Composition & Tenure
- Seven faculty, with at least three geographical regions represented. (F)
- One graduate and one undergraduate student, with one-year terms (renewable). (G-U)
- One faculty member of the Academic Affairs Committee; one faculty member of the Faculty Affairs Committee; as chosen by those committees. (A)
- Vice president for business affairs; provost and executive vice president or designee; and the director, Budget. (#) (X)
Function
- The Budget Committee evaluates the budgets of proposals and only for: the likelihood of projected outcomes, costs, and revenues. Within the proposals the following metrics are considered:
- Quality of the data;
- Indirect and intangible costs to other units across WSU;
- Noticeable omissions in their budget logic.
- Evaluating curriculum, etc., is the domain of subsequent committees and the Senate.
- The Budget Committee evaluates the following:
- Proposals for new degrees
- Other proposals on an ad hoc basis when requested by the Faculty Senate or the Senate Steering Committee.
Additional notes
- Chair elected by the Committee.
- Has representation on the Steering Committee.
- Whenever possible, at least one non-ex officio member of the Academic Affairs Committee shall serve on each of the permanent subcommittees.
- Responsible to: Faculty Senate.
- Reports to: Faculty Senate and the president.
| Name | Rank | Constituency | Location | Start Term | End Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee Chair, Li Xu (F) | Associate Professor | Accounting, CCB | Vancouver | 2020 | 2026 |
| Elizabeth Phenneger (F) | Clinical Assistant Professor | College of Nursing | Spokane | 2023 | 2026 |
| Ting Chi (F) | Professor | AMDT, CAHNRS | Pullman | 2022 | 2027 |
| Beth Blakesley (F) | Associate Dean of Libraries | Libraries | Pullman | 2022 | 2025 |
| Weimin Li (F) | Associate Professor | Translational Medicine, ESFCOM | Spokane | 2022 | 2025 |
| Chuck Moore (F) | Professor | Mathematics, CAS | Pullman | 2022 | 2025 |
| Jonah Firestone (F) | Associate Professor | Science Education, CoE | Tri-Cities | 2023* | 2025 |
| Student Representation | |||||
| Marwa Aly | Graduate Student | VCEA | Pullman | 2023 | 2024 |
| Collin Bannister | Undergraduate Student | CAS | Pullman | 2023 | 2024 |
| Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members | |||||
| Thabiti Lewis | Associate Professor | English, CAS | Vancouver | AAC Representative | AAC Representative |
| Aaron Oforlea | Associate Professor | English CAS | Pullman | AAC Representative | AAC Representative |
| Vacant | -- | -- | -- | FAC Representative | FAC Representative |
| Laura Hill | Senior Vice Provost | Academic Affairs | Pullman | Office of the Provost Representative | Office of the Provost Representative |
| Kelley Westhoff | Executive Director | Budget, Planning, & Analysis | Pullman | Finance & Administration Representative | Finance & Administration Representative |
Time Commitment
The Budget Committee meets for two hours each month.