Composition
- Voting Members:
- Seven faculty members.
- Ex-officio Non-voting Members:
- One faculty member of the Academic Affairs Committee, chosen by that committee.
- One faculty member of the Faculty Affairs Committee, chosen by that committee.
- Vice President of Finance and Business Services, or designee.
- Provost and Executive Vice President, or designee.
- Director of Budget Office, or designee.
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.
Workload
- The Budget Committee meets on an ad hoc basis
Workload Committee Chair
- Attend Steering Committee meetings, review proposals, participate in committee meetings.
- Total: 6 hours/month = 1.5 hours/week
Workload Committee Member
- Review proposals; participate in committee meetings
- Total: 4 hours/month = 1 hour/week
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 | College | Location | Start Term | End Term |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Committee Chair: TBD | |||||
| 2027 Rotation | |||||
| Ting Chi | Professor | CAHNRS | Pullman | 2021 | 2027 |
| Eric Shelden | Associate Professor | CVM | Pullman | 2024 | 2027 |
| 2028 Rotation | |||||
| Weimin Li | Associate Professor | ESFCoM | Spokane | 2022 | 2028 |
| Judi McDonald | Professor | CAS | Pullman | 2026 | 2028 |
| Jana U'Ren | Associate Professor | CAHNRS | Pullman | 2025 | 2028 |
| 2029 Rotation | |||||
| Abigail Cortez | Assistant Professor | CAS | Pullman | 2025 | 2029 |
| Richard Barnes | Associate Professor | CCB | Pullman | 2026 | 2029 |
| Ex-Officio Non-Voting Members | |||||
| TBD | Representative, Academic Affairs Committee | ||||
| TBD | Representative, Faculty Affairs Committee | ||||
| Matthew Skinner | Vice President for Finance and Business Services | ||||
| Katie Cooper | Designee, Provost's Office (Vice Provost for Faculty Affairs and Development) | ||||
| Carrie Johnson | Designee, Budget Office (Assistant Vice President, Budget & Planning) | ||||