Budget Committee

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 reallocations. 

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, reallocations, or new initiatives.

Composition

Oversight

Paul Lasiter, Vice President for Operations and Finance

Chair

Stacey Eve, Associate Vice President for Operations & Finance

Members

Vice Presidents:

  • Leslie Webb, Vice Provost for Campus Life and Student Success
  • Mary Kreta, Vice President of Enrollment Management and Strategic Initiatives

Deans:

  • Alan Townsend, W.A. Franke College of Forestry & Conservation
  • Suzanne Tilleman, College of Business

Faculty Senate:

  •  Paul Kirgis, Professor, Law

 Staff Senate:

  • Carrie Elensky, Treasurer, Staff Senate

Faculty Association:

  • Amanda Dawsey, University Faculty Association Vice President

ASUM:

  • Elizabeth Kamminga, ASUM Senator
  • Maya Marquardt, ASUM Senator

FAM (Finance Academic Mangers):

  • Jen Geist-Quigley, Director of Finance and Operations, College of Health
  • Jolyn Schleiffarth, Director of Fiscal and Personnel Services, College of Humanities & Sciences

Other Members

  • Hillary Stowell, Director of Academic Budgets and Personnel, Office of the Provost
  • Cindy Johnson, Budget Director, Budget, Planning & Analysis
  • Nicholas Ververis, Budget and Fiscal Manager, Budget Planning & Analysis
  • Pope Ashworth, Director of Institutional Research

Email: budget@umontana.edu  Phone: 406-243-6340