The Senate Budget Advisory Committee (SBAC) is a standing committee of Senate that advises the president on the preparation of the annual budget. SBAC's mandate arises from s.62(2) of the University Act: "the president must prepare and submit to the board an annual budget in consultation with the appropriate standing committee of the senate."
Mandate
- To review the University's annual budget with respect to its impact upon the University's programs and educational services.
- To make recommendations to the president sufficiently in advance of the adoption of each University budget as to allow SBAC's recommendations to be considered by the president in making budget decisions.
- To request, receive and review data and make recommendations in a timely manner to the president as deemed appropriate in relation to the University budget.
- To recommend to Senate a draft Senate operations budget, in accordance with Ministry of Advanced Education, Skills & Training guidelines and University policies.
- To report to Senate on its activities.
2023 - 2024 membership
| (Voting) | |
|---|---|
| Vice-Chair of Senate | Sue Dritmanis |
| Administrator | Laura Kinderman |
| Administrator | Tracy Penny Light |
| Faculty | Deb Jamison |
| Faculty | Michael Thoma (Chair) |
| Faculty | Denise Gingrich |
| Faculty* | |
| Staff | Lesley Nelson |
| Student | Manpreet |
| (Nov-Voting) Ex-Officio Member |
|
| President | Paul Dangerfield |
| VP Finance and Administration | Tally Bains |
|
VP, Strategic Planning, Assessment and Institutional Effectiveness |
Toran Savjord |
| Director, Financial Operations | Holly Hunter |
| Director, Financial Planning & Analysis | Narisha Jessani |
| *One additional faculty member will be added if the Vice-Chair of Senate is not a faculty member. | |
General information:
- University Budget Website
- Mandate and Structure (pdf)
- General Budget Process (pdf)
- Meeting Schedule - TBD