Finance and Infrastructure

Focusing on directing resources and fundraising efforts to priority areas, along with improving budget guidance and advocating for necessary infrastructure needs at the campus level.

Action Items

  • Direct budget resources and fundraising efforts to align with strategic priority areas​
  • Improve strategic guidance and financial strategic planning for department chairs managing multiple budgets
  • Increase transparency around budget directions and intentions, particularly around hiring decisions/distributions
  • Advocate for a new funding model on campus related to start-up packages and graduate student funding, leveraging centralized budgeting resources not currently utilized to full capacity
    • Example Associated Task: Advocate for more GTA lines from centralized budgeting resources

Evaluation Metrics by Action Item

Disclaimer: As strategic plans naturally adapt over time and we are still developing the final plan, and while keeping in mind their key objectives, evaluation metrics may evolve.
Action Item
Evaluation Metric(s)

Direct budget resources and fundraising efforts to align with strategic priority areas​

  • TBD

Improve strategic guidance and financial strategic planning for department chairs managing multiple budgets

  • TBD

Increase transparency around budget directions and intentions, particularly around hiring decisions/distributions

  • TBD

Advocate for a new funding model on campus related to start-up packages and graduate student funding, leveraging centralized budgeting resources not currently utilized to full capacity

  • TBD