BOARD OF TRUSTEES
BUDGET WORKSHOP
May 18, 2006
BUDGET PROCESS
• This proposed budget allows us to fund
current operations and new initiatives - It is
another good year
• Justification of 2006/07 base budget
• Budget committee
• Reallocation of budgets within divisions
REDIRECTION OF EXISTING EDUCATIONAL AND
GENERAL FUNDS IN 2005/2006
• Assistant Director of Development for Coggin College
was funded with rate from IA’s Associate Vice
President position.
• Reorganized VP for Institutional Advancement’s suite
from 4 positions to 3 secretaries. OPS dollars were
reallocated to student OPS
• The UPD reallocated rate from retiring positions to
increase rate on all UPD positions to retain officers.
• The Division of Administration and Finance reallocated
three positions to partially fund the new Associate Vice
President for Human Resources
• Positions in Enrollment Services were moved to the
One Stop Center.
REDIRECTION OF EXISTING EDUCATIONAL
AND GENERAL FUNDS IN 2005/2006
• A need for strong leadership in the Student Life
department necessitated the reactivation of the
Assistant Vice President for Student Life position. The
salary for the empty position was funded with Student
Affairs rate.
• The International Center took rate from two open
positions and created three needed lines: an
international recruiting coordinator, an assistant director
with budgetary skills, and a position dedicated to the
Study Abroad program.
• Administration and Finance reallocated $100,000 of
operating expense monies to fund two positions:
construction project manager and program assistant for
ADA
REDIRECTION OF EXISTING EDUCATIONAL AND
GENERAL FUNDS IN 2006/2007
• $24,000 from University Center’s E&G budget was
reallocated to other departments to cover additional
operating expenses
• Positions in Computing Science and Civil Engineering
were transferred to Building Construction to cover
enrollment growth in that program.
• Purchasing is revising two position descriptions in
order to create a Purchasing Card coordinator
• Vacant position from Intercultural Center was
reassigned to the VP of Student Affairs Office to assist
the division budget officer with increased workload.
REDIRECTION OF EXISTING E&G FUNDS
IN 2006/2007
• ERP expenditures have been folded into Information
Technologies budget
• Savings from the NERDC system in Information Systems
of $103,421 have been reallocated to training and
increases in software licenses
• Reallocate a portion of the utility monies provided last
year in the budget that is not supplemented with the
allocation from the State to fund enhanced landscape
maintenance charges for the Kernan and St Johns Bluff
entrance.
NEW RESOURCES FOR 2006/07
1) 2005/06 Educational & General allocation (Initial)
Annualization of health and retirement benefits
Adjusted 2005/06 base allocation
2) 2006/07 Allocation issues (new funding):
Enrollment growth (1,103 new FTE)
Tuition increase (3.0% in-state and 0% out-of-state)
Change in in-state/out-of-state mix
Adjustment in Plant Operations & Maintenance
for new space
Adjustment For utility increases
Annualization of summer fee increase
3) 2006/2007 Educational & General allocation
$107,872,019
$441,143
$108,313,162
$10,325,515
$774,010
$1,008,472
$781,749
$636,921
$159,336
$13,686,003
$121,999,165
TUITION INCREASE
• Legislature authorized the University’s Board of
Trustees to increase up to 3% undergraduate, instate tuition
• Legislature authorized tuition flexibility on graduate
and out-of-state students, up to 5% for current
students and 10% for new students.
• This budget is based on only approving a 3%
increase on the undergraduate and graduate, in-state
tuition and 0% increase for out-of-state
undergraduate and graduate students
• Difference in revenue is $92,305
FUNDING SOURCES FOR
2006/07 INITIATIVES
TOTAL RECURRING DOLLARS: $16,816,119
• New E & G Funding –
• Unallocated Reserves
(2005/06 Resources) –
• Reserves
(2005/06 Recurring) –
$13,686,003
$7,311
$3,122,805
FUNDING SOURCES FOR
2005/06 INITIATIVES
TOTAL NONRECURRING DOLLARS:
$9,555,473
• Excess Tuition Dollars from over-enrollment
(2004-2005 And 2005-2006) -
$4,975,000
• Carry Forward Funds
(Unallocated) Accumulated -
$4,580,473
Funded, Actual & Projected FTE
• 2005/06 FTE Target
8,815
• 2005/06 Actual FTE
9,610
• 2006/07 New FTE Target
9,918
(Increase of 1,103 over 2005/06)
• Projected 2006/07 FTE
9,800
RESERVES
• Enrollment shortfall/State call back (3% of budget)
$1,659,975 recurring
$2,000,000 nonrecurring
• Additional reserves for growth in FY 07/08
$1,340,025 recurring
$1,000,000 earmarked for 07/08 faculty commitments
(06/07 nonrecurring $ for AA)
• Executive Reserve
$500,000 recurring
• Utility/major equipment
$350,000 nonrecurring
STUDENT LEARNING
Transformational/enriching learning
activities, such as international travel,
service learning, researchIncrease from $200,000 to $407,357
SLE4. Our students will have opportunities to engage in
transformational learning opportunities [TLOs].
Improve faculty-to-student ratios,
increase faculty by 22.5 new
instructional faculty positionsSLE6. We will maintain or improve faculty-to-student ratios to
support student learning.
STUDENT AND FULLTIME INSTUCTIONAL
FACULTY HEADCOUNTS: FALL TERMS
500
450
13,160
13,596
14,064
400
350
300
14,641
422
387
34:1
407
384
15,420
15,875
16,000
need 483
or
more
faculty 14,000
468
to reduce
ratio
33:1
12,000
35:1
35:1
10,000
35:1
250
8,000
200
6,000
150
4,000
100
2,000
50
0
0
2001
2002
2003
2004
2005
2006
Fulltime Instructional Faculty Headcount, does not include administrators
Student Headcount
FTE ASSIGNMENTS AND NEW FACULTY LINES
(Does not include administrative lines)
2005-2006
FTE target
(actual)
2006-2007
FTE target
% of new and
redistributed
FTE
assumed
Arts and
Sciences
5,519
(5,616)
5,650
46%
Business
1,683
(1,619)
1,672
3
461
(436)
438
2
Computing,
Engineering
Construction
Education
Health
TOTAL
1,002
(1,049)
735
(828)
9,400
(9,610)
# of new
positions
in budget
13
1074
25%
2
816
29%
2.5
9,650
100%
22.5
FLAGSHIP PROGRAMS
Three new Flagship Programs will be
funded beginning in 2006/2007:
Transportation/Logistics
International Business
Soon to be unveiled
FP1. We will identify four to five programs that will be given flagship
status.
An additional $400,000 has been set aside
for new flagship programs Total recurring $1,650,000($368,000 nursing)
Nonrecurring $500,000
FP2. We will secure and provide sufficient resources to build
flagship programs
RESEARCH AND SCHOLARSHIP
• Course releases
• Additional faculty travel
$200,000
$87,250
(Increase to $1,500 per faculty)
• New faculty start-up costs
• New grant coordinators
$400,000
$67,725
RS1. We will increase research/scholarly productivity
RS4. We will support senior faculty with solid track records in
research and invest in new faculty who are beginning their research
careers.
COMMUNITY CONNECTIONS
• Internship Coordinator for Criminal Justice$54,180
CC2 We will expand opportunities for our students to use the community
as a learning laboratory
• Education faculty line to support education minor,
increasing access into teacher preparation programs$61,920
• Two lines for the new nurse anesthetist program
$224,460
CC1. Our curriculum will include undergraduate and graduate degree
programs which respond to student and community
• Coordinator, Alumni Events and Stewardship
$41,373
QUALITY STUDENTS
• Merit scholarships$500,000 recurring
($100,000 increase to allow for TLO experience as part of merit
scholarship, bringing 3-yr total to $1,300,000)
• Need-based financial aid
$154,802 recurring
(20% of tuition increase)
• Stipends for new GTAs$105,500
QS2. We will increase scholarships for high-merit, talented, and
underserved students, and increase graduate assistantships.
• Provide $100,000 for Graduate School projects
QS4 We will provide improved support services to our students
STUDENT LIFE
• New associate director for career services to
work with Coggin College- $64,500
SLI5 We will enhance experiential education opportunities
(both curricular and co-curricular) in student life .
• Additional support for Victims Advocate
Office $24,324
• Upgrade two positions in student life offices
$74,590
SLI1 We will strengthen our student support and
student life activities
QUALITY FACULTY
• Salary increases above the State funded 3% acrossthe-board 2% additional salary increase
QF5 We will ensure appropriate and competitive salaries in the upper
quartile for comprehensive institutions.
• Faculty international grants for program
development$50,000 nonrecurring
QF4 We will provide opportunities for faculty development and
resources to support teaching and research
• Transportation subsidy include adjunct professors
QUALITY STAFF
• Salary increases above the State funded 3% acrossthe-board raise 2% additional increase
QS4 We will ensure that staff salaries are competitive with the
marketplace, including a merit pay program
• Employees and dependents scholarship –
$150,000 recurring
QS5 We will provide flexible employee benefits and
continuously review the feasibility of offering additional
benefits
•
Fund professional development for staff –
$100,000
QS3 We will provide opportunities for professional
development, growth and training for our staff
MASTER PLAN
• Add an additional $330,000 (recurring) to fund technology
currency
• Spend $150,000 (nonrecurring) to equip 10 classrooms with
technology, completing all current classrooms.
• Spend $45,000 (nonrecurring) on Smart Classroom
CMP4 We will invest in new and replacement computing and
classroom technology
• Add 2 groundskeepers $69,739 recurring and nonrecurring
• Campus landscaping $1,500,000 nonrecurring
CMP3 We will maintain and enhance the aesthetics and ecology of the
campus
• Building renovations $602,441 nonrecurring
• Refurbishing classrooms $247,559 nonrecurring
CMP1 Our facilities master plan must project and accommodate short
and long term growth in our academic programs
• Secured $30 million in PECO funding for land purchase and
major construction projects
CMP2 To implement the master plan we must seek the needed
funding.
FUNDING
• New senior construction accountant position
$64,113
F4 examine our current operations and expenditures
to determine where savings can be realized.
• Provide partial E&G funding for 3 new
development officers
$85,120
• Provide remainder of E&G support required
for current college development officers
F1 We will increase private support for the University
CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT
• New coordinator position to support SACS
reaccreditation
– $64,000
• Secretarial support for SACS/IR office
– $34,000
• Funds to support Institutional Effectiveness
Team
– $20,000 nonrecurring
CI2 We will establish and carry out a plan for data collection for
each of the specified measures, along with measures utilized
by the unit to monitor specific aspects of each unit’s mission
and strategic plan.