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STATEMENT FROM UW OSHKOSH CHANCELLOR ANDREW J. LEAVITT, July 6, 2015:

Campus Community-

In preparation for the Board of Regents meeting this week, the FY 2015-16 Operating Budget and Fee Schedule was released in the packet of meeting materials. The packet contains multiple charts showing the individual campus impact from the upcoming 2015-17 State Budget. A key chart being reported on in the media is showing UW Oshkosh gaining $4.5 million in additional budget authority.

The Board of Regent materials are available here:

https://www.wisconsin.edu/regents/event/board-of-regents-meeting-7/

While we continue to analyze these materials, this current budget and what it means for UW Oshkosh, what is clear is that our campus is actually experiencing a $7.4 million reduction in the GPR budget. The chart in the Operating Budget and Fee Schedule shown in table A-1 reflects the additional one-time fund balances UW Oshkosh is contributing to offset the budget reduction.

While it appears we have gained an additional GPR allocation in the A-1 chart, in reality we are using our own fund balances to manage the GPR budget cut while also making investments in enrollment management over the next three years.

A clearer picture of the UW Oshkosh GPR reduction is apparent on pages B-2 and B-3 in Operating Budget and Fee Schedule.

We will keep working to better understand the direct impact this budget will have on UW Oshkosh and I will do my best to keep you informed as we learn more. We do know this budget reduction will have a transformational effect for our campus community and we’ll need to stay focused on our plan to manage this together. If we stay diligent we will come out of this stronger.

 

Thank you,

Chancellor Andy Leavitt