Faculty
and Personnel Affairs Committee Response
to Charge S-1306 on Dual Career Programs [
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FPAC Co-chair Ann Gould will summarize the report, which should be
finalized next week.] - The FPAC has been
charged as follows:
Dual Career Programs: Examine the desirability of establishing
a dual
career services program within Rutgers Human Resources in order to
enhance the
ability of Rutgers to recruit and retain faculty and staff who may need
to
relocate to accept a position at the institution. Research
policies at
peer institutions that provide the accompanying partner with the tools
and
services to access resources for an effective job search and make
recommendations as appropriate.
Potential
Charge to Student Affairs Committee (SAC) on How Changes are Made to
the Rutgers Identity - Submitted by Senator Robert Barraco, SAC
Co-chair.
Draft
Proposed Charge: Examine the process
by which changes are made to items related to the identity of the
University
and, where necessary, define such a process which is transparent and
available
to key stakeholders.
Rationale:
There
is concern about how decisions are made on changes of what we would
consider
things related to University identity. Case in point, the alma mater. This is separate from the issue of the
specific lyrics. There is concern that
one individual could unilaterally disregard a shared governance
position on
such an issue. Further input was obtained from Glee Club members that,
at the
least, call into question the events as put forth to the Committee
previously. Items that are related to
our identity as a University should have some sort of due process for
change.
Proposed
Charge to the Budget and Finance Committee (BFC) on Implementation of
the New
Responsibility Center Management (RCM) Budget Model - Requested
by Menahem
Spiegel, BFC Chair, on behalf of the BFC
Draft Proposed
Charge: Evaluate the implementation of the Responsibility Center
Management (RCM)
budget model.
Background/Rationale:
Starting
late summer 2013, president Barchi and many other administrators
declared that
RU will (soon) adopt the “Responsibility Center Management”
(RCM) budget model.
Most recently, in his address to the University Senate (9/27/2013)
president
Barchi mentioned:
“We will need a more transparent
budgeting system that appropriately aligns revenues and expenses at the
unit
level. With that in mind, we are implementing Responsibility Center
Management
(RCM), a budget system that gives units
down
to the department level more control over their own revenues and
expenses,
allowing them to better control costs and best direct funds toward the
programs” … “While we will continue to work
collectively to provide more
resources for our University
programs
and departments, we have to rely on these
programs
and departments to better understand the costs
involved with their areas so they can focus and allocate their
resources more
effectively.” (Emphasis added) “…we recruited
Michael Gower in the new position
of Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Financial Officer, and
he will
be tasked with completing the implementation of our new RCM system and
with
overseeing the restructuring of our budgeting and allocation
systems.”
[For
the full address see :http://president.rutgers.edu/public-remarks/speeches-and-writings/president-barchis-report-university-senate
]
Since
2005, RU is
using the “All Funds Budgeting” budget model where the
academic teaching units
are receiving a fraction (about 55%) of the tuition revenue they
generate for
the purpose of paying some of their operating expenses. About 45% of
the
tuition revenue is retained by the central administration. Under RCM,
units are
supposed to receive a greater share of the revenue they generate and
receive
some of the state support, and pay more of their administrative (mainly
internal) operating expenses. Since the implementation of the new RCM
is very
important, the Budget and Finance Committee requests this charge.