Transcript 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 

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
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
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
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
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
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University Writer ($16,700)
2008-09 Funding Allocations:
Priorities Initiated in Fall 2006, cont.
Polytechnic Marketing
 Budget Actions:
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Marketing Initiatives ($150,000)
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State and Federal Relations Director ($28,953 base)
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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
2008-09 Funding Allocations:
Priorities Initiated Prior to Fall 2006
First Year Experience
 Peer Mentor Program,
Professional
Development, Faculty
Grants ($64,800)
 FYE Coordinator (fillbehind funding)
($21,733)
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)
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)
2008-09 Funding Allocations:
Access to Learning
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Graduate assistantships

Lab technicians and extending open lab hours
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Discipline-specific tutoring & writing center
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Supplemental instruction program
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Special course fees
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Library support

Child and Family Study Center: staff,
cost reduction for students, learning materials

Co-op program

Student research fund

Graduate student research assistance
2008-09 Funding Allocations:
Student Tech Fee
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Keyserver Software

Computer-based testing

RosettaStone Project

Online codes for Math/Statistics
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Wireless upgrades

D2L

Sound and lighting systems
for Student Center
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Software licenses
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Servers
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Student support for Help Desk and Micheels Hall
2008-09 Funding Allocations:
Other Funded Priorities
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Lab mod
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Biotech Cell and Molecular Biology Lab ($40,385)
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Golf Enterprise Management ($29,076)
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ECE/FCSE/Art Education ($30,673)
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Generally Assigned Classrooms ($50,000)
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Preschool (CFSC) ($4,900)
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Psychology/Psychophysiological Facilities ($118,450)
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Food Production Lab ($25,000)
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Visual Resources Center ($11,425)
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Rendezvous ($2,410)
Work study proposal: Jumpstart program ($30,000)
Focus 2010 Goals
1. Prepare alumni for success.
2. Create a learning community that supports and
encourages the engagement of its members in
active learning.
3. Achieve national leadership and excellence in
educating students in the theory and application of a
broad range of technologies.
4. Strengthen the on-campus organization by focusing
on UW-Stout’s unique mission within the UW
System.
5. Create a school outside a school enterprise that
serves learners statewide, nationally, and
internationally.
Listening Session Topical Areas
Enrollment Management
Program Alignment
Polytechnic Marketing
What’s Next in Information
Technology?
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
Stakeholder Visioning
Summer 2008
Cooperative Education
Service Agency
Board of Regents
Industry
K-12 Schools
University Administrators
Legislators
Unions
Technical Colleges
Foundation Board
State Dept of Public Instruction
UW System Officers
County and City Administrator
Faculty Staff and Students
Economic Development Specialists
Questions?
Comments?
Thank you for your input!