UWyoming Responds to Governor’s Budget Proposal - University of Wyoming

Gov. Matt Mead is recommending a 6 percent budget reduction for the University of Wyoming in the 2013-14 fiscal year, less than the 8 percent he had asked UW to prepare for but still a significant cut. Meanwhile, the governor’s supplemental budget recommendations call for UW to receive one-time funding for a major upgrade of its College of Engineering and Applied Science facilities, and some recurring dollars for employee pay raises. “We appreciate the fact that the governor is recommending a smaller cut for the university than some other parts of state government,” UW President Tom Buchanan says. “A 6 percent reduction certainly won’t be achieved without some pain, but we’re also grateful to the governor for his commitment to major improvement of the College of Engineering and Applied Science, and his recognition that university employees are deserving of a merit pay increase after four years of no raises. We hope those investments will remain through the legislative process.” http://www.uwyo.edu/uw/news/2012/12/uw-responds-to-governors-budget-proposal.html