MINUTES

COUNCIL ON UNIVERSITY PLANNING AND BUDGET

September 27, 2002

 

Voting Members Present:

 

Anne Zahlan, David Carpenter, Joe Heumann, Steve Daniels, Christine McCormick, Hank Davis, Rose Gong, Amy Leonard, Rodney Ranes, George Lesica, William A. Robinson, Mary Anne Hanner, Robert Augustine, James Johnson, Richard Wandling, Glenn Hild, Jayne Ozier, Mohmood Butt, Sandy Bingham-Porter, Dan Carpenter, William Weber, Carol Strode, Linda Coffey, Larry Cannon, Eric Davidson, Dan Klingenberg, Lynette Drake, Rick Sailors, Cynthia Nichols, Godson Obia

Absent:

 

Wafeek Wahby, Pat Fewell, John Allison, David Bell, Jody Stone, Mark Hudson, Adam Due

Non-Voting Members Present:

 

Lou Hencken, Jeff Cooley, Jill Nilsen, Julia Abell, Judy Gorrell, Doug Bock

1.    Call to Order

Hank Davis called the meeting to order.

2.    Approval of Minutes

Motion (Carpenter/Butt): Approve the minutes of the April 19, 2002 meeting as written. Motion carried by voice vote.

There was no action taken on the minutes from May 19, 2002.

3.    Committee Reports

            a. Executive Committee

Hank Davis reported that the Executive Committee met in September to set the agenda for the September 27 meeting.

   b. Budget Transfer Subcommittees

                    No report.

             c. Budget and Planning Update

                    1) FY 2002

The FY 02 budget is closed out and the auditors are on campus. The Results Report has been prepared and distributed, and it is available on the Web. Julia

Abell distributed Web Site addresses for the Results Report and for the Illinois Board of Higher Education.

                    2) FY 2003

Vice President Cooley reported that Eastern has a $2.2 million shortfall.

At the October meeting, he will give a presentation of the shortfall. Julia Abell reported that there is no money to fund planning initiatives.

                3) FY 2004

The FY 2004 budget has been submitted. The IBHE Big Picture meeting was held on campus September 23. The Presidential Goals and the Vice Presidents’ Focus Statements are available on the Web.

                4) FY 2005

The Board of Trustees will review the Presidential Goals for PC 05.

        d.  Legislative Update

Dr. Nilsen presented an update of legislative issues. The fall veto session will be November 7, 19-21, and December 3-5. The 93rd General Assembly will begin in 2003.

4. Old Business

None

5.  New Business

        a.    Approval of 2002-2003 Meeting Calendar

Motion (Carpenter/Augustine): Recommend approval of the 2002-2003 Meeting Calendar. Motion carried by voice vote.

CUPB meetings are scheduled for October 25, 2002, November 15, 2002, December 13, 2002, January 24, 2003, February 21, 2003, March 21, 2003, April 18, 2003, and May 16, 2003.

        b.    Election of Executive Committee Chair

Robert Augustine was elected Executive Committee Chair, and he is the Deans/Chairs representative.

        c.    Election of Executive Committee

The following members were elected to the Executive Committee: Christine McCormick as the full-time teaching faculty representative, Linda Coffey as the representative from Business Affairs, Lynette Drake as the representative from Student Affairs, Rick Sailors as the representative from External Relations, Amy Leonard as the student representative, and Mahmood Butt as the at-large representative.

         d.    Election of Budget Transfer Committee

The following members volunteered to serve on the Budget Transfer Committee: David Carpenter, Eric Davidson, Hank Davis, Cynthia Nichols, Mary Anne Hanner, William Weber, Carol Strode, Godson Obia, Sandy Bingham-Porter, and John Allison.

6.    Adjourn

        Motion (Butt/Hanner): To adjourn the meeting.

Judy Gorrell

Executive Secretary