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For Information

S.91-53

SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

FROM: A.

University Budget (SCUB)

RE:

Annual Report

DATE: November 14, 1991

I enclose SCUB's annual report to Senate as per your request.

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

. ? SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY BUDGET

The Senate Committee on University Budget (SCUB) is a standing Committee

of the Senate of Simon Fraser University and is designated as a confidential

Committee advisory to the President.

The membership, as determined by Senate at its meeting of December 1 st,

1980, consists of those members of Senate elected by and from Senate to the

Senate Committee on Academic Planning.

ThChair is elected

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present Chair is R. Blackman (Faculty member of Senate). The other

members as of November 6,1991, are: Facu lt

y Senators: M. Covell, J.

D'Auria, S. Verdun-Jones, and K. Heinrich; Lay Members of Senate; A.

Wotherspoon, V. Nielsen ; Student Senators; K. Giffen, S. Wade, T. Lindberg.

Other members who have served this past year but are no longer on SCUB

include N. Reilly, D. Shannon

1 and A. Soeheili. The Director of Analytical

Studies, W. Wattamaniuk, serves as (non-voting) Secretary. The Vice-

President of Financial Services, R. Ward, attends meetings as a non-voting

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resource person on a regular basis. Other Vice-Presidents and the President

attend at the invitation of the Committee.

The proceedings of the Committee, information received by it from the

administration,'and the specifics of the advice given by the Committee are

confidential. Only the activity reports that the Committee makes to Senate are

not subject to this rule of confidentiality.

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ACTIVITY REPORT

This report covers the period from November 8th, 1990 to November 6, 1991.

Within this period, SCUB was chaired by R. Blackman and met in Committee

ten times.

At each meeting, SCUB was briefed by R. Ward, Vice-President of Financial

Services, regarding the budget situation at SFU; on expectations for provincial

funding, and on overall allocations within the University once revenues and

budget were established. SCUB has also received for information from the

Office of Financial Services the following:

Financial Statements

Operating Budget Summaries

Operating Budget Application

Capital Budget Application

Tuition Fee Proposals

SCUB has provided advice and recommendations to the President

the

following items in the past year:

-Ä more proactive role for SCUB in the fiscal decision making pràcéss.•

-Tuition fee proposals for 1991/92 (in December, 1990)

-Tuition fee proposals for 1991/92 (in June, 1991)

-Balancing the 1991/92 Budget.

-Stràtégic planning and Challenge 2001

-Research Support from the Operating Budget

Meetings with Vice-Presidents

-December, 1990 ........ with Wm. Saywell, President, to discuss a more

proactive role for SCUB in the fiscal decision making process.

-Decëmbér, 1990........with J. Munro, VP Academic, to discuss implementation

of new academic programs in 1991/92.

-April, 1991.......with J. Munro, VPAcademic, to discuss the 1991/92 academic

budget and Challenge 2001: The President's Strategic Plan.

-May, 1991

....... with J. Munro, VP Acádémic, to discuss GEL allocti6n.

44ay, 1991 ....... with Wm. DO Vries,VP Administration, to discCis Student

SêMôés.

-Se'ptember, 1991 ......... with Wm. Leiss, VP Research, to discuss research

support.

-November, 1991 ....... with Wm De Vries, Vice-President, Administration, to

discuss the 1992/93 Capital Five Year Plan and the development of space at

SFU over the next ten years commensurate with Challenge 2001 : The

Présidnt's Strategic Plan.