The Interim Associate Provost, Integrated Planning and Budgeting office works closely with the Provost and Vice-President Academic as well as administration, deans, faculty and staff to drive academic excellence across the university.
The office is responsible to:
- Fulfill the mandates of the Office of the Vice-President, Academic and Provost as well as engender a spirt of trust and cooperation based on commonality of goals between the Provost's Office and the Faculties, Academic Support Units (ASU) and the Affiliated and Federated Institutions of Waterloo (AFIW).
- Develop an understanding of each Faculty's academic aspirations and financial circumstances for a realistic assessment of the viability of various initiatives.
- Ensure there is open flow of information in creating a cooperative working relationship with all faculties, ASU's and AFIW.
- Support and encourage cooperation in areas of inter-faculty teaching and interdisciplinary programs.
- Assist in coordinating proposals for use of space including those that involve new construction, renovations or changes in occupancy of space.
- Ensure that multi-year planning and budgeting in the Waterloo Budget Model are enabled and faculties and ASU's are supported by realistic budget plans, with a clear understanding that financial objectives are not an end in themselves.