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Budget Update Letter from President Thomas June 2015
Save the Date: 2015 WIU Fallen Soldiers 5k
WIU Board of Trustees Approves Fiscal Year '16 Spending Plan
Join your WIU Alumni Association in Chicago and Lake of the Ozarks this summer and for WIU and NFL football this fall

Construction has begun on the Jim & Betty Garner Alumni Legacy Project

 

Budget Update Letter from President Thomas June 2015

Dear University Community:

The State Legislature and the Governor continue to deliberate on the Fiscal Year 2016 budget. Typically, the legislature sends a budget to the Governor by May 31 of each year for approval. However, that did not occur this year and the legislative leaders continue to negotiate the terms of the FY'16 budget.

We will be faced with even more challenges in the coming years. These challenges must lead to discussions about how we deliver education to our students, and the types of programs we offer. They must drive us to consider change. It will take leadership and courage from the entire University so Western emerges stronger and with more resolve for our mission than ever before.

I am asking the University community for understanding regarding the upcoming reductions and to embrace the changes that will be necessary for Western to remain a leading university in public higher education.

Sincerely,

Jack Thomas

Jack Thomas
President

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Save the Date: 2015 WIU Fallen Soldiers 5k

"Our debt to the heroic men and valiant women in the service of our country can never be repaid. They have earned our undying gratitude. America will never forget their sacrifices." -- President Harry S. Truman.

Western Illinois University will pay tribute to members of the armed forces, along with two of its own fallen soldiers, Saturday, Oct. 10 as part of the fourth annual Fallen Soldiers 5k Run/Walk. Since 2012, the WIU Fallen Soldiers 5k Run/Walk has raised more than $46,000 for the WIU Fallen Soldier's Scholarship Fund, which honors two alumni who were killed in the line of duty. Last year, nearly 500 walkers and runners joined forces to honor Capt. Derek Dobogai and Lt. Col. Robert Baldwin.

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WIU Board of Trustees Approves Fiscal Year '16 Spending Plan

The Western Illinois University Board of Trustees approved the University's Fiscal Year '16 preliminary spending plan of $250.2 million at its meeting June 12.

The spending plan, an increase of approximately $2.2 million over the Fiscal Year 2015 All Funds Budget, is based on a decreased amount of state appropriations ($48.1 million, compared to $52.7 million for FY'15). The state appropriations level is based on the budget recently voted upon by the General Assembly, but not yet signed into law by the governor. The University's All Funds Operating Budget will be presented to the Board in October.

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Join your WIU Alumni Association in Chicago and Lake of the Ozarks this summer and for WIU and NFL football this fall

Chicago Alumni & Friends Event at Wrigley Field: Cubs. vs. White Sox Baseball Game July 11

Chicago Cubs Chicago White Sox

Lake of the Ozarks Alumni & Friends Event July 25

Lake of the Ozarks

WIU Alumni & Friends Event featuring Softball Standout Sammy Marshall at the Chicago Bandits August 4

Sammy Marshall at the Bandits

Western Wednesdays After-Hours Downtown Chicago at Kroll’s August 5

Western Wednesdays

WIU vs. University of Illinois, Coastal Carolina and Illinois State Pre-Game Socials and Football Games

WIU Leathernecks Illinois Coastal Carolina ISU Redbirds

Chicago Bears vs. Chiefs and Rams Pre-Game Socials and Football Games

Kansas City Chiefs St. Louis Rams

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Construction has begun on the Jim & Betty Garner Alumni Legacy Project

Alumni House PlansThe Western Illinois University Alumni Association is pleased to announce construction has begun on the Jim and Betty Garner Alumni Legacy Project. Susan '86 and Tom Wenzel's gift last fall in honor of her parents, Jim '50 and Betty '48 Garner, will fund Phase II of the Alumni Legacy Project. Phase I (completed in 2012) was initiated in Fall 2011 by members of the WIU Alumni Council for improvements to the front of the Alumni House and grounds, creating better accessibility and more space for activities.

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Legacy Construction at Alumni House

 

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****Congratulations to the June winner--Jon Byar '82. He discovered Rocky on the Foundation & Development page.****

 

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