QUESTION #28: DO THE TRUSTEES DETERMINE WHETHER MY OFFICE/DEPARTMENT GETS AN INCREASE IN NON-SALARY EXPENSES?
No. The Trustees only approve the overall allocations to the larger functional categories such as Instruction, Academic Support, Student Services, and Institutional Support. They do not even see office or departmental budgets.
The Trustees tend to focus primarily on macro-issues such as the endowment contribution to the base budget, the size of the faculty and staff salary pools, the scholarships and grants pool, the comprehensive fee, and gifts/grants.
