THE CHARLES E. SCHMIDT COLLEGE OF SCIENCE

GOAL 1: ACCESS TO AND PRODUCTION OF DEGREES

Objective 4. The Charles E. Schmidt College of Science will provide adequate infrastructure support for its programs

Note: This objective also serves Goal 3.

• Campus(es):
  
  • Boca Raton
  • Davie
  • Jupiter
  • Port St. Lucie
  
  
  
  
• Outcome: By AY 09-10, the college will increase its expenditure on infrastructure to support college academic programs from the current 17.5% to 25% of its E&G budget (excluding new faculty start-up costs). Projected ratios of the infrastructure budget to the total budget will increase by 1.5% per year, reaching 20.5% by AY 07-08. Startup funds for replacement faculty and equipment replacement funds will also be provided.
  
  
  

  Infrastructure support	05-06	06-07	07-08
  Projected portion of college budget	19.0%	20.5%	22.0%
  Startup and equipment replacement	$1,450,000	$1,450,000	$1,450,000

  
  

• Strategy: An accepted guide among research universities is that such costs account for about 25% of total costs (ie $1 for infrastructure for each $3 in salaries and benefits). The infrastructure support of the Charles E. Schmidt College of Science has deteriorated severely over recent years and now accounts for only 17.5% of the budget. This infrastructure support is critical for our teaching mission, which relies on well-equipped instructional laboratories and depends heavily on computing and information technology; it also is essential for doctoral programs and research. If our programs are to succeed, we must provide them with infrastructure consistent with that provided to similar colleges at research extensive universities, including computer/technical support staff, grant management support staff, upgraded research equipment and maintenance, research facilities upgrade and management, and travel. The fraction of funding for these items will be increased by 1.5% annually to reach 22% by AY 07-08 and 25% by AY 09-10. When faculty retire, they are usually replaced by someone whose research program requires updated equipment and facilities. The same is often true when faculty resign for other reasons. The college typically replaces about 8 such departures annually, and in each case new equipment and laboratory renovation is likely to be needed. Experience has shown that an average cost in such cases is about $150,000 per new faculty member. Likewise, the college perpetually must deal with the need to replace equipment in teaching laboratories and computing capabilities; we estimate that at least $250,000 per year is needed. Adding these funds to the college base budget in AY 05-06 will make it possible to deal with these needs on a continuing basis.
  
  
• Target Date: AY 09-10


• Accountable Individual: Dean
  
  
• Resources Required: An increase of 1.5% annually in the percentage of the college E&G budget devoted to infrastructure through AY 09-10, to provide for 6 additional computer/IT staff, 4 additional lab staff, 4 additional grant management staff, 2 additional facilities support staff, new and upgraded equipment and maintenance, research expenses including, laboratory remodeling for new faculty hires, travel and supplies, funding for startup for replacement faculty.



Build infrastructure support	05-06	06-07	07-08
Projected college budget	$23,687,256	$25,574,420	$27,857,891
Projected Infrastructure $	$4,271,631	$4,901,341	$5,647,769
Infrastructure %	18.03%	19.17%	20.27%
Target Infrastructure %	19.00%	20.50%	22.00%
Additional infrastructure $ needed	$282,651	$429,453	$616,625
Startup and equipment $ needed (continuing funds)	$1,450,000
Total $ needed	$1,732,651	$429,453	$616,625

• Budget Summary:

	AY 05-06	AY 06-07	AY 07-08
Funding/Source
New E&G (1 Time)
New E&G (Continuing)	$1,732,651	$429,453	$616,625
Existing E&G Reallocation
New Foundation (1 Time)
New Foundation (Continuing)
Contract/Grant
Contract/Grant (Returned Overhead - College/Department Account)
Contract/Grant (Returned Overhead - VP Research Discretionary)
Auxiliary – New, One-Time
Auxiliary – New, Continuing
Other - New, One-Time (Identify in description)
Other - New, Continuing (Identify in description)
Other - Existing Funds/Reallocation (Identify in description)