{"id":242,"date":"2026-04-23T18:45:40","date_gmt":"2026-04-23T18:45:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/test-uwsp-multi.pantheonsite.io\/finance-and-administration\/?page_id=242"},"modified":"2026-05-28T19:38:35","modified_gmt":"2026-05-28T19:38:35","slug":"budget","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/finance-and-administration\/budget\/","title":{"rendered":"Budget"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"bannerheight650 hero-fww bpcc blockspacebottom overlay-image-container\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/finance-and-administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/04\/Old-Main-Sign.jpg)\"><div class=\"smaller-banner\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 bpcc smaller-banner-image-container site-width\" style=\"background-image:url(https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/finance-and-administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/04\/Old-Main-Sign.jpg)\"><\/div><\/div><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"imgforsmallscrn\" src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/finance-and-administration\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/57\/2026\/04\/Old-Main-Sign.jpg\"\/><div class=\"overlay-text-backdrop\"><div class=\"bannerheight650 overlay-contentwidth\"><div class=\"hero-purple-bg overlay-pos-ll overlay-attach  overlay-text-container\"><div class=\"hh-mobile-textwidth\"><div class=\"overlay-headlineone\">Financial Planning and Budget<\/div><div class=\"overlay-linkbuttons\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading has-text-align-center\">MISSION<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>To plan and manage the campus&#8217; available financial resources as efficiently and effectively as possible and to forecast revenues and expenditures as accurately as possible to optimize financial resource allocation and utilization in support of the\u00a0University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point\u00a0mission\u200b.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">To fulfill this mission, the Financial Planning and Budget Office will:<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Provide financial planning and decision-making support through data reporting, analyzing, and forecasting.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Be the resource for personnel across campus for budget related information and questions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Prepare and submit required budget data as requested from System Administration and legislators.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ensure that campus budgetary policy and practice conform to Federal, State, System and University regulations.\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">News and Updates<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Board of Regents&nbsp;Approval of the 2025-27 Biennial Budget Request&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/regents\/download\/meeting_materials\/2024_meeting_materials\/Meeting-Book---Business-&amp;-Finance-Committee-(August-22,-2024).pdf\">(Refer to Section K)\u200b<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">bUDGET Resources<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"uwsp-accordion blockspacetop blockspacebottom\"><div class=\"accordion\" id=\"\"><div class=\"panelcontainer nofirst\">\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">BUDGET 101 AND OTHER TRAININGS<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Budget 101<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>This UWSP short course on how to understand budgets, gain updates on current processes and meet the Financial Planning and Budget team.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>More information will be shared vial Message of the Day (MOD) in early fall about the session.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>If you are a new to a position that works with budgets in your department or division, please contact us and we can set up a time to meet for individualized welcome to the budgeting process.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to Find Courses in Workday for finance and other trainings:<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/workday\/\">Login to Workday\u200b.\u200b<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click the Learning app from the Menu.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Click Browse Learning Content and search for classes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Select the courses.\u200b\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">BUDGET AMENDMENTS<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>Budget amendments in Workday are what was formerly known as&nbsp;budget transfers<strong>, <\/strong>which were previously initiated through the One Time Budget Transfer E-Form.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>UWSP budget managers can learn about amendments online in our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/uwspedu.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/sites\/FinanceandAdministrationDivision\/SitePages\/DepartmentHome.aspx?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=cpAM2e\">resources<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">FORMS, GUIDELINES, POLICIES AND RESOURCES<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-buttons is-layout-flex wp-container-core-buttons-is-layout-6b4e3324 wp-block-buttons-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwspedu.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/sites\/FinancialOperations\/SitePages\/Policy-Library.aspx?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=tuo96g\">Policy Library<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwspedu.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/sites\/FinanceandAdministrationDivision\/SitePages\/Timelines.aspx?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=AjjoUD\">Timelines<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/uwspedu.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/sites\/HRResources\/SitePages\/Forms.aspx?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=yKaIpQ\">HR Forms for Personnel actions<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">UWSP BUDGET RESOURCES (LOG IN REQUIRED)<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wisconsin.edu\/regents\/policies\/\">BOARD OF REGENTS POLICIES<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-button\"><a class=\"wp-block-button__link wp-element-button\">UW SYSTEM BUDGET &amp; PLANNING OFFICE<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-create-block-uwsp-accordion-section\"><summary class=\"accordion-heading\">QUESTIONS ABOUT FINANCIAL PLANNING AND BUDGET PROCESSES AT UWSP<\/summary><div class=\"accordion-content\">\n<p>UWSP Budget managers should explore our <a href=\"https:\/\/uwspedu.sharepoint.com\/:u:\/r\/sites\/FinanceandAdministrationDivision\/SitePages\/DepartmentHome.aspx?csf=1&amp;web=1&amp;e=vTJcGp\">resources page<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Please contact the <a href=\"mailto:budget.office@uwsp.edu\">budget.office@uwsp.edu<\/a> with any questions regarding UWSP financial planning or budgeting processes.<\/p>\n<\/div><\/details>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-uwsp-directory-profile-list wp-block-uwsp-directory-profile-3 align-center\"\n     style=\"--profile-container-width-desktop: 75%; --profile-item-width: 32%;\">\n<div id=\"uwsp-directory-profile-1579\"\n     data-profile=\"1579\"\n     data-profile-name=\"Brian Watkins\"\n     class=\"uwsp-profile-card \"\n     >\n  <div class=\"card-header\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\"\n           src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/05\/Brian-Watkins.jpg\"\n           class=\"card-img\" alt=\"Profile Photo: Brian Watkins\">\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card-body\">\n    <h2>Brian Watkins<\/h2>\n\n    \n    <div class=\"card-contact\">\n              <div>201 Old Main<\/div>\n                    <div><a href=\"tel:715-346-2664\"\n                aria-label=\"Call Brian Watkins\">715-346-2664<\/a><\/div>\n                    <div><a href=\"mailto:bwatkins@uwsp.edu\"\n                aria-label=\"Email Brian Watkins\">bwatkins@uwsp.edu<\/a><\/div>\n          <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card-footer\">\n    <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/profile\/brian-watkins\/\" role=\"button\"\n       title=\"View Brian Watkins\">View profile <i class=\"far fa-arrow-alt-circle-right ms-2\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><\/i>\n    <\/a>\n  <\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"uwsp-directory-profile-1569\"\n     data-profile=\"1569\"\n     data-profile-name=\"Erin Hintz\"\n     class=\"uwsp-profile-card \"\n     >\n  <div class=\"card-header\">\n          <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"175\" height=\"175\"\n           src=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/78\/2026\/05\/Hintz-2025.jpg\"\n           class=\"card-img\" alt=\"Profile Photo: Erin Hintz\">\n      <\/div>\n  <div class=\"card-body\">\n    <h2>Erin Hintz<\/h2>\n\n        <ul class=\"card-titles\">\n              <li class=\"card-title\">Interim Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration<\/li>\n              <li class=\"card-title\">Director, Financial Planning and Budget Office<\/li>\n                    <li class=\"card-title-more\">\n          [ <a href=\"https:\/\/www.uwsp.edu\/directory\/profile\/erin-hintz\/\" role=\"button\"\n               title=\"View More Titles for Erin Hintz\"> More&#8230; <\/a> 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