POLICY, PLANNING, AND BUDGET COUNCIL

Function

The PPB Council is the policy-making, planning, advisory body for the College of Sciences and Technology. The Dean and any members of the Dean’s Office designated by the Dean are non-voting ex-officio members of the council.

The Council:

1. Reviews the Unit Evaluation Plan, departmental addenda to the UEP, and the college Policies and Procedures document on a regular basis, ensures their consistency with University policies and procedures, and, in consultation with the Dean, makes such adjustments as seem advisable. 

2. Receives an annual activity report from each of the other college committees.

3. In consultation with the Dean, develops and revises, as seems advisable, a strategic plan and more specific planning initiatives for the college.

4. Advises the Dean on budgetary matters. This includes advice on the allocation of positions and operating funds, but does not include advice on the allocation of equipment funds.

Membership

1. Each department of the college is eligible to select one member for the council, according to a procedure approved by the Dean. The member shall be a tenure-track or tenured faculty member and shall not be the departmental chair.  The term of service is two years, with approximately half of the membership being selected annually.  No member shall serve more than four consecutive years.  If none of the members selected by departments is from SMATE, then SMATE may select one member.

2. Four voting members shall constitute a quorum for the council for all business. The council determines its own officers and procedures.