University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross today called for a series of internal reforms, including reforming the executive search process, developing uniform workload guidelines for the non-instructional activities of faculty members, and conducting an analysis of administrative operations. “Looking ahead, as we ask the Governor and the legislature to increase the state’s investment in the …
Hoping to increase transparency and accessibility of how the University of Wisconsin–Madison manages its resources, Chancellor Rebecca Blank asked staff to create the Budget in Brief, a slimmed-down booklet that breaks the university’s $2.9 billion annual budget into digestible chunks. “I felt that we needed a clear, easy-to-navigate document that tells the story of where our …
UW–Madison Chancellor Rebecca Blank says the upcoming debate over the state’s biennial is particularly important for the university, as well as for the economic health of Wisconsin. “The higher education system in this state is central to its long-term economic competitiveness and growth,” Blank says in a recent post on her blog, Blank’s Slate. “Having …
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents today approved the 2015-17 biennial budget proposal at a meeting at UW–Oshkosh.
OSHKOSH, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents unanimously approved the UW System’s 2015-17 biennial operating budget request at its meeting Thursday in Oshkosh.
University of Wisconsin System President Ray Cross today offered a biennial budget proposal focused on developing the “talent and ideas to improve Wisconsin’s economy and impact the world.”
Gov. Scott Walker signed the 2013-15 state budget bill on June 30, 2013, putting into law a spending plan for state government for the next two years. Interim Chancellor David Ward says he is pleased that the governor listened to many concerned voices and vetoed a provision that would have prohibited the Wisconsin Center for …
The Joint Committee on Employment Relations today approved Gov. Scott Walker’s proposal for a 1 percent wage increase in each of the next two years for state employees, including UW–Madison employees. The committee also approved a compensation plan for classified employees. For most UW–Madison employees, the pay increase is the first since 2008, said Vice …
Interim Chancellor David Ward today sent two letters to Gov. Scott Walker requesting vetoes on provisions in the 2013-15 budget bill. The bill is on Walker’s desk after passing the Assembly and the Senate this week. Walker is expected to issue his vetoes and sign the bill next week. Ward is asking Walker to use …
Below is a letter from Interim Chancellor David Ward delivered to Wisconsin legislative leadership on Friday, June 14. June 14, 2013 To: Scott Fitzgerald, Senate Majority Leader Robin Vos, Speaker of the Assembly Chris Larson, Senate Minority Leader Peter Barca, Assembly Minority Leader From: David Ward, Interim Chancellor I am writing in reference to a …