CHARGES TO THE PLANNING AND RESOURCES COMMITTEE FOR FY08

Date approved by University Senate: 8/30/07

• Contact SenEx chair Bill Crowe, wcrowe@ku.edu, for further information or to schedule a meeting with SenEx to discuss recommendations for action on the charges.
• Minutes of each meeting should be e-mailed to University Governance (govern@ku.edu) as soon as they are approved.  The minutes will be posted to the Governance web site.
• A final report on the committee’s actions on each of the charges, as well as the committee’s recommendations for FY09 charges and membership, should be e-mailed to the Governance Office (govern@ku.edu) by April 1, 2008.

STANDING CHARGES

1. Participate in the University's planning and budgetary processes by communicating with the Provost and his senior staff on matters of institutional strategic planning that affect allocation of resources and by receiving information about and providing comment on budgetary decisions in all sectors of the university, with special focus on issues related to distribution of funds from tuition enhancements and school-specific fees and charges.  Report important issues and any recommendations for action to SenEx. (ongoing)

2. Provide committee representation at hearings held by the Provost and his senior staff to review planning reports and budgetary submissions made by the various units.  Report important issues and any recommendations for consideration to SenEx. (ongoing)

3. Maintain regular communication with the Office of Institutional Research and Planning about all matters of measurement and analysis of data related to higher education. Convey questions, suggestions and concerns from the committee to OIRP and SenEx.  Report important issues and any recommendations for action to SenEx. (ongoing)

4. Monitor changes in tuition plans and their effects on allocation of resources across the university, in close consultation with relevant bodies of the Student Senate.  Report important issues and recommendations for action to SenEx. (ongoing)

SPECIFIC CHARGES

1. Promote coordination among planning processes by facilitating communication among various components of the University community about resource development and needs of all kinds, including fiscal, human, and material.  Report recommendations to SenEx by January 25, 2008.

2.  Develop further the specific proposals of the FY07 Planning and Resources Committee in dialogue with the Provost and his senior staff and SenEx.  Report recommendations to SenEx by February 22, 2008.

3. Monitor the progress of the Getty Foundation-sponsored initiative to support planning for the Lawrence campus physical environment.  Report important issues and any recommendations for action to SenEx by February 22, 2008.