Budget Committee

Membership 2023-24

Co-Chairs: Jill Emery and Martin Lafrenz

NameDivision (Department)Start of Service
Beer, JohnCLAS-AL (ENG)2022
Bell, TravisCOTA (ARCH)2021
Cruzan, MitchellCLAS-Sci (BIO)2013
de Oliveira, CassioCLAS-AL (WLL)2023
Emery, JillLIB2020
Ferey, EowynOI2023
Garton, DerekCLAS-SCI (MTH)2021
Gioia, SamSSW2017
Hansen, DavidSB2011
Kinsella, DavidCUPA2022
Lafrenz, MartinCLAS-SS (GEOG)2019
Messer, LynneSPH2022
Rai, PronoyCLAS-SS (GEOG)2023
Sugimoto, AmandaCOE (C&I)2021
Tretheway, DerekMCECS (MME)2018
Urutia, BlytheAO2022
TBDEPC chair or delegate (ex-officio) 
TBD (2)Students 
Consultant:  
TBDProvost or delegate 
  status: 11/15/2023

Charge

1.Consult with the President and his or her designee(s) and make recommendations for the preparation of the annual and biennial budgets.

2. Consult with academic leaders of colleges/schools, Intensive English Language Program, and University Studies, and make recommendations for the preparations of their annual budgets and enrollment plans. Each Budget Committee member from one of the above listed units shall serve as liaison to his/her unit for this purpose, with other members assigned as liaisons as needed.

3. Recommend budgetary priorities.

4. Analyze budgetary implications of new academic programs or program changes through the review of a business plan that anticipates and provides for the long-term financial viability of the program, and report this to the Senate.

5. Analyze budgetary implications of the establishment, abolition, or major alteration of the structure or educational function of departments, schools, colleges, or other significant academic entities through the review of a business plan that anticipates and provides for the long-term financial viability of the unit, and report this to the Senate.

6. Consult regarding changes from budgets as prepared.

7. Review expenditures of public and grant funding as requested by the Faculty Senate.

8. Recommend to the President and to the Senate policies to be followed in implementing any declaration of financial exigency.

Reports

BC Annual Report 2020-21
BC Annual Report 2019-20