University Budget Committee
Charge
Every Biennium the first priority of the University Budget Committee is the development of budget planning and alignment of its priorities to support UM's Strategic Initiatives and each respective Biennial Priorities list. In doing such, the Budget committee will review
- Legislative and MUS Economic and Financial Projections
- The Governor’s Executive Budget Proposal
- The UM Annual and Biennial Budget Models
- Current Enrollment, Revenue, and Expense Projections
From this review, the committee will identify and suggest any needed base adjustments to the budget model, prior to consideration of new budget initiatives or strategic reallocation.
The committee will then evaluate
- Sector Budget Reports
- New Initiative Proposals
- Requests for Current Year Budget Adjustments
Based on this evaluation, the committee will advise by
- Making recommendations to the President and the Council of Vice Presidents regarding current year budget adjustments, or OTO allocations from Contingency
- Making recommendations for base budget changes, reallocation, or new initiatives.
Composition
Oversight
Paul Lasiter, Vice President for Operations and Finance
Chair
Stacey Eve, Associate Vice President for Operations & Finance
Members
Deans:
- Jennifer Cavanaugh, College of the Arts and Media (2027)
- Jenn Snow, College of Education (2028)
Faculty Senate:
- Paul Kirgis, Professor, Law (2027)
Staff Senate:
- Cale Patenaude, Assistant Director, Student Belonging and Recreation, Griz Esports (2027)
Faculty Association:
- Matthew Taylor, Associate Professor, Economics (2027)
ASUM:
- Owen Christopher, Senator (2027)
- Business Manager (2027)
Finance/Administrative Officers:
- Jesse Conn, Academic Finance Officer, Missoula College (2029)
- Hannah Gimpel, Academic Finance Officer, College of Forestry (2029)
- Crissy Laubach, Academic Finance Officer, College of Business (2029)
- Jill Johns, Administrative Finance Officer, Facilities and Operations (2029)
Athletics Representative:
- Shawn Monson, Associate Director, Facilities and Operations (2029)
Auxiliary Representative:
- John Nugent, Executive Director, UM Housing and Community Standards (2027)
President’s Office Representative:
- Jeanne Loftus, Director, Strategic Planning and Implementation (2029)
Research Representative:
- Ke Wu, Dean, Professor, Graduate School, Mathematical Sciences (2029)
Student Services Representative:
- Patrick Beckwith, Director, Adjunct Faculty, Military and Veterans Services Office (2028)
Other Members
- Jolyn Schlieffarth, Director of Academic Budgets and Personnel, Office of the Provost
- Cindy Johnson, Director, Budget, Planning & Analysis
- Nicholas Ververis, Director of Administrative Fiscal Affairs, Operations and Finance
- Rachel Buswell, Controller, VP Operations and Finance
- Lindsey Veno, Assistant Director, Budget, Planning & Analysis
- Dave Kuntz, Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Email: cindy.johnson@mso.umt.edu Phone: 406-243-6340