UW-L Joint Planning and Budget Committee

Agenda
April 7, 2010

Recorder: Bakkum, Christine Alternate: Benson, Ruthann

1. Announcements:
a. Updates: Bob Hetzel, Kathleen Enz-Finken

2. Old Business
a. Educational Attainment Initiative- Chancellor Gow (see attached press release)
3. New Business
a. FY2010-11 Student Technology Fee Budget (see attachment b)
b. FY 2009-10 Budget Update
c. FY 2010-11 Redbook Budget
d. Textbook rental budget

4. Adjournment
 Communications and External Relations
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News Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
APRIL 5, 2010

UW System aims to provide More Graduates for Wisconsin

Steady growth to result in 80,000 more UW degrees issued over next 15 years

MADISON, Wis. – The University of Wisconsin System is working to boost the number of college
graduates over the next 15 years, aiming for a future where half of all Wisconsin adults have a
college degree. The new goals are part of UW System’s Growth Agenda for Wisconsin – a long-
range plan to move the state beyond the current recession toward a more competitive
economic position.

On Thursday in Fond du Lac, UW System President Kevin P. Reilly and the Board of Regents will
discuss plans for UW campuses to confer 33,700 undergraduate degrees per year by 2025, up
from today’s rate of about 26,000 per year – a 30% increase. Over 15 years, the cumulative
gains will result in 80,000 more graduates for Wisconsin.

“This plan will require renewed state investment in the University but it is progress that we, as
a state, can’t afford not to pursue,” Reilly said. “Wisconsin will succeed in the future based on
how wisely we invest in the education of our hard-working residents.”

In 2008, 26% of Wisconsin adults had a four-year college degree – two percentage points lower
than the national average, and behind Minnesota’s 32%. States with more educated citizens
have higher incomes, and per capita income in Wisconsin trails Minnesota and most other
states. If Wisconsin’s per capita income was equal to Minnesota’s, residents here would
collectively take home $29 billion more in annual earnings.

“If we do nothing, Wisconsin will fall further behind. If we think and act strategically, we can
add 80,000 college-educated Wisconsin citizens – people who use their high-quality UW
educations to obtain high-quality jobs. Together, those 80,000 people will bring home more
personal income. That broadens the tax base, lowers the individual tax burden, enriches local
communities, and allows more people to enjoy a high quality of life,” said Reilly.

Long-term increases in the number of UW graduates will result from a variety of targeted local
efforts. Some increases will result from higher enrollments, but significant growth will come
from new efforts to keep students in college and help them complete their degrees. All UW
campuses are looking at ways to better serve working adults, returning students, first-
generation college students, and those from populations not currently represented in large
numbers on UW campuses.

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April 5, 2010

“The UW must enroll more of these new students and we must find ways to help all our
students graduate in larger numbers, in a timely fashion,” said Reilly.

“This is a significant goal. Achieving it will require hard work and persistence,” said Reilly.
“Clearly, it would be much easier to maintain the status quo – enrolling the same slice of high
school graduates with the same retention rates and the same graduation rates. In that scenario,
the number of UW graduates would likely decline over time, due to shifting demographic
trends and shrinking numbers of high school students. This is a case where standing still is the
same as stepping backward.”

Last year, UW campuses saw a record number of graduates, including 24,515 who earned their
bachelor’s degrees and 1,477 with associate degrees. The UW System currently enrolls a
record-high 178,909 students.

Today, 79.3% of UW freshmen return to the same campus for their second year, and 59.3%
graduate within six years, exceeding national averages on both counts. An additional 5.8%
transfer to another UW System campus and complete their degrees, for a system-wide
graduation rate of 65.1%. Average retention and graduation rates for low-income students and
those from under-represented populations are significantly lower.

“We’re shooting for a future where half of all working-age adults in the state have some kind of
college credential, whether it’s from the UW or one of our technical or private colleges,” said
Reilly. “We will provide each UW campus with the flexibility to adopt innovative approaches,
and they will all be focused on one result – providing more graduates for Wisconsin while
preserving the high quality of a UW degree.”

“Beyond bigger numbers, we remain committed to high quality. It is not enough to simply issue
more degrees. The people who hold those UW degrees must have the ability to think beyond
their particular discipline. They must be creative problem-solvers, clear communicators,
effective leaders, and engaged citizens,” said Reilly.

The Growth Agenda for Wisconsin is a multifaceted approached to economic vitality, with the
success of each part contingent upon the whole. In addition to creating more graduates, plans
call for UW System to create new Wisconsin jobs through expanded research and development.
To pursue these goals, the UW needs an academic workforce comprised of talented people
who earn competitive market salaries. All of these strategies rely on renewed state investment
in higher education, other public and private support, and the freedom to adopt more efficient
business practices that allow the UW to make the best use of scarce dollars.

For more information, see www.wisconsin.edu.

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Media Contacts:
David F. Giroux Local UW Media contacts:
UW System http://www.wisconsin.edu/news/mediacontact.htm
608-262-4464 (office)
608-575-6973 (mobile)
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 UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN-LA CROSSE
STUDENT TECHNOLOGY FEE BUDGET
FISCAL YEAR 2010-11

FY 2010 FY 2011 Change

Budget Proposed Budget Amount Percent
STF Committee Approved 3-30-10
INSTRUCTIONAL SUPPORT
Unclassified Salaries 49,301 49,301 0 0.00
Classified Salaries 90,668 90,668 0 0.00
Unclassified: Instructional Tech Support 0 42,000 42,000 100.00
Student Help: GCA Consultant Staffing 140,000 139,000 (1,000) (0.71)
Student Help: IT Help Desk 6,000 6,000 0 0.00
Student Help: D2L & Web Assistance 7,200 7,200 0 0.00
Student Help: Murphy Library 47,500 52,500 5,000 10.53
Supplies & Expense 7,950 9,981 2,031 25.55
GCA Lab Printing 10,200 10,200 0 0.00
Subtotal Instructional Support 358,819 406,850 48,031 13.39

TECHNOLOGY INFRASTRUCTURE
Microsoft Core Software License 58,000 65,000 7,000 12.07
Credential Store & Directory Services 138,240 117,000 (21,240) (15.36)
Infrastructure Technology 137,600 155,203 17,603 12.79
Information Security 0 10,000 10,000 100.00
Antivirus Software 0 26,000 26,000 100.00
SPSS 5,000 6,000 1,000 20.00
Discovery Software License 975 950 (25) (2.56)
Ex Libris, Portico, & Illiad Licenses 16,800 17,200 400 2.38
Voyager/Sun Maintenance 0 9,928 9,928 100.00
Other Technology Support 50,896 0 (50,896) (100.00)
Subtotal Technology Infrastructure 407,511 407,281 (230) (0.06)

Total Expenses 766,330 814,131 47,801 6.24