Budget & Academic Support Committee

Sept. 19, 2016

Minutes

Present: Sunday Obi, Rene Desborde, Vikas Kumar, Li Lu, Mike Unuakhalu, Reba Rye

Absent: William Graham, Peter Smith, LeChrista Finn

BASC convened with a quorum at 3:15 pm, September 19, 2016 in 104 Shauntee Hall. (Meetings will alternate between Shauntee 100 and 104 with location clearly posted for guests.)

Agenda was approved with no additions.

Chair Rye reported that there has not yet been a written response from President Thomson to the committee's request for:

  1. A copy of the full line-itemed KSU budget FY16-17.
  2. We realize this is a bulky document and request only one copy.
  3. A copy of the full Registry Report and Recommendations.
  4. A list of expenditures from the KSU Foundation Fund FY15-16 and FY16-17, purpose and amounts.
  5. Data and attending documents in support of the reorganization plan scheduled for implementation Fall 2017 and projected impact on the budget.

Discussion ensued regarding interpretations of President Thompson’s response to these requests during the full Senate meeting on Sept. 12. The general consensus was that President Thompson indicated he would share all information that existed and was available, excluding information that could not be shared for legal reasons. It was not delineated which documents/information are not available and which cannot be legally shared. The BASC’s consensus was that all information requested should be of public record. The committee will wait for President Thompson’s response before considering other options.

The BASC requested a meeting with President Thompson to discuss our work for this academic year. Response forthcoming.

BASC discussed potential action items dealing with the suspension of promotion under the Sias administration (two years), Burse administration (2 years) and on-going FY16-17. We delineated three distinct categories under consideration: 1.) merit promotion, 2.) cost of living tied to inflation increases and 3.) pay equity study per unit ranks/positions. The committee is working on two separate potential action items, with attending support material. One deals with lack of