Effects of Budget on UW system
"If we are to remain preeminent in transforming knowledge into economic value, America's system of higher education must remain the world's leader in generating scientific and technological breakthroughs and in meeting the challenge to educate workers." - Alan Greenspan In light of the recent biennial budget proposed by Governor, Jim Doyle the UW System has been placed with a great burden. As recommended by the Governor, the UW System will be placed with accounting for over a third of the budget cuts, a system, which only accounts for 8% of the overall budget. (See charts 1 and 2) Let's put that into English. Let's say you have two cars, and you have to drive to Milwaukee. One car has a full tank of gas while the other is just half full. You have no money to purchase any extra gas for either car. Which car would you take? The obvious answer may seem to lean towards the first car, not if you're the Governor of Wisconsin. Jim Doyle chose car two and decided to run it on empty. The UW System budget will be reduced over the biennium by $250 million. This will cause an increase in tuition of $250 a semester at 2 and 4 year colleges. The system will also be forced to cut a total of 650 positions over this time period (03-05).
This is similar to what we have discussed in class, such as the concealed weapons law. A statewide poll showed that over 80% of Wisconsin residents believe the UW System plays a large roll in the state's economy. 7 billion dollar impact on our economy, and its affects are even more important now. The UW System has returned to the state $554 million in federal tax dollars. Continuation in this direction is putting the UW System into the worst condition since the Great Depression. The rest of the cuts are forced to be taken from the remaining auxiliaries, such as residence halls. The state of Wisconsin sees post-secondary schools as having easy to spot alternative revenue sources. Students are beginning to find it more and more expensive to live on campus than ever before. The amount of private gifts and grants have been growing, this goes into an issue I will soon discuss. It is not as simple as being able to relocate funding from other sources to cover these cuts. So how does the state and UW System plan to solve these issues arising around the system, students, and economy? Though being forced to cut many programs and take money out of others to carry the burden of cuts, the UW System is looking for new ways to streamline operations, in order to minimize the affects it has on students and their education.
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