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The Office of Planning and Budget is the principal staff arm of the Campus Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor in the areas of academic, capital, enrollment, institutional, and financial planning, policy analysis, and fiscal administration. In this capacity, it develops and maintains relevant databases, provides analyses of policies and programs, assists campus decision-makers as they determine campus priorities, and helps develop strategies designed to achieve these priorities.

Planning and Budget also has a number of on-going responsibilities designed to help advocate for the operating and capital resources needed by the UC Santa Cruz, to help the campus best utilize those resources, and to support campuswide planning and assessment, including

Daily management and long-range planning for the campus’ operating budget;
Management of the campus’ space inventory and long-range planning for campus’ capital budget;
Information management and policy analysis; and
Strategic planning.

In carrying out their responsibilities, Planning and Budget staff put into practice the UC Santa Cruz Principles of Community.

Please see the Planning and Budget Ten-Year Plan (published December 31, 2001) for more information.

Updates on the 2008-09 Budget
Documents, presentations, and campus messages relating to the 2008-09 UCSC and UC budget ... [More]

The UC Santa Cruz Budget - A Bird's Eye View
This updated publication (November 2007) provides an overview of the campus' 2007-08 budget ... [More]

Guide to Information Resources for Academic Departments
This new publication provides information on where to find statistics and analytic resources about students and faculty, facilities and space, and finances--as well as contact information about training, systems access, etc. ... [More]

Strategic budgeting meetings consider campus resource options
Principal officers and Academic Senate leaders have been meeting to review campus revenue projections and budget needs, as well as to explore possible strategies for ensuring that campus resources are aligned with campus goals and priorities.  Presentation materials for each meeting are linked below:
    October 26, 2006
    November 14, 2006
    December 18, 2006
    April 4, 2007
    May 1, 2007
    July 6, 2007
    October 16, 2007
    October 30, 2007
    November 26, 2007
    December 17, 2007
    March 24, 2008
For additional information about the UC Santa Cruz budget  ... [More]

Report considers economic contributions to the local economy
An analysis of 2004-05 expenditures by the campus and its employees and students shows that UC Santa Cruz contributes $960 million in economic activity within Santa Cruz County which creates over 9,500 additional jobs for local residents ... [More]

Retention & graduation website provides issues primer
A February 2006 campus forum (co-sponsored by CEP and the VPDUE) framed the issues that are the subject of this website which includes statistics about rates at UCSC and at comparable institutions as well as links to higher education research ... [More]

UCSC Budget Handbook - An Overview of Funds Supporting UCSC
This new publication (updated October 2007) refines and clarifies the campus's operating budget processes and the principles by which resources are allocated ... [More]

Special "Investing in California's Future" website provides latest news about the UC budget situation and UC's impact ... [More]