Santa Clara University

Committees - University Budget Council

University Governance

University Budget Council

Purpose

The purpose of the University Budget Council is to develop the annual macro budget in the context of long-range financial planning.

Charge

The charge of the University Budget Council is to:

1. Prepare the annual macro budget for approval by the President prior to final approval by the Board of Trustees.
2. Ensure that the annual budget represents all major revenues and expenditures, is balanced, and is consistent with long-range financial projections based on careful analysis of program, enrollment, market, compensation, and other relevant trends.
3. Prepare and periodically update assumptions to guide financial planning.
4. Review and refine financial projections and planning scenarios developed by the Budge Office.
5. Ensure that adequate communication about budgetary issues and procedures occurs within the University community.

Membership

The University Budget Council reports to the President and is chaired by the Vice President for Administration and Finance.  It includes the Provost, the University Relations Vice President , the Finance Associate Vice President, the University Planning and Administration Vice Provost, the Budget Director, the Marketing and Communications Associate Vice President, the President-Elect of the Faculty Senate and the President of the Staff Assembly. In addition, it includes one faculty member appointed to a three-year term, renewable once, and one dean.

2009-10
  • Robert Warren, Administration and Finance Vice President, Chair
  • Charles Erekson, University Planning and Administration Vice Provost
  • Harry Fong, Finance Associate Vice President
  • Lucia Gilbert, Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs
  • Ellen Kreitzberg, School of Law 2009-12
  • James Purcell, University Relations Vice President
  • Philip Riley, Faculty Senate President-elect 2009-10
  • Dennis Roberts, Budget Director
  • Jim Rowan, Staff Senate President 2009-10
  • Michael Sexton, Vice President for Enrollment Management
  • Atom Yee, Dean, College of Arts and Sciences

Calendar

Minutes