Website keeps campus updated on state budget

A revamped website will keep the university community updated on the 2011–13 state budget process and what it means to UW–Madison.

The site, UW–Madison and the State Budget, contains news, background, pertinent statements and information about the state budget process.

In a message to the campus last week, Chancellor Biddy Martin offered a summary of the process and encouraged the campus to stay informed as the state’s biennial spending plan takes shape.

“The uncertainty about the extent of possible budget cuts and their impact is a source of anxiety for the entire community,” the chancellor said in a campuswide email. “I hope the governor will propose flexibilities in a form that will give us new tools for addressing the difficult economic and budget environment. I know how difficult the uncertainty is. I appreciate your patience, and I look forward to your input as we learn more about the realities we face.”

The flexibilities have been proposed as part of the New Badger Partnership.

View details on the New Badger Partnership.