Executive Budget Committee
The Executive Budget Committee (EBC) has been appointed to serve as an overall advisory body to Chancellor Greenwood and Campus Provost/Executive Vice Chancellor Simpson on budget issues and priorities, and to provide oversight and coordination for the development and implementation of campus budget strategies.

Latest updates
In order to keep the campus community informed of the Executive Budget Committee initiative progress and processes, periodic updates will be posted to this website.  The following are the most recent communications:

• During December 2003, the Time & Attendance team will be reviewing responses to their Request for Proposals (vendor responses are due 12/1/2003).   Up to three proposals will be advanced to the next stage in the campus review process—which will include vendor demonstrations and participation of non-team members of the campus community with subject matter expertise.  (11-26-03)
• HR Migration and Time & Attendance Projects (printable version) update at the Staff Advisory Board Forum (11-5-03)
• Project status update (printable version) discussed at the fall staff forum with Chancellor Greenwood  (10-22-03)
• External review of the UC Santa Cruz academic and administrative organization by Robert Grey, UC Davis (8-18-03)
• Project summaries and preliminary deliverables for the teams (8-12-03)
• Executive Budget Committee provides update on campus budget planning (7-25-03)
• Transformation Project Team Membership (7-25-03)
• Project management structure presentation (printable version) (7-2-03)
• Update from Chancellor Greenwood and Provost Simpson (7-1-03)
• Twenty transformational projects recommended by EBC (7-1-03)
• EBC status report presented at the campuswide staff forum (5-19-03)
• Working committees present Phase 1 findings to EBC (4-11-03)
• Budget planning update from Campus Provost Simpson (1-30-2003)
• Executive Budget Committee Initiative project launch presentation (1-15-2003)
• Budget update from Chancellor Greenwood (1-13-2003)
• Responding to the budget challenges from Campus Provost Simpson (1-13-2003)
• The State budget: Its impact on the University and on UC Santa Cruz (website)
• UC and the State Budget: UC Office of the President updates (website)
• Previous communications

Background
Additional background about the EBC initiative, as well as committee and project team membership, is posted on this site.

Ways to participate
Three working committees have been established by the EBC to formulate recommendations.  These committees have been asked by Provost Simpson to consult widely and solicit the input of all members of the campus.  For those who wish to contribute ideas confidentially, a web-based feedback page has been set up.

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