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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

MEMORANDUM

TO: R. Heath ?

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R. Blackman, Chair

Secretary to Senate ?

Senate Committee on

University Budget (SCUB)

RE:

Annual Report

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November 8, 1990

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

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SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY

SENATE COMMITTEE ON UNIVERSITY BUDGET ?

REPORT TO SENATE

NOVEMBER 7. 1990

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 1st,

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

Senate Committee on Academic Planning.

The Chair is elected by and from the voting members of the Committee. The

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

members as of November 7,1990, are: Faculty Senators: M. Covell, J.

D'Auria, S. Verdun-Jones, and N. Reilly; Lay Members of Senate; D.

Shannon, V. Nielsen ; Student Senators; K. Giffen, S. Wade, M. Radii. The

Director of Analytical Studies, W. Wattamaniuk, serves as (non-voting)

Secretary. The Acting Vice-President of Financial Services, R. Ward, attends

. ? meetings as a non-voting 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 9th, 1989 to November 7, 1990.

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

nine times.

At each meeting, SCUB was briefed by P. Boyle, former Vice-President of

Financial Services and/or R. Ward, Director of Financial Services on the

budget situation at SFU, on expectations regarding provincial funding, and on

overall allocations within the University once funding figures were

ascertained. SCUB has also received for information from the Office of

Financial Services the following:

Capital Five-Year Plan

Financial Statements

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Operating Budget Summaries

Operating Budget Application

Capital Budget Application

Tuition Fee Proposals

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SCUB has provided advice and recommendations to the President on the

following items in the past year:

-Start-up grants for new faculty

-Financial implications of Senate approved curriculum changes in

1989/90

-Undergraduate tuition and Co-op fee proposals for 1990/91.

-Graduate tuition fee proposals for 1990/91.

-funding levels, allocation, and infrastructure support regarding the

Financial Aid and Awards Budget.

-provision of adequate parking and student amenity space in future

building projects.

-fund-raising priorities for Bridge to the Future Campaign targets.

Meetings with Vice-Presidents

-November, 1989........with L. Salter, Acting Vice-President Academic, to

discuss the strategies and process for determining budgets for academic

Faculties and Departments for 1990/91.

-February, 1990.......with R. Saunders, Associate Vice-President Academic

and V. Loewen, Director of Financial Aid to review the Financial Aid and

Awards budget.

-March, 1990.......with R. Saunders, Associate Vice-President Academic and

Wm. DeVries, Executive Director of University Support Services, to discuss

the development of the Capital Five Year Plan and the establishment of

building project priorities.

-April, 1990.......with J. Blaney, Vice-President, SFU at Harbour Centre to

discuss the financial implications of the Bridge to the Future Campaign and

the establishment of funding priorities.

-October, 1990.......with J. M. Munro, Vice-President, Academic, to discuss

strategic planning and SCUB's role in budget planning.

-November, 1990.......with R. Saunders, Associate Vice-President Academic

and Wm. DeVries, Vice-President, Administration, to discuss the 1991/92

Capital Five Year Plan and the development of space at SFU.

Finally, SCUB will shortly start to review the financial implications of new

courses and programs for 1991/92 which will come before Senate in

November and December and in accordance with its terms of reference, will

inform and advise the President . SCUB will also be receiving information

shortly on tuition fee levels for 1991/92.