Board of Trustees meeting Agenda | July 2019

Internal Communications Specialist

$100,000

Not Recommended Not Recommended Not Recommended Not Recommended Not Recommended

Do not fund

Fund, but no additional funding. Each division VP to contribute proportionately from existing funds Provost may decide to do this, but no new funds will be used. No new funding, PMO will continue to be funded by users (projects) No new funding, however the President will fund $50k pilot program for faculty diversity initiative

Library Assoc Dean $85,000

Do not fund

Project Mgmt. Office

$259,250

Do not fund

Diversity Outreach Specialist

$110,000

Do not fund

Fund - $30,000

Enhance new student open houses

$30,000

Do not fund

2. Budget Drivers – Revenue

The most significant revenue driver for the university budget is clearly enrollment, both individual students (“headcount”) and full-time equivalent (FTE) students, which for this purpose is total credits divided by 15 (for a quarter). Headcount is most relevant for services that are not dependent upon credits taken, such as housing, dining, parking, and bookstore revenues. Other revenue elements, such as tuition and most mandatory fees are charged per credit taken and therefore FTE is the main driver. Budget development at CWU begins with fall headcount estimates, as it is quite easy to derive quarterly headcount, as well as FTE using established historical patterns from the fall headcount baseline. On the chart below, note the repeating pattern of higher enrollment in the fall, with a consistent drop each quarter. This drop is typically 4 or 5 percent each quarter and comes from a combination of student persistence issues, graduation, and/or transfer to another institution.

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