The Weekly Update Archive: Week Recap

  1. State Relations Outreach

    July 16, 2019

    This past week, the State Relations team met with Provosts and Senior Student Affairs Officers to give them an update on the state budget as well as an update on pending legislation. Both groups had great questions and had good conversations regarding these issues. If there are any other groups on your campus that you […]

  2. Capital Planning and Budget Committee

    July 15, 2019

    In an update on the 2019-21 Capital Budget, Associate Vice President Alex Roe told Regents that despite several project not being approved, the overall capital budget was “fabulous.” She said it was a “full court press” effort at the Capitol involving Chancellors from every institution as well as other staff at the institutional and System […]

  3. Regents approve UW System annual budget

    July 15, 2019

    The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents unanimously voted to approve a $6.382 billion annual operating budget for 2019-20 at its meeting Thursday in Madison. In introducing the budget, UW System President Ray Cross reiterated the need to use every dollar wisely and in ways that serve students, faculty, and campus communities. Cross identified […]

  4. Wisconsin Policy Forum- Viewpoint Luncheon recap

    July 12, 2019

    More than 100 people attended the Wisconsin Policy Forum Viewpoint Luncheon: The State Budget’s Focus on Education: Meeting the Need or Over the Top? on Tuesday, May 21, 2019. The event explored the state of education in Wisconsin as framed by the Governor’s budget proposal. Senior Researcher Anne Chapman provided the Forum’s take on the […]

  5. State Building Commission Meeting

    June 28, 2019

    The State Building Commission took action on a number of UW System projects this week, including allowing UW-Parkside to begin construction on Wylie Hall. You can find Associate Vice President of Capital Planning and Budget Alex Roe’s summary of the commission’s actions in the PDF below. The next commission meeting is scheduled for Wednesday, August […]

  6. 2019-21 State Budget Passes both houses

    June 26, 2019

    Both houses of the Wisconsin State Legislature approved the 2019-21 State Budget, and now it awaits action by the Governor. No major changes were made to what the Joint Finance Committee approved earlier relating to the UW System. Several items were changed during the negotiations between the two houses, and you can find a summary […]

  7. Suicide Prevention Task Force

    June 17, 2019

    On June 17th, UW-Stout Dean of Students, Sandi Scott, and UW-Parkside Vice Provost for Student Affairs and Enrollment Services, Tammy McGuckin, were invited to present to the Speaker’s Task Force on Suicide Prevention in Ripon on the state of student behavioral health across the UW System. This presentation was similar to the one they gave […]