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Report of the Chair: ad hoc committee on “Faculty Excellence”. Nominations for membership FC members currently submitting nominations nominees can be members of the FC or the University at large final selection of members will be made by the FCEC Initial charge:
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Report of the Chair: ad hoc committee on “Faculty Excellence” • Nominations for membership • FC members currently submitting nominations • nominees can be members of the FC or the University at large • final selection of members will be made by the FCEC • Initial charge: • to explain to the public what faculty productivity and accountability mean, how they are currently assured, and whether the University is determining this productivity in the best and most appropriate ways • to suggest ways to facilitate faculty efforts to further improve the productivity of both the faculty and the university • to suggest ways to further improve data-collection and other methods for assessing the productivity of the faculty and the university
Report of the Chair: survey to promote discussion of budget and faculty involvement in budget planning and setting of budget priorities • Survey is closed • 440 responses [2,570 e-mails sent] • consulted by dean on budget planning and prioritization: ~80% NO • discussion at college / school faculty meetings: ~60% NO • discussion at departmental level: ~50% YES • involvement in budget planning and prioritization : ~80% NONE to LITTLE • should faculty be more involved: 77% YES • 185 comments • fairly typical observation has been roughly: faculty are informed of budget concerns and decisions, but we are not consulted about what the budget should prioritize
State budget as of 2/14/2011 • House: $21.1 billion in All Funds and $13.6 in General Revenue Funds and General Revenue– Dedicated Funds. Included in this amount is a reduction of $411.9 million in formula funding • Senate: $21.6 billion in All Funds and $14.1 in General Revenue Funds and General Revenue– Dedicated Funds. Included in this amount is a reduction of $238.8 million in formula funding • other cuts in retirement contributions and health care premium sharing in both House and Senate bills • UT Austin House bill 1 and Senate bill 1
Governor's budget • from p. 2 of the 2012-13 Governor’s Budget (Feb. 8 2011) [http://bit.ly/gZdMSg ] • Higher Education starting point appears to be HB 1 • Further reductions in Higher Education • Eliminate Tuition Waivers $ 118,000,000 • Increase Faculty Productivity $ 383,000,000 • Reduce Special Items Funding $ 816,700,000 • Total Reductions in Higher Education Base $1,317,700,000 • Additions in Higher Education Base Amount • Increase/Combine TEXAS Grant & Tuition Equalization Grant Funding $ 360,300,000 • System Discretionary Funding (Equal to 10% of each System’s Instruction & Operations Formula) $ 479,200,000 • Restore Formula Funding for General Academic, Health Related, & Two-year Institutions $ 478,200,000 • Total Additions in Higher Education Base $1,317,700,000 • Total Net Change to Higher Education Base $0
Governor's State of the State address • proposed four-year tuition freeze • develop bachelor’s degrees that cost no more than $10,000, including textbooks • leverage web-based instruction, innovative teaching techniques and aggressive efficiency measures to reach that goal • For comparison, from the “for-profit” higher ed world: • for-profit colleges: $25,000 per year • for-profit: 22 % six year graduation rate • private non-profits: $16,600 per year • private non-profits: 65 % • state universities: $8,588 per year • public universities: 55 % • from “Subprime Opportunity: the Unfulfilled Promise of For-Profit Colleges and Universities” [Education Trust report] • information from http://www.wptv.com/dpp/news/report%3A-only-22%25-of-students-at-for-profit-schools-get-bachelor%27s-degree-within-6-years