Minutes of the University Budget Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5240 N. Jackson Avenue, M/S UC 43
Fresno, California 93740-8023
Office of the Academic Senate
Ext. 8-2743

April 30, 2008

Members Present: J. Kus (Chair), J. Constable, W. Fasse, A. Parham, T. Wielicki, L. Stillmaker (student).

Members Absent: N. Bengiamin (excused), J. Parks (excused), P. Trueblood (excused).

Visitors: A. Burkholder, D. Nef, J. Waayers.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Kus at 3:18 p.m. in the University Center # 203.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of April 23, 2008.
  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
    1. A memo from J. Echeverria to J. Kus, dated 4/28/08,
      regarding “Task Force on Differential Cost of Instruction,” was
      received. The provost has requested that the University Budget
      Committee (UBC) appoint three members to join three deans on
      this ad hoc Task Force. Since several members of the committee
      were absent, it was agreed to delay selection of UBC
      representatives until the next committee meeting.
    2. W. Fasse noted that the provost’s schedule for the rest of the
      semester is quite busy, and that she is therefore unable to meet
      with the committee at a regularly scheduled meeting to discuss the
      committee’s reactions to the budget reduction plans submitted by
      the various colleges/schools. It was agreed that W. Fasse will
      consult with the provost to determine if there is a possible meeting
      time available during the “dead days” or exam week.
  4. New Business.
    There was none.
  5. Possible Revisions to New Budget Model.
    The committee continued its discussion of this item. D. Nef and
    A. Burkholder answered a number of questions related to the “efficiency”
    of department or college/school course offerings — as measured by either
    the number of students enrolled in given classes compared to the
    number of seats available or in terms of the number of students enrolled
    versus the upper enrollment limit as per the C/S classification. A wide-
    ranging discussion took place. It was agreed that D. Nef and
    A. Burkholder will prepare examples of departments (without
    identification) at the high and low ends of an “efficiency” scale — with
    spreadsheets usable for committee manipulation to determine what
    might be appropriate measures of “efficiency.”

Adjourn: 4:32 p.m.

The next scheduled meeting of the University Budget Committee will be
Wednesday, May 7, 2008 at 3:15 p.m. in the University Center # 203.

Agenda.

  1. Approval of the Minutes of April 30, 2008.
  2. Approval of the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
  4. New Business.
  5. Election of a UBC chair for AY 08-09.
  6. Selection of UBC members of serve on Task Force on Differential
    Cost of Instruction.
  7. Possible Revision of New Budget Model.

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