Budget Development Committee

Meeting Minutes

Year 2024

Charge: The Budget Development Committee shall advise the Provost and President about funding for new or expanded budgetary initiatives. As charged by the president, the committee shall consider budgetary requests from faculty and staff and make recommendations regarding resource allocation. Membership shall consist of a faculty representative from each of the colleges, a representative from the library, a representative from the president of the Council of Instructional Departments, the president of the Student Government Association, the Faculty Senate president, the Staff Council president, and a representative from the Dean's Council. The Vice President and Associate Vice President for Finance and Operations, and the director of institutional research shall serve as members. The Committee shall be chaired by the Provost. Faculty and library representatives shall be elected by and from the full-time faculty.

Membership & Reporting: Faculty Senators/Deans conduct election for faculty members; Provost chairs committee; charge to Committee given by President; recommendations from Committee presented to President.

Committee Members

Brett Welch (Interim Provost and VP for Academic Affairs, Vice Provost for Digital Learning; Dean, Graduate Studies), Chair Ex Officio
Mark Robinson (Chief Financial Officer) Ex Officio
Jamie Larson (Assoc. VP, Finance) Ex Officio
Kyle Boudreaux (Institutional Research & Reporting) Ex Officio
Keili Peterman (Arts & Sciences) FALL 2024-SUM 2027
Elizabeth Sanders (Library) FALL 2024-SUM 2027
Clare Burns (Business) FALL 2024-SUM 2027
Raul Prezas (Fine Arts & Communication) FALL 2023-SUM 2026
Tom Harvey (Education & Human Development) FALL 2023-SUM 2026
Margo Hymer (President, Staff Council) FALL 2023-SUM 2026
Cheng-Hsien Lin (President, Faculty Senate) FALL 2022-SUM 2025
Mien Jao (Engineering) FALL 2022-SUM 2025
Tracy Benson (CID) FALL 2024-SUM 2025
Dan French (Academic Council) FALL 2020-SUM 2023
Ethan Ellis (President, SGA) FALL 2024-SUM 2025