New university budget model expected in 2020 - Ken Narita, Wayne State Southend

The new budget model, which WSU announced in fall 2017, is a decentralized approach, that moves budget management from central administration to individual schools and colleges — giving deans control over their respective college’s budget and students a greater voice in university spending. “This is a complete model, it is not a final model yet,” said Jeff Bolton, assistant vice president of the Office of University Budget. “We want to make sure we have feedback. Even though we’ve included so many different people from across campus in the building of the model, we continue to look for feedback and we continue to want to make sure this model is what’s going to work best for the university.” This project is led by Bolton and administered by nine committees and task forces that are made up of over 50 faculty members from various colleges and departments. https://www.thesouthend.wayne.edu/article_f4729860-0c62-11e9-a742-1b857ae805fe.html