CHARGES TO THE PLANNING AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE FOR FY-04

Approved by University Council: 9/04/03

Standing charges

1. Participate in the university’s planning and budget formulation process by

a. Holding monthly meetings with the Provost to receive information and provide feedback regarding budgetary and reallocation decisions in all sectors of the university. Include discussions of the budget rollover policy, projected changes in tuition and in tuition accountability, and the utility payment policy.

b. Providing committee representation at hearings where units present their budget plans. Inform SenEx promptly and regularly about developments in planning and budget activities.

c. Monitoring and providing feedback on the use of funds derived from increased student tuition, and consider establishing a sub-committee to provide greater representation from the University community.

d. Include the Student Senate Tuition Advisory Committee in any meeting dealing with the allocation of tuition enhancement funds.

e. Keep SenEx informed on university budgetary matters.

2. Utilize the technical support of the Office of Institutional Research and Planning and communicate to OIRP any SenEx concerns about issues of measurement, standardization, and analysis of higher education data, including teaching loads, class sizes, and faculty salaries.

3. Monitor and provide feedback on the KU Card implementation.

4. Submit to SenEx: a) the approved minutes of each meeting; b) a summary of issues discussed at the monthly meeting with the Provost; c) recommendations for action as they are approved by the committee d) final report by April 15, 2004. The final report should make clear what was and was not done about each of the charges as well as make recommendations for SenEx action. The report should also include suggestions for changes to next year's committee.

Additional Charges

5. Keep abreast of and provide input to implementation of the Campus Master Plan. Specific attention should be paid to transportation issues and how the comprehensive landscape plan relates to campus use and access. Attention should also be paid to new building construction to determine a mechanism by which parking can be included as part of any new construction.

6. Stay informed about building and program developments of the Edwards Campus and the Capitol complex and provide input as circumstances warrant.

7. Continue to study the impact of recent changes in the tuition and fee systems: their effects on the central mission of the University, i.e. on academic programs and how the tuition and fees (e.g., the technology fee, linear tuition, library and differential fees) are allocated. Consider whether University Governance should recommend a policy on the development and evaluation of special and differential fees.

8. Each year review the role that various constituencies (faculty, students, and staff) have in the allocation of tuition enhancement funds. Make recommendations to SenEx to make this process more representative as appropriate.

9. Chairs of P&R and the Faculty Compensation Committees shall confer and develop efficient mechanisms for communication and coordination on issues of mutual concern.