Charge:
To coordinate efforts between the Strategic Planning Committee (charged with making recommendations
concerning the implementation of the strategic plan initiatives) and the Strategic Budgeting Advisory
Committee (charged with making funding recommendations that support strategic plan initiatives and the
mission of the university).
Membership:
The Strategic Planning and Resource Council will have the following members:
a. One full-time, tenured faculty member, appointed by the president to a three-year term, will serve as
chair of the Council. This person will vote only in the event of a tie. The chair will be provided with a
one-course reduction in teaching load during her/his term as chair.
b. The president will appoint a chair-elect at the end of the current chair’s second year to serve one year
as ex-officio before becoming chair.
c. The chair of the Council, the presidents of the Faculty Senate, Staff Senate, and Student Government
Association, and the chair-elect in a year when there is a chair-elect will serve as the executive committee
of the Strategic Planning and Resource Council.
d. All members of the Strategic Planning Committee and all members of the Strategic Budgeting
Advisory Committee. Elected/appointed members of the Strategic Planning Committee and the Strategic
Budgeting Advisory Committee must be different.
Procedure:
a. The chair of the Council and the executive committee will meet monthly to discuss agendas,
procedural deadlines, and reporting goals of the Strategic Planning Committee and Strategic Budgeting
Advisory Committee. The executive committee functions to inform and assist the chair in this coordinated
effort.
b. The chair of the Council will serve as chair of the Strategic Planning Committee and the Strategic
Budgeting Advisory Committee.
c. Annual Report and Presentation: A written report will be provided to the Faculty Senate, Staff
Senate, and Student Government Association by October 1 of each year. This report should summarize
the activities of the Strategic Planning Committee and the Strategic Budgeting Advisory Committee
during the prior year, provide appropriate statistics and data, and outline long-range planning for the
following year. This report should be approved by the membership of the two committees. The chair of
the Strategic Planning and Resource Council shall, by the same date, contact the presidents of the Faculty
Senate, Staff Senate, and Student Government Association to schedule presentations to these bodies.
Meetings:
a. The executive committee of the Strategic Planning and Resource Council will meet at least once per
month from September through August of the following year.
b. When possible, meetings will be convened in person. However, comments on specific issues and
votes may be taken by written proxy (including email) if necessary.
c. The meeting schedules for the Strategic Planning Committee and the Strategic Budgeting Advisory
Committee will be established in September, and the schedules will be announced to the university
community using whatever communication means are considered most likely to reach the broadest
possible university audience.
Meeting Minutes
SPARC-Minutes-September 7, 2012
Additional Documents
Shared Governance and Communication Survey Results 2012-13
Members:
Nancy Reese Chairs of Strategic Planning Committee & Strategic Budget Advisory Committee
Spencer Sims President, Student Government Association
Stephanie McBrayer President, Staff Senate
Kevin Browne President, Faculty Senate
Strategic Planning Committee Members
Strategic Budget Advisory Committee Members
Reports to President
Last Updated: 3/29/2013