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The president and the
Planning Advisory Council have prepared a preliminary budget request
for the fiscal year beginning July 1, 2004. The Board of Trustees
will receive the draft budget in November and vote on the final
recommendation to be submitted to the County at their December meeting.
Priorities reflected in the budget request include the following:
Academic Affairs
- Move into Nursing and Allied Health Building and launch RN program.
- Provide adequate resources to cover an approximate 8 percent
increase in TLH taught by adjunct faculty.
- Improve the college's ability to attract and retain qualified
adjunct faculty by providing a salary increase tied to the percentage
increase for full-time faculty.
- Provide clerical support and coordination for faculty moving
into P Building as existing support personnel move to the Nursing
and Allied Health building.
- Increase faculty positions by 4 FTE to move closer to a 60/40
full-time/part-time faculty ratio.
- Provide expanded clerical support for the office of First-year
Student, Academic Communities/Co-Curricular, and Service Learning
programs to increase student success and retention.
Student Affairs
- Provide operational funds for First-year Student, Academic Communities/Co-Curricular,
and Service Learning programs to increase student success and
retention.
Continuing Education
- Maintain high quality of customer and student service through
adequate staffing during high demand periods.
- Maintain competitive non-credit adjunct pay to attract qualified
instructional staff.
- Maintain training and services directed to the small business
community through continued staffing of the Miller Small Business
Resources Center.
Planning, Marketing, and
Assessment
- Contribute leadership to the Web Standards Committee's development
of Web 3.0, including Publications and Communications Design influence
on site visual design and editing of content prior to posting.
- Expand public relations position to full-time, incorporating
Web Editor responsibilities into the position.
- Prepare Case for Support and related publications to assist
Institutional Development and the College Foundation in implementing
the Major Gifts Campaign.
Administration
- Maintain college-wide support infrastructure.
During November, the preliminary budget request will
be presented to the College Senate and the Student Government Organization
for their input.
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