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In tonight’s meeting, the Student Services Finance Committee debated RecWell’s proposed 2022 budget, centering around RecWell’s request for an additional $1.20 in segregated student fees.
They also voted to approve the Wisconsin Union’s 2022 budget.
According to RecWell Director Aaron Hobson, the COVID-19 pandemic has been financially difficult for RecWell. In fiscal year 2021, RecWell had projected that they’d make $2.1 million dollars in Alternative Funding money from sources such as summer youth camps and community gym memberships Hobson said. Instead, they ended up spending $164,200 to refund such sources.
Hobson said although RecWell would use the proposed increase to keep their budget neutral, 40% of any segregated fee funding would go to RecWell student-worker salaries.
WTCS President
Morna Foy praised Evers for proposing “important investments in technical college students and programs” that she said are necessary in a time of “historic transformation.”
“Wisconsin’s technical colleges will continue to be at the forefront in responding to rapid, continuous shifts in the specific education and talent development needs of students, employers and communities throughout Wisconsin,” Foy said in a statement.
UW Tuition Freeze Extension
In his proposal, Evers continues a freeze on tuition increases for undergraduate students from Wisconsin. If approved by the state Legislature, tuition will have been frozen at four-year universities for a decade.