Meeting Date: 
November 13, 2019
Date: 
11/13/2019 3:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Location: 
109 Gilkey Hall
Agenda: 
  1. Short Discussion of University Budget Committee – Drew Ibarra
    • What topics would the Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee like to see discussed?
  1. Review and Discuss
    • Outdoor Products #102419 – New Degree Program
    • Online Graduate Certificate in Energy Policy #106319 – New Certificate Program
    • College of Business #108435 – Termination of an Academic Unit
  1. Other Business
Minutes: 

Voting members present: Frank Chaplen, Jessica DuPont, Drew Ibarra, Corina Rampola
Voting members absent: Amy Bourne, Gloria Crisp, Xenia Velasco
Ex-Officio members present: Sherm Bloomer

Short Discussion of University Budget Committee – Drew Ibarra

  • What topics would the Budgets & Fiscal Planning Committee like to see discussed?
    • Convened last Friday, lots of introductions to members and the committee and what its mission is and what they’ll be discussing this year.
    • Topics they may be discussing include: tuition, ecampus tuition structure, criteria for cost reduction advice, athletics, Foundation, capital planning, Hatfield Science Center and differential tuition.

Review and Discuss

  • Outdoor Products #102419 – New Degree Program
    • Inconsistencies between the narrative and the spreadsheet are present. How much FTE is committed to the delivery of the program?
    • The committee didn’t see a .33 FTE allotment for an advisor.
    • It appears as if they’re developing a number of new courses but the FTE committed is not identified.
    • The number of faculty and identified assistant professor is referenced in the proposal but it is not reflected in the narrative.
    • The narrative, itself, is rather brief.
    • There are 14 courses being developed – who is developing them? They need at least 5 dedicated faculty for accreditation, but it’s not clear who they are or if they’ve been selected.
    • No costs are listed for marketing.
      • The committee will send back with questions.
  • Online Graduate Certificate in Energy Policy #106319 – New Certificate Program
    • The only money was for a summer coordinator position.
    • There are four different budgets sheets. 5K is listed on one, but it may be a repeat from elsewhere. It also lists an income of 7,500 but it’s not clear where it’s coming from. What is their FTE?
    • The 5k is funded by ecampus but is listed as an expense.
      • It’s unclear what they’re anticipating as the expenses.
      • It’s really a total cost of 12k, but it’s been split up.
        • Send back with a request for clarity on what the FTE is. Certified completion revenue needs to be added to the spreadsheet?
  • College of Business #108435 – Termination of an Academic Unit
    • There’s been a reorganization and it has not been in practice.
      • Approved with no discussion and no abstentions.

Other Business

  • CIM – moving to CIM on Friday, November 15, 2019. Nothing different in how information will be disseminated to the committee members.
  • How proposals are sent back has changed somewhat – the new system rolls it back up but it would potentially have to go back through other committees.
  • Category IIs would now be labeled as Program Proposals, which could make them come to the committee. The committee does not review Cat II type proposals.
    • Is there a way to delineate between these?