University of Wisconsin-Madison Chancellor Carolyn “Biddy” Martin said she has asked deans to start considering contingency plans for how best to absorb potential cuts in funding due to the state’s financial crisis.
Martin, speaking at Bascom Hall Monday evening during this month’s UW Faculty Senate meeting, asked those in attendance to come up with “innovative ideas” that might help the university operate more efficiently and implored faculty and staff to “think outside the box” in an effort to find solutions to possible budget cuts.