University Governance

Planning & Resources FY2011

FY-11 PLANNING AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE

 

Approved by SenEx: 5/17/10

Approved by University Senate: 9/9/10

 

  • For further information or to schedule a meeting with SenEx to discuss charges or the committee’s work, contact SenEx chair Ben Eggleston at eggleston@ku.edu.
  • Please send minutes of each meeting to University Governance, at govern@ku.edu, for posting to the Governance web site.
  • Please send recommendations for changes to the University Senate Code, the University Senate Rules and Regulations, and the Faculty Senate Rules and Regulations as early in the academic year as possible. Because of the waiting periods involved in changes to these documents, recommendations proposed after spring break may remain pending the following fall semester.
  • Please send a report of the committee’s actions on each of the charges, as well as any recommendations the committee wishes to make concerning charges or membership for the following academic year, to University Governance, at govern@ku.edu. Please submit the report by April 1, 2011. If the committee still expects to conduct business after April 1, please submit a report by April 1 and later submit any addenda that may be appropriate.

 

Standing charges:

 

1. Participate in the University’s planning processes by communicating with the Provost and his senior staff on matters of capital strategic planning, infrastructure, IT resources, and sustainability, and examine how current financial circumstances (the health of the state economy, current university indebtedness, school-specific fees and charges, etc.) will influence such projects. Report issues and any recommendations for action to Sen Ex. (ongoing)

 

2.Monitor the University budget.  When current financial circumstances result in changes to annual spending plans, advise SenEx and suggest any actions the committee would deem helpful.  (ongoing)

 

3.Provide committee representation at hearings held by the Provost and his senior staff to review planning reports and budgetary submissions made by the various units.  Report issues and any recommendations to SenEx for consideration. (ongoing)

 

4.Monitor changes in tuition plans and their effects on allocation of resources across the university. Report recommendations to SenEx for action. (ongoing)

 

Specific charges:

           

(none)