President Roberts invites the campus community to attend a preliminary budget update session with Dawn Vinberg, Executive Director, Budget & Capital that is scheduled for 12:30 pm on Thurs., May 28 in Room 2308.

Members of the campus community are invited to attend the presentation to hear about the proposed FY 2015-16 budget. For more information, please read the address by President Roberts below:

Dear Colleague,

While negotiations over the state budget continue, the college is moving ahead with planning for our 2015-16 college budget. The first reading of the budget is scheduled for the Wednesday, May 27, Board of Trustees meeting with adoption of the budget by the Board at the June 24, 2015 regular meeting. Dawn Vinberg, Executive Director, Budget & Capital, will present the preliminary budget, along with members of the Executive Leadership Team (ELT).

On Thursday, May 28, from 12:30-1:30 p.m., in Building 2300, room 2308, Dawn, with support from the ELT, will present the same information. This initial look is an opportunity for you to see how this budget proposal aligns with the four Areas of Focus and the college’s Core Themes. These documents support college’s vision and mission and will drive the work of the college for academic year 2015-16.

This budget proposal is based on what we know at this point in the legislative process. What we do know creates a positive outlook for the college. First, as you saw in our successful financial statement audit released in February, the college is on solid financial footing. Second, the work we have done coordinating our student success efforts and the collective work involved with our strategic planning process puts us in a great position to direct our future. Third, regardless of what happens in Olympia, this proposal will give us a thoughtful, planned position from which the college can adjust to meet the future we are designing together.

I want to thank everyone who helped bring our budget process to this point, the members of the Strategic Planning and Budget Committee, all those who contributed to the Abbreviated Strategic Action Plan (aSAP) process, the Dean Team and the Executive Leadership Team. What you will hear at the Preliminary Budget Update is the result of hours of work to help the college make investments that will move us toward our preferred future.

We are doing important work that will help guide the college in the coming years. This budget proposal is one step along that path as is the ongoing work by the Strategic Planning Task Force and the Student Success Coordinating Committee. I look forward to seeing you at our Preliminary Budget Update on Thursday, May 28th.

As always, thank you for your commitment to our students and each other.

Cheryl Roberts, Ed.D
President