Theme Three - Strongly Align Financial and Curricular Planning and Decision Making
Let us share with you our progress so far.
3.1 Support and incentivize enrollment growth in areas with high student demand
Initiative 1
We are optimistic temporary programs to incentivize enrollment and retention designed to support high demand academic programs with the physical space, faculty capacity, and desire to grow enrollment will continue in the short term. The long-term goal is to examine permanent operating budgets and provide recommendations for a plan to adjust permanent budgets to account for need associated with enrollment, retention, service courses, general education and other gaps in operating funds.
Actual or Anticipated Completion Date: Gather data and feedback in FY23, implementation in FY24.
Provost Office Points of Contact: Dan Elkins, Destini Fincham, (with Sandy Cavi, Amanda Hendrix)
3.2 Analyze school/department/college personnel and operating budgets and integrate/align instructional and operating costs
Initiative 1
Permanent graduate assistant allocations are being evaluated by having larger discussions with individual departments/schools on GA needs and spending. Other permanent operating needs are being examined as part of a large-scale study of permanent operating budgets.
Actual or Anticipated Completion Date: Individual Department/School meetings conducted by the Graduate School took place in Spring 2022. Work remains ongoing.
Provost Office Points of Contact: Dan Elkins, Noelle Selkow, & Craig McLauchlan
3.3 Develop metrics and guidance on TT authorization decisions, summer funding, and annual requests for enhancement funds
Initiative 1
A working group of Deans, Associate Deans, and Chairs/Directors finalized a tenure track faculty request form that was utilized for FY 24 tenure track faculty requests submitted in April 2022. Summer funding, Academic Enhancement Fee (AEF), Provost Innovation/Enhancement (PIE), and SBC guidelines were revised in spring 2022.
Actual or Anticipated Completion Date: Completed Spring 2022.
Provost Office Points of Contact: Dan Elkins, Destini Fincham, & Amy Hurd
3.4 Develop a revised structure for general education and evaluate the impact on departmental curricula
Initiative 1
Work continues through the executive committee and work groups to refine a proposed structure; the draft structure will be presented to the campus community for review and feedback followed by submission to the Academic Senate.
Actual or Anticipated Completion Date: Fall 2023
Provost Office Point of Contact: Amy Hurd
Initiative 2
Analyze the costs of general education and identify a general education budget.
Actual or Anticipated Completion Date: Spring 2023
Provost Office Point of Contact: Amy Hurd, Dan Elkins & Destini Fincham
