CHHS hosts all-hands meeting, raises money for United Way
Dean Ron Cisler called for an all-hands meeting in November to briefly discuss the state of the college and lay out some of his ideas for the future. Chris Cheatham, associate provost for budget and personnel, shared information about the process for developing the University's new budget model. The event ended with an auction to raise money for the United Way.
It was Dean Cisler's first college-wide meeting since taking the helm at CHHS in August, and the first opportunity for many to hear from both him and the new associate provost.
Chris Cheatham presented a brief overview of the University's various funds, revenues and expenses. He then spoke broadly about the strategic resource management model and showed comparisons to WMU's current budget. "Budgets are not aligned with success in enrollment, research or giving," he said. "We need a more strategic and comprehensive approach to resource allocation which better aligns all resources to address revenue growth, operating efficiencies and to achieve our success metrics."
In the end, Cheatham said that three main objectives of the new budget model are increased accountability, enhanced transparency and more incentives for revenue generation and cost-effective practices.
Following the budget discussion, Dean Cisler spoke briefly about the current state of the college and the enrollment challenges that we face along with the entire University. He spoke about the value of acting as disruptors and agents of change in our units, the college and University. He also welcomed new staff and faculty to the college.
More clarity, information and discussion is to be expected at future all-hands meetings.
The morning event concluded with a lunch auction, which raised money for the United Way Food Bank. For the auction, lunches were made (or otherwise provided) by faculty and staff from throughout the college. Dean Cisler and Joel Krauss, manager of marketing and communications, auctioned off lunches to the highest bidders.
By the end of the auction, $1465 was raised for the United Way Food Bank.