Interface of Budgets, Strategic Planning, & Institutional Effectiveness
Historically, WCU has maintained a clear and consistent association between its budget request process and its strategic planning framework to assist requesters in (a) aligning their priorities to those of the institution, and (b) aligning the institution’s budgeting priorities to those of the University of North Carolina.
Recent revisions to the Institutional Effectiveness Framework at WCU (2006) include the creation of a set of pilot matrices to further the institution’s ability to link performance targets and outcomes to planning and budgeting priorities. The matrices will require a reporting out of the performance outcomes achieved over the prior year in relationship to the new requests/priorities of a given unit. These draft forms are currently undergoing review by Administration and Finance Division, OIRP and Executive Council before being approved and implemented and the final forms should be posted in late Fall of 2006 for implementation in spring of 2007.
For examples illustrating how WCU’s budget and planning priorities link internally and to the strategic priorities of the University of North Carolina, please go to the following links:
Internal Budgeting Processes
- 2005-07 Budget Principles Memo
- 2005-07 Budget Principles
- To review the draft reporting and budgeting forms discussed above, go to:
2006-07 Budgeting Processes (Excel Workbook with Four Spreadsheets: Action Plan, Budget Plan, Outcomes, & Indicators)
Expansion Budget Requests (FY 2007-09)
- Expansion Budget Memo
- The Quality Enhancement Plan
- Center for Business and Economic Research & Center for Rapid Realization
- Faculty Salary Adjustments & Star Faculty Positions
- Beginning Teacher Support & Pre-College Program
- Center for Adaptive Device Development
- Information Technology
- Sales Tax Exemption
- Carolinas Photonics Consortium Initiative
- Priority List