Minutes of the University Budget Committee

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, FRESNO
5241 N. Maple, M/S TA 43
Fresno, California 93740-8027
Office of the Academic Senate
Ext. 8-2743

Members Present: J. Constable (Chair), N. Bengiamin, J. Kus, P. Newell, A. Parham, J. Parks, J. Waayers.

Members Absent: None.

The meeting was called to order by Chair Constable at 3:33 p.m. in TA #117.

  1. Minutes. MSC to approve the Minutes of 2/17/2010.

  2. Agenda. MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.

  3. Communications and Announcements.

    1. It was noted at the Planning Committee that M. Babick, Interim Parking Administrator, would be providing student assistants to aid patrons at events who are unfamiliar with the operation of the automated parking meters. These student assistants are being organized on behalf of the Osher Lifelong Learning Institute but are available to any group upon request to the parking office. It was also noted that this service was not being widely advertised as being available.

    2. Memos from the UBC have been sent to P. Smits inviting him to a future UBC meeting; final email to Dr. Ullrich regarding the MAT program thanking him for his efforts and designating the UBC review of the MAT program to be complete; a reminder to M. Babick that the UBC is still interested in receiving information on the parking office budget; and a request to the Executive Committee for information on the costs associated with completing student ratings of instructors.

    3. Members of the UBC who are up for re-election (Drs. Bengiamin, Parham and Parks) were reminded that petitions for inclusion on the re-election ballot are due Thursday, February 25, 2010.

    4. Budget and enrollment information from the DPT program has been received from Dr. P. Trueblood and will be placed on the agenda for next week.

  4. New Business – There was none.

  5. Continued Discussion of Implementation and Examination of the New Budget Model.

    A wide ranging discussion identified the current modifications present within the new budget as suggested by John Waayers and accepted by the Provost. Subsequent discussion centered on clarifying what further budget concerns among the Schools and Colleges are not well represented within the model that bear further examination. Known points that warrant examination include:

    • Potential differences in base costs of operation and instruction between Schools and Colleges.
    • Variation in the distribution of faculty between full, associate and assistant professor levels.
    • Potential need for Market-based differences among Schools and Colleges to ensure recruitment of the best faculty.
    • Clarity of model terminology and ease of operation.

    MSC Chair of the UBC will compose a memo to the Provost recognizing the current form of the model, the above-listed items of concern, and clarifying our desire to continue to improve the model. The memo will be copied to the Deans to facilitate their involvement in the process and solicit ideas regarding College-specific budget costs that may not be well represented in the budget model but bear examination by the UBC.

MSC to adjourn at 4:48 p.m.

The next University Budget Committee meeting will be on Wednesday, March 3, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. in TA #117.

Agenda

  1. Approval of the Minutes of 2/24/10.

  2. Approval of the Agenda.

  3. Communications and Announcements.

  4. New Business.

  5. Discussion of the Budget and enrollment of the DPT Program.

  6. Discussion of the Budget and enrollment of the MBt Program.

  7. Continued Discussion of Implementation and Examination of the New Budget Model.

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