Board approves UW System’s 2021-22 Annual Operating Budget (day 1 news summary)
Thursday, July 8, 2021
MADISON – The University of Wisconsin System Board of Regents unanimously voted Thursday to approve a $6.564 billion annual operating budget for 2021-22.
Key takeaways of the annual budget presented by Sean Nelson, Vice President of Finance, include:
State operational funding (GPR) increased $42.3 million or 4.4%
Includes Pay Plan increase for employees
Tuition-setting authority returned to the Board of Regents
The Board’s budget resolution calls for no increase for resident undergraduate tuition
in the upcoming academic year
Average cost of attendance for an in-state student living on campus at UW System’s 4-year universities will increase by 1.0%
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Madison Lyric Stage, a professional theater company serving the Connecticut shoreline, announced that its 2021 mainstage season will be presented entirely outdoors and will include: The Sun Sits Low: An Evening of Stephen Sondheim in June; the landmark Mart Crowley play The Boys in the Band in July; and a double bill of Puccini s Suor Angelica and Schoenberg s Erwartung in September.
All three productions will be directed by Marc Deaton, and will be held under a tent on the grounds of the Deacon John Grave House in Madison s historic district. Connecticut Covid Safety Guidelines will be in effect, including socially-distanced seating and face masks for audience members.
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Indiana African American landmarks receive grants in honor of retired Lilly chemist
Two funds honoring Eli Lilly s first Black chemist are providing grants to preserve African American historic sites across Indiana.
Credit: Indiana Landmarks Author: WTHR.com staff Updated: 1:53 PM EST February 3, 2021
INDIANAPOLIS Nineteen organizations are receiving funds to preserve African American landmarks across Indiana thanks to two funds honoring a former Eli Lilly chemist.
Standiford Stan Cox became Eli Lilly s first Black chemist when he joined the company in 1957. Cox was an advocate for the preservation of African American heritage sites. He died in February 2019, but during his lifetime, he established two funds with the Central Indiana Community Foundation one in his name and one to honor his parents.