University Planning and Budget Committee

The University Planning and Budget Committee (UPBC) consists of senior administrators appointed by the President, the five faculty from the Faculty Senate’s Planning and Budget Committee (PBC), as well as one administrator chosen by the PAS. The UPBC may invite to its sessions a non-voting staff member chosen by the Union and non-voting students appointed for this purpose by the University-Wide Student Leadership Council. This committee advises its co-chairs, the Provost and Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs and the Chief Financial Officer and Senior Vice President for Budget and Finance, on university-wide plans and budgets and recommends a proposed university budget to the president on an annual basis.

Roster

Academic Year 2024-2025

Chairs

  • Frank Barra (Sr VP and CFO)
  • Ben Rifkin (Provost and Sr VP for Academic Affairs)

Faculty

  • Mark Farag (Faculty Member, Olsen College, Metro)
  • Sorin Tuluca (Faculty Member, Silberman College, Metro)
  • Elif Ödzener (Faculty Member, College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences, Florham Park)
  • Marek Slaby (Faculty Member, Olsen College, Florham)
  • Mary Farrell (Faculty Member, Becton College / Education, Metro)

Admin

  • Craig Mourton (Asst VP for Student Affairs)
  • Ken Schneider (Senior VP for Enrollment Management)

PAS

  • Lane Goldstein (University Director for IT Business Solutions and PAS President)