Funding Faculty Start-Up Costs
Need
Fund academic faculty start-up costs for faculty in College of Arts and Sciences,
Cameron School of Business, College of Health and Human Services, and Watson
College of Education.
Target Audience
Charter
Academic departments
Develop and implement a funding plan for faculty start-up costs in order to
effectively meet the needs, requirements and expectations of the affected academic
department.
Use one-time state funds on a recurring basis to strategically offset the high cost
commitments academic departments incur with hiring new faculty.
Strategic Goals
2013 - 2015 Priorities
1. Identify and prioritize faculty start-up costs to be funded.
2. Analyze the funding results and impact to determine optimal use of funding.
Performance Targets
*Targets will be established that measure the impact of funding faculty start-up cost
to the departments.
Core Team Members
Provost, Vice Provost, Deans, Associate Deans, Department Chairs, Business Officers,
Budget Office.
Annual Process
1. Annually each spring Budget Office engages identified affected units
to submit faculty start-up cost commitments made for the faculty to be
hired for the next fiscal year.
2. Budget Office works with Provost's Office to determine the departmental
funding scenarios based on the funding limit.
3. The final funding scenario is approved by the Provost's Office and
submitted to the Budget Office.
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