461894c1__President_Edna_Mora_Szymanski__Outcomes
[0] C [Action Plan] Continue focus on efficiency of expenditures (e.g., department cost recovery ratios) and operating budgets. [Outcomes] 
Two key committees help us to address efficiency of expenditures. The Academic Affairs Budget Advisory Committee (AABAC) is advisory to the president and VP and includes deans and IFO representatives. On an annual basis, the AABAC reviews departmental and programmatic cost recovery ratios. Those programs with lower ratios are required to demonstrate improvement or face possible cuts. In addition, cost recovery ratios will be one of the factors considered in the prioritization of requests for resource allocation when funds become available. In this second Spring of AABAC meetings, we were heartened to see significant improvements from a number of departments that previously had low cost recovery ratios. On the non-instructional side, we instituted a Non-Instructional Budget Advisory Committee (NIBAC) with VP and union representation. Like AABAC, this committee advises the VP and the president. All requests for permanent support and administrative positions are presented to this committee for review and prioritization. A critical consideration in discussing positions is whether or not the unit has reorganized to address potential economies of scale. For example, support positions now support more than one office.
Remarks Presented by MSUM President Edna Mora Szymanski
Outcomes