Even though it is used, this is not the purpose of colleague coverage. She explained some of the uses. The academic technology support for each year includes computer related equipment, computers, and support toward those. There was a big jump in LTE and student labor. The number of positions that UW System has is controlled by the legislature.
System then distributes the positions.
The position count includes administrators, faculty, academic staff, and classified personnel, unless they are funded from an outside source such as a grant. Because of new initiatives we have needed more positions, so LTEs and students are hired, as these two categories are not counted in the position count. Also, if LTE and student labor get salary increases, that salary increase is not given to the university by the state. Among the projected initiatives for the use of salary savings in 1999-2000 will be additional positions. The only way system will give us these positions is to borrow the position from another school in the system.