Year: 2025
Type: other
Abstract: Board approves budget planning processThe Malaspina University-College Board has approved the planning process for the 1997/98 operating budget and endorsed a plan to address an imbalance in the allocation of resources between instructional and service areas of the institution."We've always prided ourselves on being a lean institution, but we now realize that Malaspina ranks last, or next to last, in the proportion of expenses devoted to general services and this is starting to have an effect on instructional programs," said President Rich Johnston."A recent study shows that we're doing a better job than most institutions in terms of funding for the library, and we plan to continue support to our library, but we now also have to address funding for general services."Vice-President of Administration & Bursar Edwin Deas explained that he has received no indication from the Ministry of Education, Skills and Training what funding levels Malaspina can expect in 1997/98.He has, however, estimated that the total operating budget will be "down" approximately 3.55o/0-0r $1 ,394,OOO--due to a number of factors, some of which are "outside of our control."(See attachment 1) Factors that will impact the ' 97/98 budget include a loss in revenues as a result of the tuition fee freeze announced by Premier Glen Clark before the last election, and the increase in costs as a result of provincially-negotiated contract settlements.Internal factors include new expenditures for the functions of health & safety officer which is deemed important by the Board, and institutional research & planning to comply with the government' s new emphasis on accountability.Deas added that the budget shortfall may be larger, once more information becomes available from the Ministry in the coming months.New to Malaspina' s budget process, this year, will be Key Performance Indicators (KPI) for instructional programs which are based on community and provincial need, quality and effectiveness, and cost-efficiency.KPIs were identified in priority A of Malaspina' s strategic plan and are now also a Ministry requirement for the B.C. colleges and institutes system, as part of the Government' s new accountability initiative.Institutional Research & Planning Director Rod Church is preparing KPI data for all Malaspina' s educational programs which will be used in the budget planning process.Last year, during the budget planning process, an imbalance in funding between instructional and service areas of the institution was identified as an area of concern which needed attention in the coming years; however, hard data was not available at that time.A recent study by Church and Maria Frost, Director of Finance, has confirmed that Malaspina ranks last in funding resources for services.(See attachment 2)
DOI: 10.25316/gwp5-gm24
Author: Unknown
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W6889009833
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