2009-10 Budget Forum

Charles W. SorensenChancellor

University of Wisconsin -Stout

State Budget

Follow up from 2008 Stakeholder Visioning Session

2009-10 Funding Allocations

Questions / Comments

“The new increase is staying even”Governor Doyle

2009-11 projected deficit of $5.7 billion

Represents over 18% of general fund appropriations

Deficit is addressed through: Budget repair bill in 2008-09 2009-11 state budget American Recovery and Reinvestment Act

Budget Repair Bill Reduces the budget gap by $675

million

Assesses hospital revenue

Expands tax cuts for businesses

Authorizes spending of federal stimulus funds

$125 million in cuts to state spending UW System’s share anticipated at

$3-$4 million. This is a lapse, not a base cut

Reduces state tax support by $100 million over next two years

Mixed cut – both lapse and base

1% across-the-board cut for non-federal funds for all state agencies

anticipated $49 million for UW System This is a base cut

$25 million to financial aid from auxiliary accounts

Financial Aid $12 million increase to UW

System for need-based financial aid

$24 million for the Higher Education Aids Board and the UW Wisconsin Higher Education Grant program

Will offset tuition increases for students from families that earn up to $60,000/year

Employee sacrifices No pay raises for next two fiscal

years Pay more for retirement and

health care

Employee raises/benefits 2% increase in June 2009

Funding for faculty recruitment and retention

$5 million-1st year, $5 million-2nd year to the UW System

Domestic partner benefits

Next StepsIntroduced as a Budget Bill

Review by Joint Finance Committee

Review by the Senate

Review by the Assembly

Back to the Governor, who can veto all or part of it

American Recovery and Reinvestment ActIncludes more than $789 billion in new spending initiatives and temporary tax cuts

$463 billion for increased spending

$326 billion in tax breaks

WI will receive around $3.7 billion to help pay for education, health care, road projects, and unemployment benefits

American Recovery and Reinvestment ActImpact to Higher Education:

$40.6 billion dedicated to states for fiscal stabilization

more than $850 million for WI

$500 increase in maximum Pell GrantIncrease in work study for financially needy studentsAmerican Opportunity Education Tax Credit$16 billion to federal agencies for research – available to higher education as competitive grants

Mission

Values

Vision

Situational AnalysisStakeholder

VisioningGoals

Action PlansPerformance

IndicatorsPeriodic Reviews

Less Frequent Iteration

s

More Frequent Iteration

s

Cooperative Education

Service Agency

Board of Regents

Industry

K-12 Schools

Foundation Board

UW-System Officers

UW-Stout Faculty, Staff, and Students

University Administrators

Legislators

Unions

Technical Colleges

State Department of Public Instruction

County and City Administrator

Economic Development Specialist

Mission, Vision, Values Committee:

CHARGE:Develop a brief mission statement that reflects our polytechnic designationReview the vision and values statement and provide updates as necessary

Mission, Vision, Values Committee:

PROGRESS:Draft Mission, Vision, Values Developed http://www.uwstout.edu/provost/mission.html

Two open forums scheduled:March 9, 3-4March 12, 11-12

FOCUS 2015 Goal Development Team:CHARGE:

Develop 3-5 draft five-year goal statements that will be the basis for FOCUS 2015.Identify additional goal statements that could be considered for FOCUS 2015.

FOCUS 2015 Goal Development Team:

PROGRESS:Reviewed feedback and themes from the Stakeholder Visioning Session and Listening SessionsFour recommended FOCUS 2015 goals developedAll recommended goal statements came from ideas that were discussed at the Listening Sessions

Graduate assistantshipsLab technicians and extending open lab hoursDiscipline-specific tutoring & writing centerSupplemental instruction programChild and Family Study Center: staff, cost reduction for students, learning materialsSpecial course feesLibrary supportCo-op program Student research fundGraduate student research assistance

Keyserver Software

Computer-based testing

Wireless upgrades

D2L

Stout Media

Cycling training technology

SMART Technology for Stout Adventures

Sound and lighting systems for Student Center

Software licenses

Computer Programming Lab ($79,366)

Child and Family Study Center ($26,100)

Interior/Industrial Design Computer ($74,735)

Library Instruction Lab ($24,275)

Food Production Lab ($57,850)

General Assignment Classrooms ($49,993)

Honor’s College ($26,468, and .71 FTE)

Complete PeopleSoft conversion for the Student system ($350,000 one-time)

Multicultural Student Scholarships ($37,500)

Sustainability Coordinator ($36,779)

Reduction of e-Scholar Per Credit Rate from $37.00 to $31.50