The UC Santa Cruz Budget – A Bird's Eye View - Office of Planning ...

Message from Office of Planning and Budget…After weathering several difficult budget years, during which UCSC was cut over $25 million, the campus’s 2005-06resource plan begins to address critical needs in the academic program, while also investing in technology infrastructurein academic support programs. The 2005-06 budget aligned resources with campus priorities. It allowed us toaccommodate enrollment growth and increase scholarly distinction by funding new faculty, supporting instruction andresearch, and increasing graduate enrollments.UCSC’s 2005-06 budget is summarized in the Bird’s Eye View. It contains budget and institutional data for each majororganization at UCSC. Those readers who are interested in learning more about how the funds are allocated, where theycome from, and the campus process for developing its resource plan are encouraged to check out the Budget Handbook.It is available at http://www.ucsc.edu/administration/evc.I hope you will visit the Planning and Budget Office on the web at: http://planning.ucsc.edu/. You may also contact us atplanning@ucsc.edu if you have questions, need additional information, or have suggestions for other data we shouldinclude in future updates.Office of Planning and BudgetMeredith Michaels, Vice Chancellor