Minutes, University Budget Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5240 North Jackson, M/S UC43
Fresno, California 93740–8023
Office of the Academic Senate
Ext. 8–2743

September 19, 2007

Members Present: J. Kus (Chair), J. Constable, W. Fasse, A. Parham, J. Parks, P. Trueblood, T. Wielicki.

Members Absent: None.

Visitors: J. Waayers.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Kus at 3:20 p.m. in the University Center, Room #203.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 9/12/07.
  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
    There was further discussion regarding Provost Echeverria's
    visit to the Budget Committee last week. T. Wielicki, who was
    absent last week, raised several questions and was brought up to
    speed regarding issues raised with the Provost. The matter will
    continue on next week's agenda.
  4. New Business.
    There was none.
  5. Community College Governance Initiative.
    The committee had a wide→anging discussion of the proposed new
    Proposition 98, related to the governance and budget for the
    California Community Colleges (CCC). The committee noted a
    number of aspects of the proposed initiative that would negatively
    affect the CSU system. After much discussion, the committee
    made the following motion:
    MSC to have Chair Kus draft a memorandum to Michael
    Botwin, Chair, Academic Senate, expressing the
    Budget Committee's opposition to this proposition and
    urging the Executive Committee and the Academic
    Senate to oppose the measure.
    A draft of such a memo will be circulated within the committee
    over the next few days and delivered to the Executive Committee
    prior to its next meeting.

MSC to adjourn at 4:35 p.m.

The next scheduled meeting of the University Budget Committee will be Wednesday, September 26, 2007 at 3:15 p.m. in the University Center, Room #203.

Agenda.

  1. Approval of the Minutes of 9/19/2007.
  2. Approval of the Agenda.
  3. Communications and Announcements.
  4. New Business.
  5. "Limited Scope and Financial Statements, Matching Gifts,"
    C. Matson, Time Certain 3:30 p.m.
  6. Academic Budget for AY 2007–08.
  7. Budget Committee Agenda for AY 2007–08.

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