The Faculty Senate will evaluate the template for funding university programs in Fiscal Year 2014 during its meeting Tuesday. 

The template was drafted by the Program Analysis Steering Committee to analyze the costs and effectiveness of programs on campus.

On Oct. 5, 2012, President Bill Perry charged the group to “develop an analysis that will assist the university in making budget decisions in Fiscal Year 2014 and beyond.”

According to the initial charge, declining general appropriations and pension reform are threats to Eastern’s revenue to fund its programs.

“Although we will continue to strive to generate new revenue for our programs, I believe we must prepare for funding reductions by conducting an analysis of all university programs,” Perry stated in the charge.

The template outlines a way to analyze programs based on criteria such as internal and external demand, costs, productivity and impact on the university mission.

The costs section asks for a list of personnel and operating expenditures for the last three years.

Another section asks for the top two or three most promising opportunities in the program and an estimate of additional investments required.

Bill Weber, the vice president for business affairs and chair of the committee, will be reviewing the template with Faculty Senate members and asking for feedback.

The template will also be presented to the civil service council, staff senate, council of chairs, council of deans, council on graduate studies, council on academic affairs, council on university planning and budget, and the council on teacher education.

Andrew Methven, Faculty Senate chair and member of the steering committee, said the committee would have discussions and open forums before a final draft is brought to the president’s council and the president in May.

“This would allow us to look, if the state continues to cut funding, how to prioritize where the funding goes and be able to explain why in the process,” he said.

The Faculty Senate will also be certifying the results of the elections to fill more than 50 vacant university council and board positions, Methven said.

The Faculty Senate will meet at 2 p.m. Tuesday in Room 4440 of Booth Library.