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05/03/2011

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Term
Fiscal YEAR
Definition
12 MONTH PERIOD DESIGNED BY UNIVERSITY
Term
BUDGET MANAGER
Definition

PERSON RESPONSIBLE FOR LARGE PROGRAM

 

CREATOR, MANAGER, CLOSER

Term
BUDGET CYCLE
Definition
15- 18 MONTH PROCESS FOR CLOSING BUDGET
Term
BUDGET UNIT
Definition
LARGE PROGRAM DEPT OR DIVISION
Term
BUDGET OFFICE
Definition
ENTITY THAT OVERSEES ALL BUDGET OPERATING
Term
LINE ITEM
Definition

TRADITIONAL BUDGET FORMAT THAT IDENTIFIES

OBJECTS OF EXPENDITURE RATHER THAN  THEIR INTENDED PROGRAMMATIC USE

Term
OPERATING BUDGET
Definition
CORE BUDGET OF AN INSTITUTION REFLECTING ALL REVENUE EXPENES
Term
RETRENCHMENT
Definition
CUTTING OF ACTIVITIES AND PROGRAMS AS A RESULT OF FINANICAL CONSTRAINTS
Term
RESERVE FUNDS
Definition
FUNDS HELD TO ADDRESS UNANTICIPATED CHALLENGES AND OPPORTUNITIES OR TO ADDRESS DEFFERED MAINTENANCE OR RENOVATION NEEDS
Term
RESTRICTED FUNDS
Definition
FUNDS ALLOCATED, COLLECTED, OR DONATED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE
Term
OVERHEAD
Definition
PORTION OF EXPENSES FOR INDIRECT COSTS ASSIGNED TO PARTICULAR UNITS
Term
MANDATORY FEES
Definition
FEES CHARGED TO ALL STUDENTS TO SUPPORT THE INSTITUTIONAL SERVICES SUCH AS STUDENT ACTIVITIES OR TECHNOLOGY SERVICES
Term
REVENUE CENTER
Definition
BUDGET UNIT ABLE TO GENERATE REVENUE THROUGH ITS OPERATIONS
Term
PLANNING, PROGRAMMING, AND BUDGETING SYSTEMS (PPBS)
Definition
BUDGETING SYSTEMS PREMISED ON TIGHTLY INTEGRATING STRATEGIC PLANNING, BUDGETING, AND ASSESSMENT
Term
ZERO-BASED BUDGETING
Definition
BUDGET SYSTEM IN WHICH EACH ITEM IN THE BUDGET MUST BE JUSTIFIED AT THE TIME THE BUDGET IS DEVELOPED
Term
FINANCIAL EXIGENCY
Definition
STATE OF EXTREME FINANCIAL DURESS SUFFICIENT THAT IT THREATENS THE SURVIVAL OF THE INSTITUTION AS A WHOLE; REQUIRES A FORMAL DECLARATION BY THE INSTITUTION, WHICH THEN ALLOWS IT TO TERMINATE FACULTY EMPLOYMENT FOR FINANCIAL CAUSE REGARDLESS OF TENURE STATUS.
Term
FEE FOR SERVICE
Definition
DIRECT CHARGE TO THE USER OF AN ACTIVITY, PROGRAM, OR SERVICE
Term
CAPITOL BUDGET
Definition
BUDGET ESTABLISHED FO RTHE PURPOSE OF THE FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT OF A SPECIFIED CAPITAL PROJECT SUCH AS THE CONSTRUCTION OR MAJOR RENOVATION OF A BUILDING
Term
DEFERRED MAINTENANCE
Definition
ANNUALIZED VALUE OF RENOVATION OF REPLACEMENT OF MAJOR FACILITY INFRASTRUCTURE SUCH AS ROOFS, WINDOWS, OR PLUMBING OVER THE SCHEDULED LIFE OF THAT PARTICULAR INFRASTRUCTURE SYSTEM
Term
DESIGNATED FUNDS
Definition
PORTION OF EXPNSES THAT HAVE BEEN EMBARKED FOR A SPECIFIC PURPOSE
Term
BUDGET STATMENT
Definition
REPORT REFLECTING BASE BUDGET, FINANCIAL ACTIVITY FOR THE SPECIFIED PERIOD, AND YEAR TO DATE ACTIVITY
Term
FUNGIBLE
Definition
QUALITY OF FUNDS THAT CAN BE SUBSTITUED OR EXCHANGED FROM ONE PURPOSE TO ANOTHER (OFFICE SUPPLIES FUNDS MAY BE USED FOR PURCHASING COMPUTER SOFTWARE
Term
APPROPRIATED FUNDS
Definition
FUNDS PROVIDED BY STATES TO SUPPORT EITHER OPERATING EXPENSES OR CAPTIAL PROJECTS
Term
AUXILIARY
Definition
UNIT THAT IS EXPECTED TO STAND ON ITS OWN WITH REGARD TO BUDGET, RECEIVING VERY LITTLE FINANCIAL SUPPORT FROM THE CENTRAL INSTITUTION BUDGET
Term
Higher Education Cost Adjustment (HECA)
Definition
replacement index for HEPI was established to correct past deficiencies (HEPI salary data were self-referential) and to offer a more valid tool for measuring higher education inflation;composed of 75% salary data, generated by the federal Employment Cost Index, and 25%from the federal Gross Domestic Price Deflator
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