UC STUDENT SERVICES FEE ANNUAL REPORT

Footnotes: 1a-b) Veteran's Resource Program and Foster Youth Support Srvcs were not included in FY23's reporting due to mid-year Golden Tree change. Last year they were reported under AVC:Dean of Students. Departments are reported separately to account for the full fiscal year. UCOP Assessment for FY23/24 not included due to Oracle transition/delays. Will be included in FY24/25.

_{Footnotes: 1) STIP - Starting July 1, 2023, the Provost will retain STIP earnings. This campus decision was twofold: (1) Aligns with the Budget Model refinement providing resources centrally since all other resources flow out to campus units; and (2) Impact23 project principle was to use out of the box functionality and limit customizations, and thus, the STIP distribution to campus units was a customization in Peoplesoft in where Oracle can't replicate out of the box. 2) Enrollment projection numbers on HC enrollment planning model includes UGs, Grad Academics, Grad Professionals and respective cohorts as projected by Institutional Research.}

UC Campus Student Services Fee Report Narrative: 2023-24

Pursuant to Section IV of the University’s Student Services Fee Guidelines, campuses are asked to develop and post online annual Student Services Fee reports. The purpose of this document is to give campuses an opportunity to lend context to these annual reports. Please submit responses to the questions below, in addition to your annual report, to UCOP by December 6, 2024.

Report Preparer: Luis Alvarez

1) Describe how 2023-24 Student Services Fee (SSF) revenue was used on the campus. To what extent did SSF revenue uses diverge from original plans? If SSF revenue diverged from the original plan, please explain. How is the SSF revenue used to promote equity, diversity and inclusion?

The Student Services Fee Advisory Committee is under the purview of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs (VCSA). As such, the Vice Chancellor oversees and engages with this student led committee in strategizing, prioritizing, and vetting requests for funding each fiscal year. This included requests from departments approved to request new funding for innovating programming and resources that inform, empower, and engage the students we serve from different communities and diverse life experiences by way of enhancing programs in alignment with Regents Policy 3101.

Additionally, UCR’s Central Budget Office staff attended a committee meeting to present a campus-wide financial report and data for the committee’s understanding of UCR’s financial standing for planning purposes.

Many of the SSF units which receive revenue continued their efforts in reviewing equity, diversity and inclusion opportunities for new and/or reimagined signature events, instilling campus traditions, and become sources of campus pride. Some engagements of note are: awareness and understanding the role of history in shaping society, recognizing personal beliefs and values, engaging in challenging discussions with an open mind, and seeking understanding, and respecting different perspectives while assessing outcomes. This effort allowed for informed decision-making which also included improving the hiring practices of student employees from different communities and diverse life experiences.

This year, we continued the normal process for proposal calls which is prepared at the end of fall quarter and requests are vetted via the committee during the winter/spring quarters. Departments are invited to present proposals to the full committee. In addition, subcommittees are formed and assigned to a functional area/department and conducts in-depth reviews and scrutiny to each proposal. The committee conducts voting to support budget augmentations within the available funding for this particular year.

All funded departments had submitted requests to the committee for review and consideration as per normal processes as the committee acknowledged and approved.

After thorough evaluations, the committee submits its recommendations to the VCSA for final approval. Departments are notified of the approved budget augmentations and/or denials per the committee’s recommendations once reviewed and approved by the VCSA. For archiving purposes, final approved allocations are provided to the Chancellor.

2) Describe your campus’s consultation process with your local Student Fee Advisory Committee. Did the consultation process change in Spring 2024? If yes, to what extent?

VCSA leadership and Student Fee Advisory involvement remained the same.

The Student Services Fee Advisory Committee is under the purview of the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs (VCSA). As such, the Vice Chancellor and its Administration Unit oversees and engages with this student led committee in strategizing, prioritizing, and vetting requests for funding each fiscal year per Regents Policy 3101. This included requests from departments approved to request new funding. Additionally, UCR’s Central Budget Office staff attended at least one meeting to present a campus-wide financial report including partnering with the Institutional Research team for enrollment data and projections for the committee’s understanding of UCR’s financial standing for planning purposes.

The committee is comprised of 13 voting members which include undergraduate and graduate students, faculty, and staff. There are also two staff members assigned to support the committee and serve as liaisons to the Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs attending all Student Services Fees meetings except for the sub-committee meetings.