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2008-09Budget Forum

2008-09Budget Forum. Charles W. Sorensen Chancellor UW-Stout. Today’s Agenda. State Budget 2008-09 Funding Allocations Fall 2007 Listening Session Action Plans/Accomplishments 2008 Stakeholder Visioning Session Questions / Comments.

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2008-09Budget Forum

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  1. 2008-09Budget Forum Charles W. Sorensen Chancellor UW-Stout

  2. Today’s Agenda • State Budget • 2008-09 Funding Allocations • Fall 2007 Listening Session Action Plans/Accomplishments • 2008 Stakeholder Visioning Session • Questions / Comments

  3. State Budget State of the State Address • America’s economy is slowing and WI will need to make cuts • Initiatives: • Grow Wisconsin • Creating renewable energy • Making health care affordable • Investing in quality education

  4. State Budget DINs • NanoSTEM DIN • $1.1 Million and 9 positions • Nanotechnology: 1 faculty, 1 technical instrumentation specialist • Computer and Electrical Engineering: 2 faculty • Polymer Engineering: 3 faculty • Biotechnology: 2 faculty • Teacher Education DIN • $174,400 • 1 instructional staff,1 recruiter/advisor, LTE funding • Faculty recruitment and retention funds

  5. State Budget Capital Projects • Jarvis • Received approval for additional funding of $8.1 million for a total of $43.2 million • Bid date in April 2008 • Construction to start in June 2008 • Anticipated completion in August 2010 • Harvey- Theater Renovation • $5.1 million • A/E selection anticipated in Spring 2008 • It is a renovation project, not a restoration project

  6. 2008-09 Funding Allocations: Priorities Initiated in Fall 2006 • Curricular Incubation Center ($40,000) • Prepare students for a Global Society • Site Development Funds ($12,500) • Internal Communication • University Writer ($16,700)

  7. 2008-09 Funding Allocations: Priorities Initiated in Fall 2006, cont. Polytechnic Marketing • Budget Actions: • Marketing Initiatives ($150,000) • State and Federal Relations Director ($28,953 base) • Honor’s Program ($98,956 base, $4,500 one-time) • Goals: double the size of the program over the next 5 years; increase graduation rates; and revise the Honors Program and curriculum, increasing the number of honors courses

  8. 2008-09 Funding Allocations: Priorities Initiated Prior to Fall 2006 First Year Experience • Peer Mentor Program, Professional Development, Faculty Grants ($64,800) • FYE Coordinator (fill-behind funding) ($21,733)

  9. 2008-09 Funding Allocations: Priorities Initiated Prior to Fall 2006 Enrollment Mgmt • Writing Lab ($49,650) • Admissions Staff, LTE, S&E ($88,202 base) • Financial Aid LTE ($29,250 base) • Registration & Records ($128,000 base) • Ad hoc hires ($750,000)

  10. 2008-09 Funding Allocations: Information Technology Information Technology • Content Management System Maintenance ($6,300 base) • Imaging ($2,000 base, $25,000 one-time) • Commons Systems ($511,000) • PeopleSoft Conversion ($928,000)

  11. 2008-09 Funding Allocations: Access to Learning • Graduate assistantships • Lab technicians and extending open lab hours • Discipline-specific tutoring & writing center • Supplemental instruction program • Special course fees • Library support • Child and Family Study Center: staff, cost reduction for students, learning materials • Co-op program • Student research fund • Graduate student research assistance

  12. 2008-09 Funding Allocations: Student Tech Fee • Keyserver Software • Computer-based testing • RosettaStone Project • Online codes for Math/Statistics • Wireless upgrades • D2L • Sound and lighting systems for Student Center • Software licenses • Servers • Student support for Help Desk and Micheels Hall

  13. 2008-09 Funding Allocations: Other Funded Priorities • Lab mod • Biotech Cell and Molecular Biology Lab ($40,385) • Golf Enterprise Management ($29,076) • ECE/FCSE/Art Education ($30,673) • Generally Assigned Classrooms ($50,000) • Preschool (CFSC) ($4,900) • Psychology/Psychophysiological Facilities ($118,450) • Food Production Lab ($25,000) • Visual Resources Center ($11,425) • Rendezvous ($2,410) • Work study proposal: Jumpstart program ($30,000)

  14. Focus 2010 Goals • Prepare alumni for success. • Create a learning community that supports and encourages the engagement of its members in active learning. • Achieve national leadership and excellence in educating students in the theory and application of a broad range of technologies. • Strengthen the on-campus organization by focusing on UW-Stout’s unique mission within the UW System. • Create a school outside a school enterprise that serves learners statewide, nationally, and internationally.

  15. Listening Session Topical Areas Enrollment Management Polytechnic Marketing What’s Next in Information Technology? Program Alignment

  16. Listening Session Action Plans/Accomp. (selected) • Implement workflow processing and digital signatures through the ImageNow Sunflower Document Management Suite. • Examine existing parking policies and practices and develop a plan to improve satisfaction with parking services. • Implementation of American College and University Presidents Climate Commitment • Ask governance to consider the requirement of a minimum of a one Cooperative Education experience for all undergraduate academic programs. • Create an office or center for diversity • Continue funding Curricular Incubation and New Program Development Projects. • Develop multicultural student scholarships

  17. Stakeholder Visioning Summer 2008 University Administrators Cooperative EducationService Agency Legislators Board of Regents Unions Industry Technical Colleges K-12 Schools State Dept of Public Instruction Foundation Board County and City Administrator UW System Officers Faculty Staff and Students Economic Development Specialists

  18. Questions? Comments? Thank you for your input!

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