Resource Planning & Advisory Committee
The Resource Planning & Advisory Committee meets on the fourth Friday of every month, from 9-10:30 AM.
Membership
The Resource Planning and Advisory Committee shall be composed of one faculty member from each college, including the library, elected to a three-year term by faculty within their colleges; one Dean representative appointed to a three-year term and on a rotating basis by the Deans’ Council; one representative from each administrative division appointed by the senior VP of each division; one representative from Athletics selected annually by the President of the University; the Provost, ex-officio and nonvoting; the Senior Vice President of Administration and Finance, ex-officio and nonvoting; the Chair of the Academic Senate, ex-officio and voting; the President of the TUAAUP/Faculty Association, ex-officio and voting; one undergraduate student appointed annually by the SGA; one graduate student appointed annually by the Graduate Student Association; the chair of the Faculty Salary Review Committee, ex officio and voting; the TUSC treasurer, ex officio and voting. The Chair of RPAC shall be elected from the faculty members elected to the committee.
Voting Members
| Name | unit | term |
|---|---|---|
| Jennifer Ballengee | CLA | 2025 |
| Phillip Collister-Murray | COFAC | 2027 |
| Elizabeth DeCoster | Library | 2027 |
| Lijing Du | CBE | 2025 |
| Amanda Jozkowski | CHP | 2026 |
| Jeffrey Kenton | COE | 2027 |
| Joel Moore | FCSM | 2025 |
| Lisa Plowfield | Dean Representative, CHE | 2025 |
| Natalie Dabrowski | Marketing & Communication | |
| Christina Morgan | Strategic Partnerships & Applied Research | |
| Donna Auvil | Administration and Finance | |
| Matt Chambers | Office of the Provost | |
| Bonnie Lingelbach | Student Affairs | |
| Patrick Thomas | Athletics | |
| Joshua Hayes | Inclusion & Institutional Equity | |
| Jasmin Alston | University Advancement | |
| SGA | 2025 | |
| Brianna Saffran | GSA | 2025 |
Ex-Officio Voting
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Bart Debicki | Academic Senate Chair |
| TBD | Faculty Compensation Review Committee |
| Heather Sorensen | TU Staff Senate |
| Elin Lobel | TU-AAUP/Faculty Association |
| Vacant | University Budget Office |
Ex-Officio Non-Voting
| Name | Role |
|---|---|
| Senior Vice President for Finance and Chief Fiscal Officer Ben Lowenthal | Administration & Finance |
| Provost and Executive Vice President for Academic Affairs Melanie Perreault | Office of the Provost |
Responsibilities
The Resource Planning and Advisory Committee will serve as the Academic Senate’s representative voice into Towson University’s annual resource planning process. The committee will support the university in a consultative manner by reviewing, advising, and recommending on the following:
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Annual funding priorities plan;
- Annual tuition and fee plan;
- Amendments or modification to the ten year capital plan;
- Changes to the fiscal policies of the university;
- Funding priorities in the event of a financial crisis.