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, P. Newell, A. Parham, J. Parks, J. Waayers.

Member Absent: J. Kus (excused).

The meeting was called to order by Chair Constable at 3:38 p.m. in TA #117.

  1. Minutes.

    MSC to approve the Minutes of 3/3/10.

  2. Agenda.

    MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.

  3. Communications and Announcements.

    1. A response has been received from M. Babick, Interim Parking Administrator, regarding the relaxed parking policy. This will be added to the agenda for next meeting on 17 March 2010.

    2. Jacinta Amaral has supplied a copy of a joint report on Student Evaluations of Teaching issued on 12 March 2008.

    3. Mr. P. Smits has acknowledged the receipt of the memo from the UBC and will schedule a meeting with the UBC in the next several days.

    4. A note requesting Dr. P. Trueblood to outline the DPT program has been sent.

    5. The note to Provost Covino regarding UBC’s commitment to further improving and documenting model behavior has been sent. It was noted that Provost Covino will be joining the UBC next meeting (17 March) as a guest.

    6. An extensive and intense impromptu discussion was initiated regarding the function of the UBC in the current budget climate. It was noted that the UBC had been removed from involvement in Level A budget matters per a memo from the President and that administration planning for the next academic year was occurring with little UBC involvement with the result that the Deans have a far greater knowledge of the current budget than the UBC. As such, the question was asked:

      Outside of maintaining and adjusting the budget model, what is the function and role of the UBC in the financial decisions of the University?

      The UBC noted that it has a historically unique position within the University interacting with the President and Level A expenditures; the Provost through both the budget model and serving as an information conduit between the Provost and the Faculty; and the University Senate. Therefore, the Committee strongly believes that its placement between the administration and the faculty makes the Committee more relevant than ever.

      MSC to send Provost Covino a memo indicating the UBC’s concern regarding its diminishing role as an active participant in the budgetary process of the University and to place this item on the Agenda for the 17 March 2010 meeting.

  4. New Business

    There was none.

  5. Discussion of the Budget and Enrollment of the MBT Program.

    Discussion was postponed until the next UBC meeting.

  6. Discussion and Operation of the New Budget Model.

    Discussion was postponed until the next UBC meeting.

MSC to adjourn at 5:07 p.m.

The next University Budget Committee meeting will be on Wednesday, March 17, 2010 at 3:30 p.m. in TA #117.

Agenda

  1. Approval of the Minutes of 3/10/10.

  2. Approval of the Agenda.

  3. Communications and Announcements.

  4. New Business.

  5. Discussion of the Role of the UBC with Provost Covino.

  6. Discussion of the Budget and Enrollment of the MBT Program.

  7. Discussion of the Response from M. Babick Regarding the Parking Policy.

  8. Discussion and Operation of the New Budget Model.

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