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

May 13, 2009

Members Present: J. Kus (Chair), J. Constable, J. Hironaka-Juteau,
E. Junn, A. Parham, J. Parks, T. Wielicki.

Members Absent: N. Bengiamin.

Visitors: J. Waayers.

The meeting was called to order by Chair J. Kus at 3:32 p.m. in the University
Center # 203.

1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 4/22/2009.
2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.
3. Communications and Announcements.
   1. Chair J. Kus reminded the members of the committee to provide the
      Academic Senate staff with their summer addresses and schedules in
      case a meeting of the expanded Executive Committee is called during
      the summer.
   2. Chair J. Kus noted that the Executive Committee of the Academic
      Senate has discussed the proposed revisions to APM 322 (Policy on
      Assessment of Teaching Effectiveness) several times in recent weeks,
      and that he had attended the meetings to follow up on the University
      Budgets Committee's evaluation of the implied costs of implementing
      the revised policy.
   3. A memo from E. Rodriguez, Academic Senate Office, to Chair J. Kus,
      regarding the Annual Summary of Committee Activities, 2008-2009,
      dated 4/28/09, has been received. Chair J. Kus indicated that he
      would write the report before the end of the semester.
   4. T. Wielicki noted that this is his last meeting on the committee and
      that a replacement for him would need to be named as part of the ad
      hoc committee examining possible revisions to the campus Budget
      Model. By consensus, it was agreed that A. Parham would replace
      T. Wielicki on this ad hoc committee.
      MSC to elect A. Parham as a replacement for T. Wielicki on the
      Budget ad hoc committee.
4. New Business.
   There was none.
5. Election of a Committee Chair for AY 2009-10.
   MSC to elect J. Constable as Chair of the University Budget
   Committee for AY 2009-10.
6. Budget Update - AY 2009-10.
   Associate Provost E. Junn noted that the Board of Trustees has approved a
   $306 increase in student fees. It was also noted that Interim Provost D. Nef
   has asked the Deans to model a possible decrease in funding of three
   percent for the next academic year. Finally, it was noted that President
   Welty has asked the Vice Presidents to examine possible cuts to centrally
   allocated funds.
   Associate Provost E. Junn also noted that there had been 36 requests for
   tenure track searches for AY 2008-09 and that fifteen of those searches had
   been cancelled. Of the remaining 21 searches, 12 have been successfully
   completed, three have verbal commitments, and six are still ongoing, which
   means that the campus may have as many as 21 new faculty for the fall
   semester. Sixteen searches have been approved for next year.

MSC to adjourn at 4:10 p.m.

The next University Budget Committee meeting will be on Wednesday, August 26,
2009 @ 3:30 p.m. in Thomas Administration #117.

Agenda.

1. Approval of the Minutes of 13 May 2009.
2. Approval of the Agenda.
3. Communications and Announcements.
4. New Business.

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