A Budget Model that fits Boise State
The university launched a university-wide budget modernization initiative initially announced by Provost and Vice President for Academic Affairs John Buckwalter and Chief Financial and Operating Officer and Vice President for Finance and Operations Alicia Estey in 2023.
Activities and committee members are listed for each phase of the Initiative. Pages for each phase will be updated as the Initiative continues.
Values and Guiding Principles
Process Values for the Budget Modernization Initiative
Our planning, discovery, development, implementation and maintenance will:
- Champion a whole-university, or one Boise State, perspective
- Support the work of the university’s strategic goals, the Blueprint for Success
- Strive for transparency in communications and engagement with stakeholders
- Cultivate knowledge building and change facilitation for the university communityÂ
- Honor the expertise and experience across all university divisions
- Emphasize broad-based participation and collaboration
New Budget Model Guiding Principles
- Develop a simple, flexible and adaptable model that is straightforward to implement and operate.
- Advance the Blueprint for Success goals and the university’s role as a public good, and be an excellent steward of public funds.
- Balance the university’s mission, innovation, entrepreneurship, and long-term institutional stability.
- Enable informed and forward-looking decision-making to align academic and administrative budgets.
- Advance transparent and local decision making, accountability, and financial sustainability across “all areas, all funds” budgeting.
- Improve institutional fiscal literacy across the university community.
- Utilize a system of strong governance and shared rewards.
- Encourage strategic, efficient, and effective uses of physical, financial, technological, and human resources for all services, programs and curricula.
- Prioritize incentives across the university for student success in undergraduate and graduate education; high quality academics, research and creative activity; and financial sustainability for all units.
- Promote interdisciplinary scholarly and teaching partnerships and revitalization of existing programs.
.
Updates to the University Community
-
Tuesday Nov 12th, 2024
Fall 2024 Budget Modernization Update
Dear Colleagues, We are writing today to provide several updates on the Budget Modernization Initiative, including both the… -
Tuesday Oct 22nd, 2024
Budget Modernization Initiative Update – October 2024
The Planning Advisory Council (PAC) is dedicated to advancing the Budget Modernization Initiative in a… -
Tuesday Aug 13th, 2024
Budget Modernization Update – August 2024
As outlined in the previous update, the working groups and members of the Planning Advisory… -
Thursday Apr 25th, 2024
Budget Modernization Updates – April 25, 2024
We are writing today to provide several progress updates on the Budget Modernization Initiative, including both the work… -
Thursday Jan 25th, 2024
Update on Budget Modernization Initiative – January 25, 2024
After conducting a careful second review, the Planning Advisory Council (PAC) has recommended, and the…