Faculty Finance Committee Minutes
February 4, 2006
Attendance
Ron Akers, Jane Brockmann, W.S. Brown, Elizabeth Dale, Alan Dorsey, Mary Ann Eaverly, Susan Hegeman, Alyssa Lunin, Paul Robinson, Ken Wald
Minutes
- The meeting began at 2 pm. The January 28 minutes were approved.
- Following up on discussions regarding governance from last semester in which it was agreed that there should be a committee vice chair who would succeed the current chair at the end of her term, Paul Robinson was selected by unanimous vote to be Vice Chair of the Finance Committee. Committee members volunteered to attend meetings of the CLAS Council (see attached).
- The committee proceeded with a discussion of the $3.4 million line item in the College budget for “other commitments,” which includes chair support, new hire support, counteroffer commitments, etc. It was suggested that we inquire about obtaining funding for some of these items from the college’s indirect cost returns.
- Discussion began of the draft and preliminary revisions of the committee’s report on the $3 million budget cutting exercise. It was agreed that the committee still needed information on a number of topics, including enrollment management. For this purpose, Dean Glover has been invited to the committee’s next meeting on February 11.
- The meeting adjourned at 3:27 pm.
Respectfully submitted,
Susan Hegeman
Recording Secretary
