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Baby steps. Lots of them. That’s the quickest way to close the expected $5.4 billion gap in the state budget. And University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly has his baby shoes strapped on. He recently laid out two proposals to chip away at the deficit, an example other agency heads should mimic...
...Speaking at the December meeting of the Rotary Club of Madison, (UW-Madison Chancellor Biddy) Martin announced the appointment of Michael Knetter, dean of UW's School of Business, as special assistant/liaison to the chancellor for long-term strategy and development. Knetter will remain the School of Business dean, and his new role in the chancellor's office will be unpaid as he heads a task force charged with developing an innovative game plan to help boost nonstate revenues for the university as taxpayer support wanes and the nation battles a recession...
The dean of the Wisconsin School of Business has been asked to craft long-term strategies to boost revenue for the state's flagship school - part of public universities' shift toward private sources of aid in an era of declining state support and a national recession..."The financial model for higher education has changed really significantly over time, and ... there hasn't been the opportunity to think systematically and strategically about what it means, how to organize our business," (UW Chancellor Carolyn "Biddy") Martin said in an interview. She said the economic downturn made the university act more pro-actively on its plans...
University of Wisconsin-Madison officials are hoping it becomes a hub for student life. But for now, it is just a nexus for cardboard boxes, dollies, work gloves and shelving units. The new Student Services Tower on the southeast end of the University Square complex stands poised and ready for business, except for the fact that it is still mostly empty. On Wednesday, the university began the process of moving units into the tower, which will take 117 truckloads and the better part of six weeks to complete...
In order to better serve potential students, UW-Madison announced it is creating a new "front door" by merging its Visitor and Information Programs with the office of admissions. The impetus for the merger is to create a smoother experience for students who are applying to UW-Madison, officials said. The university has gotten record numbers of applicants in recent years...
University of Wisconsin Hospital will move its fertility clinic from the hospital to a new building in Middleton in 2010, the hospital announced Wednesday...
As the economy tightens, the University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County has begun presenting the results of a $30.25 million master plan, which will be relied upon in the next decade for budget requests and construction...
With the local university continuing to expand by appealing to students looking to transfer to another school -- one of the first phases of this expansion has been clearly detailed, thanks to a new master plan. Tom Pleger, University of Wisconsin-Baraboo/Sauk County dean, said a $15 million Living and Learning Center (LLC) desired by the campus was identified as the first major project to tackle among others...
The projected $5.4 billion state budget deficit will likely lead to a tuition increase at UW System schools in the near future, but chances are next semester’s tuition will not be raised. According to state Rep. Spencer Black, D-Madison, there should be no changes in next semester’s tuition unless Gov. Jim Doyle enacts “emergency economic procedures”...
...(Chancellor Biddy) Martin reflected on her first semester at a Madison Rotary meeting Wednesday and addressed what she believed to be the most prominent issues facing UW-Madison. As she spoke about the need to take a closer look at the university’s funding, Martin publicly announced Mike Knetter, dean of the Wisconsin School of Business, as a new, unpaid special assistant...Although Martin said she wants to increase financial aid, she still wants to work to sustain UW-Madison’s reputation as a world class research university...
UW-Eau Claire just got the support it needs to launch a new academic program that could someday cure cancer. The UW System Board of Regents approved Eau Claire's comprehensive material science major at its meeting on Friday, which was the final authorization necessary to create the program...
The Nanotechnology Center for Collaborative Research and Development at the University of Wisconsin-Platteville presented their progress in nanotechnology research at their inaugural program Dec. 6. Eight UW System Campuses sent representatives to the event that UW-Platteville Chancellor David Markee said he hopes will foster collaborations between System campuses resulting in innovation, education and creation of knowledge for the public good...
Gov. Jim Doyle told Congress today that the recession means Wisconsin will collect $3 billion less in taxes over the next two years, jeopardizing "our schools, our universities, our technical colleges, our access to health care, our local police and firefighters." In testimony given before a U.S. House committee, Doyle said the slumping economy forces governors like him to choose between spending cuts that threaten "the most essential expectations people have for government" or "damaging tax increases at a time when families' ability to pay is most threatened"...
Gov. Jim Doyle on Wednesday gave Washington officials a sweeping wish list of $3.7 billion in highway, education, environment and energy-saving projects that he said could be started by spring, if President-elect Barack Obama and Congress agree on a stimulus package for states...Doyle is scheduled to testify before Obey's committee today about the need for federal help to fix Wisconsin's two-year budget deficit of $5.4 billion - a deficit the National Conference of State Legislatures called one of the biggest in the nation...
Gov. Jim Doyle today presented members of President-elect Barack Obama’s economic team with a list of almost 1,800 projects in Wisconsin that could benefit immediately from an infusion of federal money...Projects are broken into categories including transportation, education, “green” and energy-related, Great Lakes, health care and other...Education projects include building new schools, adding labs, offices and dormitories across the University of Wisconsin System and addressing deferred maintenance projects on the campuses. Those total almost $1.9 billion...
...As the president of the Wisconsin Taxpayers Alliance since 1974 and a former assistant secretary of the state Department of Revenue, it's (Todd) Berry's mission to make sure the public knows what goes into state revenue and spending...In this question-and-answer session, Berry explains how bad it really is — and isn't...
The Lynde and Harry Bradley Foundation announced Wednesday that it awarded more than $14.5 million in 2008 to support local education, arts and grass roots civic organizations. Some of the projects and organizations the foundation helped fund this year include the Good Samaritan Housing program, which brokered the sale of 73 homes to low-income families during 2008; the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music Inc.; the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Research Foundation; and the Milwaukee School of Engineering...
A group of college presidents and other top education officials says the USA's "economic, democratic and social health" could worsen over the next several decades if more Americans don't earn a college degree. The group is pushing to increase the percentage of young people who earn a degree from 40% to 55% by 2025. In a report issued Wednesday on Capitol Hill, the Commission on Access, Admissions and Success in Higher Education says a "torrent" of talent entering the nation's schools in kindergarten is "reduced to a trickle 16 years later" as many students drop out of high school or fail to earn a four-year college degree...
The Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation would like to encourage more 20-somethings to get a post-high school degree or certificate before starting a family. To that end, the foundation announced Tuesday an initial round of $69 million in grants to the nation's 1,200 community colleges and their students...
Ending a long legal battle over how closely a university must adhere to the terms of a gift, Princeton has reached a settlement with heirs to the A.&P. grocery fortune, allowing it to keep the bulk of a fund worth hundreds of millions of dollars. The case had been closely watched by many universities and colleges that often find themselves managing donations with strict instructions attached, though they would rather use the money in other ways...
The freefalling economy might force college sports to bend or drop some opposition to creeping commercialism on campuses...Many college sports fans and boosters say they want more modern facilities with luxury suites, improved concessions areas, high-tech video scoreboards and sound systems, Barnhart said. The problem? They don't want to pay for them through higher ticket prices or bigger donations...If that's the case, some might have to "get past" their opposition to corporate naming rights on athletic facilities or increased advertising signage inside arenas and stadiums...