e. Access (according to appropriate work assignment) to accurate budgetary, enrollment, retention, and alumni data for reasons of recruitment, retention, fundraising, budgeting and unit governance. 2. College Budget Committees a. Faculty have a right to participate in budget decisions at department, college, and university levels, through the Faculty Senate Budget and Planning Committee (BPC), representatives on university budget committees and sub-committees, and representatives on college or unit budget committees (see Appendix C). b. The joint AAUP/ACE/AGB Statement on Government of Colleges and Universities (1966) refers outlines to basic shared university governance principles. It makes clear that the BOT, administration, and faculty should “have a voice in the determination of short- and long-range priorities, and each should receive appropriate analyses of past budgetary experience, reports on current budgets and expenditures, and short- and long-range budgetary projections.” All participants in the budget process have the right to sufficient information to be able to carry out their responsibilities. c. All faculty involved in the budget process have the right to speak on issues pertaining to the faculty member’s responsibilities as a participant in that process. The protections in II.A.1(a) apply to faculty members involved in the budget process at all levels.
APPENDIX C: College Budget Committees
Section I. Definition: “College budget committees” are a means through which faculty members within a college participate in college-level budget decisions. For the purpose of this section, “college budget committee” will also include the library budget committee, and “college” refers to an academic college and the library.
Section II. College Policies
The principles below are broad guidelines relative to faculty rights and responsibilities on college budget committees. Colleges shall establish their own specific policies and guidelines for their budget committees, which at a minimum, should adhere to the principles and practices below. College budget committee policies shall be approved by a vote of a simple majority of all the faculty in the college.
Section III. Composition
A. College deans shall ensure that college budget committees: 1. Are broadly representative of the departments in the college. All faculty are eligible to serve on the committees. All members of the committee must be members of the
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