Primarily, overspending had been for nontenure track faculty for teaching. All Schools currently have a base budget with additional funds varying dependent on enrollment and indirect costs. She also stressed that the medical school is a key to the success of the university. Dr. Capaldi serves not only as Provost, but also as VP for academic affairs. The VP for Health Affairs, Dr. Bernardino, reports to both the Provost and the President.
All deans report to the Provost.
The university does not receive credit if the grants are run through Roswell. A VP for Research, Dr. Jaylan Turkkam, will be starting October 1. She will work on simplifying the grant processing. They will also be looking at how to return more indirect costs to the centers rather than the Dean. The question was raised regarding the significant faculty losses at the medical school.