Sunday, March 1, 2015

UW-Eau Claire prepares for severe budget cuts - WEAU

The University of Wisconsin- Eau Claire is researching several possible outcomes for what could be the biggest budget cut it has ever seen. The university's three division, the chancellors, student affairs and academic affairs, are hard at work. They are planning for several possible outcomes. The budget reduction the university is up against breaks down into two areas. The first is UW-Eau Claire’s part of the proposed state funding reduction of $300 million, it’s an estimated $7.6 million dollars. Then, there’s the structural budget deficit of $4.5 million the university was already facing. That's a projected total of $12.1 million. http://www.weau.com/home/headlines/UW-Eau-Claire-prepares-for-severe-budget-cuts-293074611.html