Funding
Funding Overview
The building project is being funded through a variety of sources:
- Students (via segregated fees)
- Private donations
- Revenue generated by (expanded) Union services
- Campus funds
- State and Federal funds for historic structures will also be requested to fund the project
Segregated fee details
- $48 per semester in student segregated fees for the first two years following the plan’s implementation
- $96 per semester after the first two years, for up to 30 years. Students will never pay more than $96 a semester for construction.
- Student fees cover up to 58% of construction costs. Union operating revenue and donations will cover the rest.
- This fee includes funding for the construction of Union South and the preservation and enhancement of Memorial Union.
Comparison of UW System Colleges: Segregated Fees and Student Unions/Student Centers
2011-12 Academic Year |
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(Major Projects are those that have been or will be enumerated) | |||||||
Segragated Fee Category – Unions/Centers: | |||||||
Amt. to Operations: | Amt. to Major Projects: | Total SegFees Designated to “Unions/Centers” | *Rank: | ||||
Superior | 187.00 | 528.00 | 715.00 | 1 | |||
Parkside | 140.12 | 375.05 | 515.17 | 2 | |||
Stevens Point | 265.60 | 239.00 | 504.60 | 3 | |||
Eau Claire | 175.00 | 326.00 | 501.00 | 4 | |||
River Falls | 230.00 | 220.00 | 450.00 | 5 | |||
Stout | 257.23 | 181.97 | 439.20 | 6 | |||
Madison | 232.14 | 192.00 | 424.14 | 7 | |||
Whitewater | 254.63 | 135.00 | 389.63 | 8 | |||
Platteville | 228.00 | 130.00 | 358.00 | 9 | |||
Green Bay | 277.78 | 66.59 | 344.37 | 10 | |||
Oshkosh | 254.01 | 20.79 | 274.80 | 11 | |||
La Crosse | 197.05 | 75.06 | 272.11 | 12 | |||
Milwaukee | 236.50 | 0.00 | 236.50 | 13 |