The Faculty Senate will meet at 3:30 pm today, Tuesday, June 9, in 1306 Health Sciences Learning Center.
PROFS Letter on Tenure and Shared Governance to UW-Madison Faculty
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June Regent Meeting
The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will meet at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Thursday and Friday, June 4 and 5. Livestream coverage is available here.
The board meets in committee Thursday morning, while the full board meets Thursday afternoon and Friday morning. All meetings will be held in the UW-Milwaukee student union, 2200 East Kenwood Boulevard.
The Audit Committee will review and approve an audit plan, discuss the new waste, fraud and abuse hotline, and hear a report from the Chief Audit Executive.
The Research, Economic Development, and Innovation Committee will hear updates on UW-Milwaukee’s outreach and economic development efforts and Wisconsin Economic Development Corporation trade missions. The committee will also participate in a panel discussion on the state’s angel and venture capitalists and funding university startups.
The Capital Planning and Budget Committee will discuss proposed building projects and hear updates on the State Building Commission action and and 2015-17 capital budget. PROFS lobbied hard for the Chemistry Building Project and is pleased the Joint Finance Committee approved bonding for the project.
The Education Committee will approve several new degree programs, hear a presentation on M3, a Milwaukee student success initiative, and hear an update from a UW System vice president. A resolution on tenure is also on the agenda, but without supporting documentation.
The Business and Finance Committee will discuss several contractual agreements, review policies related to UW-Madison’s Human Resources Design program, and consider changes to chancellor and senior administrator search and screen procedures.
PROFS is very concerned about the proposed changes and offered this statement to members of the Board of Regents.
Thursday afternoon, the full board will discuss the 2015-17 biennial budget, hear presentations from host UW-Milwaukee, and recognize outgoing Regent President Michael Falbo and retiring UW-Whitewater Chancellor Richard Telfer.
On Friday, UW System President Ray Cross will address the board and provide an update on recent events. The board will also hear committee reports and approve action.
New Regents
Governor Scott Walker recently appointed three new members to the board. Michael M. Grebe and Drew Peterson replace outgoing members Michael Falbo and David Walsh, and will serve seven-year terms. UW-Whitewater student James Langnes III replaces UW-L Crosse student Anicka Purath as the traditional student regent and will serve a two-year term. The appointments are subject to Wisconsin State Senate confirmation.
Michael Grebe Grebe is executive vice president and general counsel for HUSCO International, a global manufacturing company in Waukesha. He graduated Dartmouth College and the University of Wisconsin Law School. He was previously a partner at the law firm Quarles and Brady.
Drew Peterson Peterson is vice president of external affairs and corporate communications for TDS Telecommunications Corporation in Madison. He graduated from Ripon College and earned an MBA from UW-Madison. He served on the board as representative of the Wisconsin Technical College System Board for the past two years and continues with a regular appointment.
James Langnes III Langnes, a UW-Whitewater student majoring in finance, will serve as the traditional student regent. Langnes was recently appointed to fill a vacancy on the Whitewater Common Council. He is originally from Lake Geneva.
Open Letter to UWSA Board of Regents on Chancellor Searches
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PROFS Statement on JFC Proposal on Tenure
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PROFS Statement on Joint Finance Committee Action on UW System Budget
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Edited May 30, 9:15 pm: Legislative Fiscal Bureau budget paper
Joint Finance to Discuss UW System Friday, May 29
The Joint Finance Committee is scheduled to meet at 10 am tomorrow, Friday, May 29 in Room 412 East in the State Capitol.
Livestream coverage is available on WisconsinEye. Links to Legislative Fiscal Bureau budget papers are here.
First on the agenda is the University of Wisconsin System. The committee must decide if they will adopt Governor Scott Walker’s proposal to slash UW System funding by $300 million over the biennium. Legislative leaders have already said they oppose transforming UW System into a public authority.
Other UW System items on the agenda:
- Resident Undergraduate Tuition Freeze
- Segregated Fund Appropriations
- Tribal Gaming Funding
- Future GPR Funding
- Compensation, GPR Position Authority, and Position Reports
- PR-Funded Building Projects and Self-Amortizing Bonding
- Procurement Authority
- Investment of Certain PR Balances
- PR Balance and Auxiliary Reserve Reporting
- State Laboratory of Hygiene Funding
- Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative
- Wisconsin Environmental Education Board
- Extension Recycling Education and Solid Waste Research and Experiments
- Minnesota-Wisconsin Student Reciprocity
The committee will also discuss the Departments of Natural Resources, Transportation and Revenue and consider changes to sales and income taxes. Funding for the Milwaukee Bucks arena in Milwaukee rounds out the agenda.
PROFS is carefully monitoring the UW System budget discussion and continues to lobby members of the Joint Finance Committee for the best possible budget for the university and its faculty.
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Legislative Fiscal Bureau UW System Budget Papers
The Joint Finance Committee is scheduled to vote on motions relating to the University of Wisconsin System this week. The Legislative Fiscal Bureau has prepared budget papers with possible alternatives to those offered by Governor Scott Walker in his budget proposal:
- University of Wisconsin System
- Creation of the UW System Authority (Paper #675)
- GPR Base Budget Reduction (Paper #676)
- Resident Undergraduate Tuition Freeze (Paper #677)
- Delete Segregated Fund Appropriations (Paper #678)
- Delete Tribal Gaming Funding (Paper #679)
- Future GPR Funding (Paper #680)
- Compensation, GPR Position Authority, and Position Reports (Paper #681)
- PR-Funded Building Projects and Self-Amortizing Bonding (Paper #682)
- Procurement Authority (Paper #683)
- Investment of Certain PR Balances (Paper #684)
- PR Balance and Auxiliary Reserve Reporting (Paper #685)
- State Laboratory of Hygiene Funding (Paper #686)
- Wisconsin Bioenergy Initiative (Paper #486)
- Wisconsin Environmental Education Board (Paper #488)
- Extension Recycling Education and Solid Waste Research and Experiments (Paper #487)
- Minnesota-Wisconsin Student Reciprocity (Paper #390)
- End Sheet
The committee may decide to forego individual motions and instead vote on a single omnibus motion, as it did with K-12 last week.
Joint Finance Committee to meet Tuesday and Thursday
The Legislature’s Joint Finance Committee will meet Tuesday and Thursday this week in Room 412 East in the State Capitol. Livestream coverage is available on WisconsinEye.
Executive action will be taken on the following topics:
Tuesday
- Higher Educational Aids Board
- Educational Communications Board
- Office of State Employment Relations
- Department of Health Services — Institutions and Mental Health
- Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection
- Environmental Improvement Fund
Thursday
- Department of Administration — Hearings and Appeals
- Department of Administration — Information Technology
- Investment Board
- Child Abuse and Neglect Prevention Board
- Department of Children and Families — Departmentwide
- Department of Children and Families — Children and Families
- Department of Children and Families — Economic Support and Child Care
- Department of Children and Families — Child Support
- Shared Revenue and Tax Relief — Direct Aid Payments
- Shared Revenue and Tax Relief — Property Taxation
- Shared Revenue and Tax Relief — Property Tax Credits
- Shared Revenue and Tax Relief — Local Revenue Options
Legislative leaders said recently they do not expect to consider motions relating to the University of Wisconsin System until the last week of May. PROFS continues to meet with legislators to advocate for the best possible budget for UW-Madison and its faculty.