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In addition to its analytic support to the Chancellor and campus administrators, the Budget and Resource Management (Budget) unit of Planning and Budget helps coordinate campus-wide budget planning as well as identifying and allocating the resources necessary for UC Santa Cruz to excel as a major research university. These on-going responsibilities include

The planning calendar for the campus' operating budget;
The compilation of standard budget reports and profiles to help inform campus planning processes; and
The tracking of faculty recruitment authorizations and budget policy.

Campus staff who work with financial information will also want to avail themselves of tool, resources, and training materials published by the office.

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]

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]

Final budget provides state funding above the minimum outlined in the governor's 2004 compact with UC
Governor Schwarzenegger on Friday, June 30, signed a 2006-07 state budget that funds enrollment growth at UC, provides state funding to buy out student fee increases, and allows the university to offer much-needed salary increases to faculty and staff. The budget also preserves funding for UC's academic preparation programs for K-12 students, and it includes new funding for UC efforts to encourage and assist community college students in transferring to a UC campus to achieve a four-year degree ... [More]

Regents approve 2006-07 budget proposal
At their November meeting, the Regents approved the Budget for Current Operations and Budget for State Capital Improvements for submission to the State of California; these documents form the basis of campus resource planning for 2006-07 ... [More]

Campus 2005-06 budget process completed
Final allocations to the deans and vice chancellors, as well as an outline of the campus's resource planning assumptions for 2005-06 and the planning calendar, are posted on-line ... [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]

July 11, 2005: Governor signs 2005-06 state budget with funding for key UC priorities ... [More]

Special "UC and the State Budget" website provides latest news about the UC budget situation ... [More]