s top priority By Kimberly Wethal UW–Madison will aggressively seek a new …

A new engineering building. A compensation plan to attract and retain the best faculty and staff. New investment of state funding to boost the university’s research and academic excellence. Greater flexibility to pursue building and maintenance projects. These are among UW–Madison’s top budget priorities heading into the new legislative session. “A strong UW–Madison is a …