Budget Cuts Lead to Inflating Tuition Political Science Professor James

University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Summer 2004 Budget cuts lead to inflating tuition The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Bunnell says there is no money to hire new Point (UWSP) is still trying to deal with a faculty in order to offer additional class sec last year's base budget cut of $1.6 million, an tions. amount not offset by tuition increases, said . Bunnell will be urging UWSP's busi UWSP's new chancellor, Linda Bunnell. ness friends throughout Central and "Student services and a quality classroom Northern Wisconsin to help convince the experience remain at risk until our elected governor and legislators to stop cutting officials, as well as the state's leading busi state support for public higher education. ness voices, collectively say enough," said "Both political parties want a vibrant, grow Bunnell. "The trend of ever-increasing budget ing economy and the surest way to move in cuts is ominous for public higher education that direction is to increase state support for in Wisconsin but it can be turned around if the UW System and increase the number of Governor Doyle, the Legislature, and key college graduates, which in tum will increase leaders throughout Wisconsin become a cho the overall tax base for our state while raising rus in support of the UW System." the per capita income of our workforce," said The proposed budget, effective July Bunnell. Est.1895 1, follows the guidelines for the 2003-05 The proposed budget contains no new state biennial budget proposed by Gov. Jim Gov. Doyle's proposed budget will raise initiatives and a reduction in funding for utili Doyle and approved by both houses of the tuition by $250 per semester,for each UWSP ties, despite a more than $10 million shortfall Legislature. It implements the second phase student. Photo from UW system website in utility funding going into this year. It also of the $250 million in state funding cuts to the includes an additional $5 million cut in state UW's operational and instructional budgets, enrollments at the current levels (160,895)." funding that will lapse for this year and be and raises tuition by $350 per semester at The current reduction is part of the more than restored to the UW's budget next year. The UW-Madison and UW-Milwaukee, and $250 $6. l million in state funding cuts the UWSP campuses also are required by regent policy per semester at all other UW campuses. campus has faced over the past decade. to reallocate $14.5 million for instructional "Our overall annual state support in the past As with all UW System campuses, UWSP technology. two years has fallen $88 million, while fixed is having an increasingly difficult time in "This state is paying more than $25,000 costs have increased by $52 million," said retaining and recruiting quality faculty and per year to house each inmate in correc Outdoors - UW System President Katharine C. Lyall. staff. A psychology professor honored this tions and a quarter of that - about $6,000 a "While tuition has made up for some of the year with UWSP's Excellence in Teaching year - to educate each UW student," Lyall Alien plants loss in state dollars, our Gampuses and their Award recently accepted a higher-paid posi said. "I think that is a troubling statement of invading students have still seen major, painful cuts. tion at another university. "Faculty defec priorities, given that our graduates are the "State funding in this budget will now tions over time will surely degrade student future professional workforce and taxpayers Wisconsin's account for 25.5 percent of the overall univer success at UWSP and at all UW System cam of Wisconsin." sity budget the lowest percentage of state puses," said Bunnell. In several popular ditches. support in the history of the university," Lyall disciplines, students are having problems get - News Services -Pg. 4 added. "It will challenge us to maintain our ting into the major and into required classes. Political Science Professor James Canfield retires from UWSP American government expert James Canfield is retiring from the in Teaching Award in 200 l. He also faculty at the University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point after 35 years. has been nominated numerous times A native of Flint, Mich., he received his bachelor's degree from by UWSP's Student Government Arts & Review - Albion College and his master's and Ph.D. from the University of Association and the Political Science Michigan. He also spent a summer studying at the University of Department for the campuswide House of Bush, Neuchatel in Switzerland. teaching award and by his department A teaching assistant at the University of Michigan from 1966-68, for the University Scholar Award. House of Saud he came to UWSP in 1969. Two years later he successfully defended Canfield received the book review. his dissertation, "The George Wallace Campaign Worker in Wayne Distinguished Service Award from County, Michigan." Canfield's areas of expertise are American gov UWSP's International Programs for -Pg. 9 ernment, political parties, comparative government, political corrup semester abroad service in Great tion and minority group politics. Britain (1982) and Australia (1991). He authored, "A Case of Third Party Activism: The George He has served on a variety of depart Canfield Wallace Campaign Worker and the American Independent Party," m~nt and university committees published by University Press of America (Maryland and London). throughout the years including the Letters and Science Advisory His book traces America's important third party movement from its Committee (1979-80) and the University Mediation Subcommittee pinnacle of support with the Wallace presidential candidacy in 1968 ( 1984-85). In addition, Canfield has granted numerous media requests Advertising Office through its declining years in the 1970s. Canfield's current research during election cycles throughout his tenure including presidential (715) 346-3707 explores the Green Party Campaign of 2000 by interviewing party election night analysis on several local radio and television stations. activists in Portage County who worked for the Ralph Nader presi As retirement beckons, Jim plans to continue living in Plover and Business Office dential candidacy. He presented a paper on his findings at the 2003 spend time with his family before his teenagers leave the household. (715) 346-3800 Midwest Political Science Convention. With his wife, Rae, he plans to make more visits to bis cottage in the Fax In 1999 he coordinated an interdisciplinary course on the impeach Upper Peninsufa of Michigan. Leisure time, a commodity in short sup (715) 346-4712 ment of U.S. President William Jefferson Clinton to which Canfield ply during bis teaching career, will now be available for enjoying the brought in guest lecturers as well as members of his department. peace and tranquility of the shores of Lake Michigan. Visit us onlme at· This year Canfield was named the Eugene Katz Letters and ' ' '' Science Distinguished Faculty Award winner. He won the Excellence - News Services Page 2 Summer 2004 UWSP The Pointer Peace Corps welcomes University of Wis. Stevens Point to Fellows/USA Program The University of Wisconsin-Stevens they acquired while living and working Point recently signed a memorandum of overseas during their Peace Corps service. f f This agreement opens the door to a wonderful agreement with the Peace Corps, mark Initiated in the Global Environmental ing a new partnership with the agency's Management Education Center at the uni opportunity that will benefit students, organiza Fellows/USA program. As one of the Peace versity's College of Natural Resources, tions, and communities. f f - Christine Thomas Corps' domestic programs, Fellows/USA UWSP's Fellows/USA program will has established similar relationships with recruit returned volunteers who will work Interim Dean, UWSP College of Natural Resources more than 30 universities nationwide. toward master of science degrees in natu UWSP is the program's third Fellows/ ral resources, while specializing in areas skills, motivation and energy. And the [email protected]. On campuses across such as forestry, international resource local communities in which these interns the country, Fellows/USA programs are management, fisheries, wildlife, ground are placed will benefit as well. It's a win administered by university faculty and water, land use planning, environmental win situation for everyone involved." staff, some of whom are returned Peace education/interpretation, resource policy Peace Corps Fellows at the University Corps volunteers. For more information and planning, and soil and water science. of Wisconsin at Stevens Point will work about Peace Corps Fellows/USA, please Fellows internships will focus on local toward master of science degrees in nat visit the Peace Corps website at www. capacity building and watershed restora ural resources specializing in areas to peacecorps.gov/fellows. tion and management, with agencies and include forestry, international resource Since 1961, more than 171,000 vol organizations including the USDA Natural management, fisheries, groundwater, land unteers have served in the Peace Corps, Resources Conservation Service, Trout use planning, environmental education/ working in such diverse fields as edu Unlimited, Inc., the USDA Forest Service, interpretation, resource policy and plan cation, health and HIV/ AIDS education USA partner in Wisconsin. Marquette the Aldo Leopold Foundation, Wisconsin ning, and soil and water science. and prevention, information technology, University and the University of Wisconsin Center for Environmental Education, and Coordinated by the College of Natural business development, the environment, -Milwaukee established Fellows/USA pro Stevens Point Area School District. Resources, Fellows' internships will focus and agriculture. Peace Corps volunteers grams in 2000 and 2002 respectively. "This agreement opens the door to on local capacity building and watershed must be U.S. citizens and at least 18 years Fellows/USA partner universities offer a wonderful opportunity that will benefit restoration/management with local agen of age.

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