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

April 27, 2011

Members Present:     J. Constable, E. Junn, J. Kus, J. Parks, A. Parham, P. Newell

Members Absent:

Visitors:                       Dr. P. Amaral, Dr. V. Torres, and Dr. C. Perez

The meeting was called to order by Chair Constable at 3:30 p.m. in TA room #117.

1. Minutes.

MSC to approve the Minutes of 3/30/11 with corrections as follow: Communications and Announcements, third paragraph: The order for layoffs should be corrected to read: Part-time Lecturer, Full Time Lecturer, FERP Faculty, Tenure-Track Faculty.

2. Agenda.

MSC to approve the Agenda as distributed.

3. Communications and Announcements.

The results of the recent election for new members for the UBC have not yet been counted.

Dr. Kus gave an update of the URPAC meeting on 27 April 2011. Briefly, the committee was provided updates on modifications on chargeback rates; the charge of the committee was reviewed in light of the presentations from Facilities; University Advancement; and Athletics in which there was a proposed change to the IRA fee.

Dr. Victor Torres and Dr. Carlos Perez visited the committee to gain clarification on the types of changes needed in the budget aspects of the previously proposed BA in Latin American Studies.

4. New Business.

4 May 2011 meeting Ms. C. Teniente-Matson will present the rationale for changing the student IRA fee.

4 May meeting Dr. Keith Johnson will attend the UBC to present changes in the budget aspects of the previously proposed MA in Spanish Linguistics. Dr. V.

Samiian (Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences) and Dr. C. Golston (Chair of the Department of Linguistics) will also be present.

5. Discussion of budget requirements for the proposed BA in Latin American Studies with Dr. V. Torres and Dr. C. Perez.

The UBC clarified that they were interested in the budgetary aspects of the proposed program including:

More effective documentation that the program was in demand by students at CSUF and that other viable programs were functioning in the CSU system.

Demonstration that students entering the program would have a minimal impact on enrollment of other programs.

Information illustrating that courses in other departments upon which the program depends are regularly offered and that seats in those courses are
available for students in the proposed program.

The meeting was adjourned at 5:00 p.m.

Agenda for Wednesday 4 May 2011.

  1. Presentation by Ms. C. Teniente-Matson regarding the proposed increase in the IRA fee (3:30pm time certain).
  2. Approval of minutes of 27 April 2011.
  3. Approval of agenda for 4 May 2011.
  4. Doctor of Physical Therapy Proposal (DPT) – Peggy Trueblood
  5. Communications and Announcements.
  6. New Business.
  7. Discussion of the proposed MA in Spanish Linguistics with Dr. K. Johnson.

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