As part of the University of Wisconsin System’s proposal to raise nonresident undergraduate and graduate tuition, UW-Madison is requesting a $10,000 raise over a four-year period for nonresident undergraduates.
UW-Madison’s Faculty Senate heard updates on UW System’s proposals to the Board of Regents to raise nonresident undergraduate and graduate tuition Monday.
Sarah Mangelsdorf, provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs, spoke in place of Chancellor Rebecca Blank to update the Faculty Senate on the budget debate.
The Board of Regents will look at a proposal from nine UW System schools Thursday which asks for permission to raise tuition for graduate and nonresident students, Mangelsdorf said.
UW-Madison’s plan asks for a raise of $10,000 over a four-year period for nonresident undergraduates’ tuitions and increases in the schools of business, pharmacy, medicine and public health, veterinary medicine and nursing.
UW-Madison, UW-La Crosse, UW-Milwaukee, UW-Parkside, UW-Platteville, UW-River Falls, UW-Stevens Point, UW-Stout and UW-Whitewater are all part of the proposal.
“We are remaining hopeful about this proposal,” Mangelsdorf said. “Tuition is an important sources of revenue. We are way behind our peers in what we charge for tuition and we can’t afford to do it any longer.”
The UW System proposal is an important way to balance UW-Madison’s budget, Mangelsdorf said.
Blank wanted to convey to the Faculty Senate that UW is “thriving,” Mangelsdorf said. Like all large public institutions, UW-Madison has challenges but will continue to pursue education research excellence, she said.
Mangelsdorf cited research advancements such as the recent discovery of an ebola vaccine that has proven successful in primates and the MRI machine used by UW Health that is one of three in the nation to show research excellence at UW-Madison.
There will not be a substantial update on the budget discussion until mid-May when the finance committee begins to make decisions, Mangelsdorf said.
The Faculty Senate presented the 2014-15 Hilldale Awards to professor Rachel Brenner for the arts and humanities division, professor Daniel Gianola for the biological sciences division, professor James Skinner for the physical sciences division and rofessor Jane Collins for the social studies division.
The Hilldale Awards are an annual recognition of scholarly contributions to teaching, research and service and come with a $7,500 prize.
The Faculty Senate also made memorial resolutions for the deaths of the following professors: professor emeritus Raymond Chun, professor emeritus James Love and professor emeritus Thomas Schomisch.
