URBANA – The University of Illinois has launched a new budget Web site to give students and employees input on how to best use scarce university resources.

The site, "Stewarding Excellence at Illinois," was created to provide a "one-stop source" for people who are curious about the ongoing budget review process, are working on a budget issue on campus, or want to offer ideas, UI spokeswoman Robin Kaler said on Friday.

Users can get the latest budget updates, review documents, see who serves on various budget committees, check the schedule for upcoming meetings, and make a suggestion or ask a question through a virtual suggestion box.

They can also subscribe to get weekly notices when new information is added to the site.

The site includes a list of the guiding principles behind the budget-review process, an archive of all related communications and documents, a "Frequently Asked Questions" section, and links to data and other resources on campus.

Kaler said the Web site will be continually updated and grow as the budget process unfolds and various review teams generate reports.

A mass e-mail to the campus Friday from interim Chancellor Robert Easter and Richard Wheeler, interim vice chancellor for academic affairs, who said they want the site to be a central source of information about campus budget activities "as we move forward through the current financial challenges."

"Our goal is to make the process broadly visible to all who have a vested interest in it. We encourage you to consult the site regularly, and we encourage our active responses to it and to the circumstances it addresses," Easter and Wheeler said.

On the Web

http://oc.illinois.edu/budget