Other measures, such as restricting night and weekend classes to fewer buildings, will also be utilized to help lower costs. IHL also announced that faculty and staff at all state colleges and universities will not be receiving raises for the second year in a row, because the money simply isn t there. Mitchell said, The university will make every effort to avoid layoffs now and in the future. He said with the cuts made during the current year that no faculty or staff members were let go and he hopes to avoid that at all costs even though IHL has approved cutbacks to save money. The cuts and increases being made at the W compare proportionately to the other state institutions Mitchell explained.
Some relief is insight for the W, however.
This one-time only allocation of funds helps the W move to a smaller operating budget. Mitchell explained that the contingency funding would help ease cuts, but that it remains separate from the overall budget figure. This way it can be used more as emergency funding, rather than part of the actual budget expenditures, since it will not be a part of the budget after the coming year. Writer Widen your range of experiences and you will find that which appeals to you, said Lenore Prather, the keynote speaker at Awards Day last Friday. A 1953 graduate of MUW, Prather received the W s 1990 Medal of Excellence and the 1993 Alumnae Achievement Award.