Under the 2007-09 Governor’s budget, the Board of Regents was able to invest in every initiative in that biennium’s “Growth Agenda for Wisconsin.” These initiatives enabled the UW System to emphasize growing the state’s economy and workforce, including:
Learn more about the 2007-09 Growth Agenda investments:
Under the Governor’s budget, the UW System received new funds in the 2007-09 biennium to improve access, affordability and service at each campus and through UW-Extension’s statewide network. The Governor’s budget invested new funds in the UW System’s current operations, preserving the quality of instruction, research and public service. This budget made it possible for the UW System to fund every 2007-09 initiative in its “Growth Agenda for Wisconsin” for this two-year budget period.
Snapshot of the Governor’s state investment in higher education
Type of Funding |
Biennial GPR* |
Recipient |
Cost
to Continue |
$92.9
million |
UW
System |
Debt
Service & Utilities |
$56.4
million |
|
Growth
Agenda (new initiatives) |
$22.1
million |
|
Recruitment
and Retention |
$6.9
million |
|
Financial Aid |
$2.1
million |
|
Other Higher-Ed Initiatives
|
$3.3
million |
|
Total state investment in UW |
$183.7
million |
|
Financial
Aid (WHEG) |
$26.4
million |
Other Agencies |
Veterans |
$11.6
million |
|
Total
state investment in Higher Education |
$221.7
million |
* GPR=General Purpose Revenue
For details, see the UW System’s Biennial Budget Bulletin, November 2007. [PDF]
Under the Governor’s budget, the Board of Regents was able to invest in every initiative in the 2007-09 biennium’s “Growth Agenda for Wisconsin.” These initiatives were: