EFFECTIVE DATE: 04-02-18
Code: FCBASC 17-18-05 Origin: ☐ Academic Policies Committee
Origin: ☐ Academic Policies Committee
X Budget and Academic Support Committee
□ Curriculum Committee
Date Introduced: ___04-02-18___ □ Curriculum Committee
☐ Executive Committee
Professional Concerns Committee
Date Last Revised: ___
X Senate Resolution
□ Other (specify) ___
Description: Faculty Senate Resolution to annually and incrementally increase the percentage of KSU's budget allocated to Instruction over the next five years, starting with the FY201819 budget.
Resolution: Faculty Senate recommends a minimum annual 2.4% increase in budgetary funds allocated to Instruction, spread over five-years.
Rationale:
According to the latest audits, KSU is spending 17.4% of its budget on instruction. For FY19, we requested 21.3% for Instruction from the State and Recommended 19.4% (FY20 Requested 22.2% Instruction and Recommended 20.2%). While any increase is helpful, this still keeps us last in all of the comparison groups that BASC has researched: other State regional universities in Kentucky, other Land Grant institutions, other HBCU's, our CPE-designated "benchmark" institutions (full research is available upon request). While we understand that improper coding of spending and economies of scale can account for some of the disparities, these factors alone cannot account for level of disparity revealed by the research. To be in line with these other institutions, we request that future budgets build toward a goal of 30% funding for instruction, to include operating budgets that include equipment, supplies, facilities, and student experiential initiatives in addition to competitive faculty salaries.
Key Words: Budget Resolution Instruction
1. Committee Approval: ☐ Date:03/26/2018
Chairperson: Reba Rye Date: 04/03/18
State Action: Approved Disapproved Returned Dantrea Hampton Senate President: 4/12/2018 APR 13 2018
Ill. Provost/Vice President Academic Affairs: Approved Disapproved Returned
Provost/VPAA Signature: (4-16-18)/Date On approval, please forward the original to the President and send the attached notification to the Faculty Senate Office
IV. President: ☐ Approved : ☐ Disapproved
: ☐ Returned