Reilly Speaks on Capital Budget
UW System President Kevin Reilly is now taking a turn before the committee, selling the system's "Growth Agenda for Wisconsin" portion of the Capitol Budget.
Reilly said a survey of 14,000 students at 46 universities sowed that 74 percent believe facilities related to their major were "extremely" or "very" important in their choice of college. Also, 42 percent said that residence halls were a key part of college selection, and a third said they rejected a college due to inadequate facilities, Reilly said.
Reilly also said that the UW System schools didn't receive everything on their wishlist. UW institutions requested funding for more than 30 additional projects with a price tag of $440 million that were unfunded or delayed, he said.
"Of the many requests we received, we forwarded only the most reasonable to you," Reilly said. "We've already done much of the sifting and winnowing before these requests ever make it to the Capitol."
Adding testimony are chancellor Don Betz of UW-River Falls and chancellor Rick Wells of UW-Oshkosh.
