9.6.5 Office of Planning, Budget, and Analysis

The mission of the Office of Planning, Budget, and Analysis is to support the activities of the University by providing information and analyses which are accurate, concise, consistent, and timely. The information must be relevant to sound management and effective strategic and tactical planning issues. Some components of the Planning, Budget, and Analysis mission include, but are not limited to:

• Serve as internal consultants to administrative officers and university committees regarding operational studies and data.
• Conduct annual faculty utilization and instructional cost studies including coordinating faculty personnel processes.
• Complete and/or coordinate the required data submissions to the Federal and State governments.
• Coordinate the University's strategic planning and budget processes.
• Conduct longitudinal studies to support university assessment activities.
• Serve as the University contact for all survey information requested by external organizations.
• Represent the University on various state-wide committees and task forces.
• Serve as MTU's official repository for statistical information about the University.

The functions performed by the Office of Planning, Budget, and Analysis necessitate a close cooperation with other campus constituencies. The data used in our analyses are generated by other offices or processes; therefore our efforts are concentrated on assuring that the data are consistent and compatible.