{"id":7863,"date":"2016-08-17T11:58:15","date_gmt":"2016-08-17T16:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=7863"},"modified":"2016-08-17T11:58:16","modified_gmt":"2016-08-17T16:58:16","slug":"august-board-of-regents-meeting","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/profs.wisc.edu\/?p=7863","title":{"rendered":"August Board of Regents Meeting"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"uwThe University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents will meet<\/a> at UW-Madison’s Gordon Event Center<\/a> on Thursday, August 18. Livestream coverage of the full board portion of the meeting is here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Committee work begins at 8:15 am and the full board meets at 11:15 am. All regents will discuss UW System’s strategic framework<\/a> (2020FWD) and the 2017-19 operating<\/a> and capital<\/a> budget requests.<\/p>\n

UW System is proposing<\/a> a $42.5 million increase in state funding over the next biennium. The increase will largely go toward initiatives to develop the state’s workforce and improve the its economy. Governor Walker told<\/a> all state department heads to submit budget requests with no new funding for 2017-19, but he also said<\/a> he would consider performance-based funding increases for UW. Criteria for such an increase might include graduation and post-graduation employment rates.<\/p>\n

The Education Committee<\/a> will discuss several new degree programs and hear updates on the post-tenure review policy and math placement test cutoff scores.<\/p>\n

The Business and Finance Committee<\/a> will hear several reports and review three contractual agreements.<\/p>\n

The Research, Economic Development, and Innovation Committee<\/a> will hear a report on the Career Connect Web Portal and an update on UW-Madison’s research efforts.<\/p>\n

The Audit Committee<\/a> will review fiscal 2017 audit plan progress and several reports. The committee will also discuss the Three Lines of Defense Model is a simple and common sense approach for risk oversight.<\/p>\n

2020FWD.pdf<\/a> by Michelle Felber<\/a> on Scribd<\/p>\n