FY 20 BUDGET PREVIEW Vice President Klucking presented the Board with a preview of the FY20 operating budget, and a comparison to the FY19 forecast. Budgetary drivers such as projected enrollment and retention were discussed. Mr. Klucking advised the board and others that the university planned a tuition increase of 2.4 percent for the 2019-2020 school year, as allowed in RCW RCW 28B.15.067(6)(c) Based on these drivers and current assumptions, it is anticipated that CWU’s FY20 operating revenues will increase 6.4 percent over the current year due to increased enrollment and increased funding from the State of Washington. This also includes the favorable impact of opening Dugmore Hall, a 402-bed residence hall, and the adjacent dining facility. However, it also is anticipated that operating costs will increase 7.4 percent, due primarily to employee wage and benefit increases, a 12.5 percent increase in the minimum wage, and the $2.5-million bond payment and operating costs related to Dugmore Hall and the adjacent dining facility. From 2016 to 2018, a Baccalaureate Task Force (BTF) work group assessed the current state of academic advising at Central Washington University and recommended improvements. Work group annual reports are available at https://www.cwu.edu/mission/baccalaureate. These reports made clear that academic advising needs to be revised to better support students’ retention, progression, and degree completion. In winter 2019, the Provost and Faculty Senate jointly formed the Academic Advising Council (AAC) and charged the council to develop a new model of advising based on the recommendations from the BTF work group. In February 2019, the AAC held town halls with students, faculty, and staff to begin the broad conversation about how best to support students through academic advising. The faculty and staff town halls provided feedback about five potential advising models to determine the features that best address students’ needs. These conversations reiterated the need to revise the existing advising model. Specifically, students, faculty, and staff indicated students need advisors who are competent, caring, and accessible. Students also need to understand the role of advisors in order to know to whom to turn for specific questions. Based on the cumulative feedback received and the BTF recommendations, in March and April 2019, the AAC developed a proposal for a new model of advising. It is important to emphasize that, at this point, the proposed model is a draft, and the AAC will use May 2019 to solicit feedback from the university community regarding this model. The proposed model is designed to better meet students’ needs in advising and promote their success. Next Steps: Based on the feedback received from students, faculty, and staff about this proposed model, the AAC will further revise and refine the model. The goal is to reach consensus on a final model of advising by the end of June 2019, construct a budget, and make recommendations to the Provost. Once a model and budget are approved, implementation of the new model will begin. In July, the final FY20 budget and a tuition increase will come forward to the board for approval. RETENTION DISCUSSION Advising
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