DEMANDS FOR INFORMATION & TRANSPARENCY

IS THIS TRUE ACCOUNTABILITY?

CAUBO ACPAU Conference June 20, 2006Patricia Hibbitts, Vice-President Finance & AdministrationSimon Fraser University

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A. Provincial Government Framework

B. Public/Press demands

● MacLean’s and others

C. Internal demands

● Board, Senate, and “The Community”

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Provincial Government Framework

Origins+++

Service PlanFive Great GoalsAccountability FrameworkReporting Requirements

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Accounting entity and GAAP

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Provincial Government Framework

Origins

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Provincial Government Framework

Ministry of Advanced EducationService Plan

“Public post-secondary institutions in British Columbia, like those in other provinces, have a significant and appropriate degree of autonomy from government in many areas. This autonomy affords institutions the necessary independence to determine how to meet the needs of their students, their communities, and the province most effectively.”

Ministry of Advanced Education2006/07-2008/09 Service Plan

Ministry Overview

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Provincial Government Framework

Ministry of Advanced EducationService Plan

Risks & Opportunities• Changes to population size and diversity• Increasing value of post-secondary education and training

Strategic Issues• Enhancing access and capacity• Addressing labour market requirements• Advancing B.C.’s research agenda• Improving affordability• Supporting Aboriginal learners• Improving Adult Literacy• Expanding international education opportunities

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Provincial Government Framework

Government Goals (across all ministries) Five Great Goals

• Make BC the best educated, most literate jurisdiction on the continent.• Lead the way in North America in healthy living and

physical fitness.• Build the best system of support in Canada for persons

with disabilities, special needs, children at risk, andseniors.

• Lead the world in sustainable environmental management,with the best air and water quality, and the best

fisheries management – bar none.• Create more jobs per capita than anywhere else in

Canada.

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Provincial Government Framework

Ministry of Advanced EducationAccountability Framework

• An Accountability Framework for British Columbia’s Public Post-Secondary Education System

http://www.aved.gov.bc.ca/accountability/policy_paper.pdf

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Provincial Government Framework

Ministry of Advanced EducationReporting Requirements

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Provincial Government Framework

Accounting entity and GAAP

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Public/Press demands

● MacLean’s and others

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Student Body• Average Entering Grade• Proportion with 75% or Higher• Student Retention• Proportion Who Graduate• Out of Province (1st Year)• International (1st Year)• International (Graduate)• Student Awards

Faculty• Faculty with Ph.D.s• Awards per Full-time Faculty• Social Sciences & Humanities Grants• Medical/Science Grants

Classes• Class Sizes: 1st and 2nd Year• Class Sizes: 3rd and 4th Year• Classes Taught by Tenured Faculty

Finances• Operating Budget• Scholarships & Bursaries• Student Services

Public/Press demands

MacLean’s University Rankings - Indicators

Library• Total Library Holdings• Holdings pre Student• Acquisitions• Expenses

Reputation• Alumni Support• Reputational Survey

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Internal demands

● Board, Senate, and “The Community”

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Internal demands

Board and SenatePerformance Indicators

• Enrolment – Total FTE and % Graduate• Enrolment – Total Headcount• Faculty FTEs• Faculty to Student Ratios• Non-Canadian Faculty Over Time• % of Female Faculty Over Time• NSERC/CIHR Grants per 100 Faculty• SSHRC Grants per 100 Faculty• Innovation – New Teaching Programs• UG Curriculum Renewal• Average Entering Grade - 1st Year Students• Qualifications – Entering UG Students• # of Student Awards per 100 Entering Students• Student Retention to Degree Completion• % of Primary UG Courses Taught by Teaching and Research Faculty

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Internal demands

Board and SenatePerformance Indicators (continued)

• Course Availability• Co-op Placements• International Students as a Proportion of Total UG Enrolment• % of Students with International Experience at Graduation• Class Size Averages• Student Satisfaction• SFU Expenditures on Library Services• Library Expenses as a % of Operating Budget• Acquisitions as a % of Library Budget• Library – Other Expenditures• Fundraising – Capital Projects• Fundraising – Alumni Support • Fundraising – Endowment Value• Support Staff FTEs• Extra-Curricular Opportunity

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Internal demands

“The Community”

• Member unions and The Peak student newspaper publish the top ten wage earners of the Executive Management

• Student Society seeks explanation for amounts budgeted in:− Contingency− Special Departmental Requests− Miscellaneous

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Contradictions, Issues,

Problems,& Concerns

Questions&

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