By Karen Herzog
With state budget cuts hitting University of Wisconsin campuses, many students who rely on campus jobs may have to look elsewhere for employment.
The number of students working on UW System campuses ballooned by 25% over the past three years — in part because of new residence halls opening and dining marketplaces expanding and changing their focus to made-to-order entrées.
But the number of student employees could drop significantly this academic year as tough decisions are made on a campus-by-campus basis to cope with funding cuts...
...On the flip side, UW-Stevens Point designated $500,000 in restored state funding to save student jobs on its campus, according to Al Thompson, vice chancellor for student affairs.
Roughly a third of all undergrads at UW-Stevens Point — 3,069 students — have campus jobs.
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