2016-17 URPC Charge From the President

On August 25th 2016, President Rossbacher sent a memo to the University Resources and Planning Committee (URPC) providing a formal charge and guidance for efforts to address 2017-18 budget and fiscal issues. This work was to be considered in the 2016-17 academic year and emphasized six prioritized goals: 
  • Continuing implementation of strategic budgeting principles and defining strategic assets;
  • Recommending a balanced budget for 2017-18 that eliminates the University’s structural deficit;
  • Beginning the planning process for 2017-18 using actual previous-year enrollment, not future-year targets;
  • Developing multi-year budget plans (at least for the two subsequent fiscal years);
  • Asking all divisions to develop two budget scenarios and describe the impact of a 5% increase in the budget and a 5% decrease in 2017-18, as a tool for understanding strategic priorities and planning and to prepare for the uncertainties of the next fiscal year; and
  • Completing and recommending formal policies for both operating reserves andthe Capital Improvement Fund.

Complete charge to the URPC: Charge to the 2016-17 University Resources and Planning Committee

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