Y. Yannay was offered and will request data for review by the University Committee. The data topic is performance by students whose families are assisted by W-2. They discussed the diminishing support for higher education and concerns about the struggle for financing. The Committee brought up revenue based budgeting and a concern about access for lower income students. Senator Rosenszweig discussed the Wisconsin budget process and lobbying.
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She saw UWM as being in a unique position to work with the Milwaukee Public Schools. B. Flint asked what can they ask faculty to do. A faculty member is not on the alumni board at this time and it was suggested Alumni Relations consider it. There were no action items under Old Business. The Committee reviewed a memorandum asking the University Committee to propose adoption of the designation of University Professor on the UWM campus.