Highlights - Washburn University Board of Regents May 13, 2005 Meeting
Stoffer Hall Budget - $14,651,484
With the assistance of the architectural firm of Gould Evans Associates, the scope of this project has been developed. The project will include renovation of and an addition to Stoffer Hall. Funding for this $14,651,484 project will be provided from a proposed $2,000,000 fundraising campaign with the balance of the project costs paid from university reserves. It doesn't appear that this project is off to a very good start, since only two members voted "yea" to approve the total project budget and the other five members present abstained from voting.
FY 06 Capital Projects - $2,924,326
The board approved the Capital Funding Budget for Fiscal Year 2006. The approved budget includes funding for capital improvements ($2,105,010) (pdf), other equipment ($419,722)(pdf) and $399,594 for ETC allocations (pdf). Almost 10% of the $2,924,326 approved will be utilized for the auxiliary operations, a "self-funded" department.
FY 06 Salary Budget - $1,682,400
The Board approved the proposed allocation of the 4% salary pool for fiscal year 2006. These funds were allocated based upon a 1.5% increase for those whose performance meets expectations, with the remaining pool available for merit pay given to those whose performance exceeds expectations. The salary pool (pdf) has been distributed in various amounts with Academic Support receiving the smallest percentage increase of 3.5% and General Administration receiving the largest percentage increase of 5.2%. The Office of Institutional Research prepared a Distribution of Merit Salary Increases by Employee Type (pdf) showing that over 89% of the employees will receive salary increases in excess of 1.5%, reflecting that their job performances exceed expectations.
FY 06 WEA Gift Allocation - $99,000
An allocation of $99,000 from the Washburn Endowment Association was approved to provide funds that support activities such as the Strawberry Breakfast, employee recognition functions, the annual holiday party, university development, board expenditures and fundraising.
SunGard SCT Purchase - $275,000
Implementation of the SCT Banner modules created a need to put power in the hands of end-users. Purchase of the SCT Operational Data Store will provide users the flexibility to create ad hoc reports. Funding will be provided by reallocating funds previously allocated to Web for Executives (although that component was not included in the purchase approved by the Board in September, 2001 as stated in the Agenda Item), $71,000 from the AIS FY05 operating budget, and $100,000 from the FY05 general fund. The annual software maintenance, costing $41,050 in FY06, will be charged to the operating budget.
Code of Conduct
The revised Standards of Conduct Policy was approved by the Board in spite of the fact that the policy didn't go through the normal University Council process. This is a violation of the Board of Regents by-laws which state that "The University Council, as an agent of the General Faculty, shall formulate and recommend to the Board of Regents, through the President, policies for the University which shall be subject to final action by the Board of Regents."
Potential Fundraising Projects
Developed in consultation with the academic deans and directors, these proposed fundraising projects will next be considered by Washburn Endowment Association (WEA) for fundraising potential. Some of the twenty-one projects include Kansas Center for Politics, Center for Entrepreneurship, Center for Asian Studies, Mulvane Art Museum Collection and Program Development, Business Technology Edge, various scholarship programs, an endowed lecture series, and a faculty and staff development fund.