Dear Campus Community,
Today I bring you good news on the state budget. As most of you already know, yesterday the legislature approved a compromise budget. This budget is the result of much hard work by Governor Jim Doyle and the Senate and Assembly leaders. I am pleased with the support that this budget shows for the UW System and our campus, and the investment the budget makes in a Growth Agenda for Wisconsin.
Unfortunately, the new budget requires a $25 million lapse within the UW System for each of the next two biennia. UW-Whitewater’s portion of that lapse is approximately $550,000 a year for each of four years. The Chancellor’s Staff is continuing its discussion about ways to address the lapse. While we will not have to make the most severe cuts, it remains important that we look carefully at all spending. As we work toward that end we will also resume hiring new employees, including students, faculty, and staff, and continue to invest in our faculty and staff through our regular professional development program. With the adoption of a state budget, we will no longer be considering the more drastic cost cutting measures I outlined in my message last week.
Again, I will continue to keep you posted on how we proceed with the budget.
Sincerely,
Richard Telfer, Interim Chancellor
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