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June 22, 2009
New administrative review process introduced

Consistent with planning processes outlined earlier this spring, the Ways and Means Committee has launched the Administrative Planning Process for pursuing excellence in the context of the new economy.

The process, which parallels similar activities under way in schools and colleges, incorporates a structure, framework and set of principles to support administrative unit leaders as they develop their strategic, operational, and budgetary plans for FY11 and beyond.

Administrative unit leaders have been asked to submit strategies that will generate resource development plans (i.e., either revenue generation or cost savings) equivalent to 3, 5 and 10 percent of their FY2010 base budget.

In a letter to University leaders, the Ways and Means Committee noted that: “To pursue excellence most effectively, we must review our current activities and underlying structures to identify what is essential to our mission and operations, and what we may be able to eliminate or redefine.”

The process, which calls for a collaborative approach, “is designed to identify a set of cost-effective core activities without sacrificing excellence in academic programs,” wrote the committee. Plans are due Oct. 1, and will represent the basis for institutional budget planning for the next several years.

Administrative Process: Leading in the New Economy, Letter From Ways and Means Committee to Vice Presidents of Administrative Units, June 2, 2009

Administrative Process: Leading in the New Economy, Questions and Structure Document, Sent by Ways and Means Committee to Vice Presidents of Administrative Units, June 2, 2009