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2025–26 decisions & reports

SSFAAC allocation decision

Additional base and one-time funding allocations

Committee recommendations for fiscal year 2025–26.

Date
December 2, 2025
To
Jeffrey D. Armstrong, President
From
Marc Cabeliza and David Valadez, co-chairs, Student Success Fee Allocation Advisory Committee
Copies
Student Success Fee Allocation Advisory Committee; Regan Linderman, Executive Director, University Budget & Fiscal Planning

Approved recommendations

The committee met in November to discuss base and one-time Student Success Fee funds. It was provided $1.748 million in available base funds and $3.849 million in one-time funds and unanimously approved the following recommendations.

SSFAAC additional funding recommendations
Area and requestBase allocationOne-time allocation
Academic Affairs – Faculty funding to increase critical course availability$2,500,000
Academic Affairs – Faculty compensation adjustments for existing SSF-funded faculty$86,000
Academic Affairs – Increase Graduate Education funding for student compensation$100,000
Academic Affairs – Non-university classroom renovations$800,000
Student Affairs/Strategic Enrollment Management – Student Professional Development Grant Program$50,000
Student Affairs/Strategic Enrollment Management – Three Disability Resource Center positions$357,225
Student Affairs/Strategic Enrollment Management – Fully fund SSF positions needing external funding$114,475
Student Affairs/Strategic Enrollment Management – Student Success Staffing Support, Assessment and Research$69,915
Student Affairs/Strategic Enrollment Management – Student Access recruiter travel$75,000
Student Affairs/Strategic Enrollment Management – Student Success CARE Team support$410,479
Administration and Finance – University classroom facilities and AV cycle refresh support$380,500
Total$1,593,594$3,350,000

Detailed funding request worksheet

Salary, benefit, operating-expense, and recommendation amounts from the signed attachment.

Fiscal year 2025-26 SSFAAC funding requests
RequestSalaryBenefitsOperating expenseTotalOne-timeOngoing
Academic Affairs – Increase critical course availability $2,500,000 $2,500,000 $2,500,000
Academic Affairs – Compensation adjustments for existing SSF faculty $50,000 $36,000 $86,000 $86,000
Academic Affairs – Graduate Education student compensation $100,000 $100,000 $100,000
Student Affairs – Student Professional Development Grant Program $50,000 $50,000 $50,000
Student Affairs – Three DRC positions $206,328 $143,397 $7,500 $357,225 $357,225
Student Affairs – Fully fund SSF positions needing external funding $70,642 $43,833 $114,475 $114,475
Student Affairs – Assessment and Research staffing support $43,144 $26,771 $69,915 $69,915
Strategic Enrollment Management – Recruiter travel $75,000 $75,000 $75,000
Dean of Students – CARE Team support $360,839 $49,640 $410,479 $410,479
Academic Affairs – Non-university classroom renovations $800,000 $800,000 $800,000
Administration and Finance – Classroom facilities and AV cycle refresh $380,500 $380,500 $380,500
Total recommendation $3,230,953 $263,641 $1,449,000 $4,943,594 $3,350,000 $1,593,594

Available and residual: One-time funding available was $3,849,354 with $499,354 remaining. Ongoing funding available was $1,747,842 with $154,248 remaining.

Budget summary

The attached fiscal year 2025-26 budget showed total Student Success Fee revenue and allocations of $23,883,000, plus $3,350,000 in one-time allocations.

  • Academic Affairs: adjusted base budget of $16,211,895 and $3,300,000 in one-time allocations. Additional base allocations included $36,000 for access to additional classes and $100,000 for Graduate Education. One-time allocations included $2,500,000 for access to additional classes and $800,000 for non-university classroom renovations.
  • Strategic Enrollment Management: adjusted base budget of $521,956, including $75,000 for recruitment, outreach, and scholarship award staff.
  • Student Affairs: adjusted base budget of $5,548,110 and $50,000 in one-time allocations. Additional base allocations included $410,479 for student retention, safety and support; $81,485 for Career Services; $357,225 for Student Access/Disability Resources; and $69,915 for Assessment and Research.
  • Administration and Finance: adjusted base budget of $630,500, including $160,000 for ITS technology and $220,500 for classroom refresh.
  • Diversity and Inclusion: adjusted base budget of $332,268.
  • Centrally Managed: adjusted base budget of $638,271, including pending allocation of $484,023 and Student Success Fee administration of $154,248.

June 30, 2025 equity less outstanding encumbrances was $5,043,504. The 5% operating-budget contingency was $1,194,150. One-time funding available to allocate was $3,849,354, leaving $499,354.

President Armstrong approved the memorandum on December 2, 2025.

About this decision: This page reproduces the recommendation memorandum and provides accessible HTML for the attached funding-request and budget information. The PDF retains the original layout and signature record.