Charge: The committee shall consult with, advise, and make recommendations to the chancellor on matters of general university policy, particularly budget and resource allocation, including space. The committee will be involved, in its advisory capacity, with the periodic and ongoing review of the effectiveness of the current budget model. The committee shall review the budgets ;of proposed new programs and report to the Academic Assessment and Policy Committee and, when appropriate, the University Curriculum Committee and/or Graduate Board. It shall obtain and examine the information necessary to sustain effective involvement in the ongoing budget and strategic planning processes at the University of Michigan-Flint. To that end, the committee may, from time to time, invite other vice-chancellors, deans, or others who can provide information and perspective. The committee shall especially consider and look for congruence between budgetary decisions and the strategic plan.
Annually, in the fall, the provost will review the academic plans and goals with the committee for both the past year and the coming year in terms of their congruence between the budget and the strategic plan. The committee shall regularly report to the Faculty Senate Council the results of its budgetary studies, its budgetary recommendations, and any other matters relative to the budget that the Faculty Senate Council might require to carry out its charge.
The committee shall meet at the discretion of the chair throughout the year, but normally twice a month, with the chancellor from September through May. The chair of the committee and the chancellor will consult on the agenda for all committee meetings.
Membership: The Chancellor’s Advisory Committee shall consist of one faculty representative from each academic unit. An executive member of the Faculty Senate Council or their designee shall be a member. The chancellor, the provost, and the vice chancellor for business and finance shall be members, ex officio.
Approved in May 2024 by ballot by the Faculty Senate.
Members:
Refer to Faculty Senate tab for current rosters: https://libguides.umflint.edu/faculty-senate/senate