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RCM at Rutgers:
Five-Year Review

 

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Charge

The RCM Review Committee will complete a five-year review of the responsibility centered management budget model. This review, led by the academic leaders of the university, will address the following aspects of RCM:

  • Assess how effectively the current RCM model is being used to support institutional priorities, such as academic excellence; public mission; diversity, equity and inclusion; and strategic clarity
  • Review RCM formulas and allocation methodologies to assess how the university’s campus and school-level needs are balanced against strategic and discretionary funding
  • Recommend improvements in the mechanics of RCM that would help achieve desired institutional outcomes
  • Devise strategies to make the mechanics of the model transparent to stakeholders and facilitate communication and honest dialogue between units across the university

Final Committee Report

The RCM Review Committee submitted its final report to President Jonathan Holloway on June 11, 2021. 

Read the full report

Review Process

An RCM review committee comprised of academic leaders, with the support of financial leaders from a range of areas, are reviewing certain aspects of the model according to the charge above. The committee will review how RCM supports institutional priorities and the effectiveness of its mechanics across the domains of research, undergraduate education, graduate education, and health care.

Institutional Domains: The pillars that support our institutional priorities

  • Research enterprise
  • Undergraduate education
  • Graduate education
  • Health care

Institutional Priorities: The mission and values that we are we are trying to achieve.

  • Beloved community: Fostering a community in which we collaborate; value diversity, equity, and inclusion; and encourage public engagement with the broader community
  • Academic excellence: Achieving excellence through our teaching and research
  • Strategic clarity: Developing a coherent and collaborative definition of Rutgers

Mechanics: RCM components that apply to each institutional domain and are the budget levers to support institutional priorities.

  • Budget process and support
  • Documented service expectations for each cost center
  • Consistent use of Cost Pool Advisory Committees
  • Cost pool construction (number of pools, simplicity of model) 
  • Space and other allocation metrics
  • Resourcing strategic initiatives

Deliverables and Outcomes

  • Produce a concise, actionable report by the end of June 2021 that makes concrete recommendations in the areas above. Some recommendations may be implemented for the FY23 budget cycle, while others may need further review or/and take longer to implement.
  • Increase the understanding of RCM and instill a great sense of ownership over the budget and planning process among Rutgers leadership through an open and transparent process.   
  • Develop a model for future RCM reviews at Rutgers and institutionalize a process for continuous assessment.
  • Track issues for future consideration.

Structure

  • Providing overarching guidance to the charge, structure, and scope of review, and ensuring that the review committee is representative of the broader Rutgers community

    • Brian Ballentine, Chair
      Senior Vice President, Office of University Strategy
    • Nancy Cantor
      Chancellor, Rutgers University–Newark
    • Margaret Marsh
      Interim Chancellor, Rutgers University–Camden
    • Christopher J. Molloy
      Chancellor, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
    • Brian L. Strom
      Chancellor, Rutgers Biological and Health Sciences; Executive Vice President, Health Affairs
    • Antonio Calcado
      Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Institutional Planning and Operations
    • J. Michael Gower
      Executive Vice President for Finance and Administration, Chief Financial Officer, and University Treasurer
    • Prabhas V. Moghe
      Executive Vice President, Office of Academic Affairs
    • Romayne Botti, ex-officio
      Vice Chancellor for Finance, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
    • Ashwani Monga, ex-officio
      Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Rutgers University–Newark

  • Comprised of academic leaders, including deans, directors and faculty members, and financial leaders from across the university

    • Romayne Botti, Co-Chair
      Vice Chancellor for Finance, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
    • Ashwani Monga, Co-Chair
      Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Rutgers University–Newark; Professor of Marketing

    Academic Leaders

    • Monica Adya
      Dean, School of Business–Camden, Rutgers University–Camden; Professor of Management
    • Wanda Blanchett
      Dean, Graduate School of Education, Rutgers University–New Brunswick; Distinguished Professor
    • Jolie Cizewski
      Distinguished Professor of Physics, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
    • XinQi Dong
      Henry Rutgers Distinguished Professor of Population Health Sciences; Director, Institute for Health, Health Care Policy and Aging Research, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
    • Taja-Nia Henderson
      Dean, Graduate School–Newark, Rutgers University–Newark; Professor of Law
    • Paul A. Jargowsky
      Professor of Public Policy; Director, Center for Urban Research and Education, Rutgers University–Camden; Professor of Public Policy
    • Robert Johnson
      Dean, New Jersey Medical School, Interim Dean, Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences; Professor of Pediatrics
    • Laura Lawson
      Interim Executive Dean, School of Environmental and Biological Sciences, Interim Executive Director, New Jersey Agricultural Experiment Station, Rutgers University–New Brunswick; Professor of Landscape Architecture
    • Gwendolyn M. Mahon
      Dean, School of Health Professions, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences; Professor, Clinical Laboratory and Medical Imaging Sciences
    • Peter March
      Executive Dean, School of Arts and Sciences, Rutgers University–New Brunswick; Distinguished Professor of Mathematics
    • Jacqueline Mattis
      Dean, School of Arts and Sciences–Newark, Rutgers University–Newark; Professor of Psychology
    • Michael Palis
      Provost and Executive Vice Chancellor, Rutgers University–Camden; Professor of Computer Science
    • Denis Paré
      Distinguished Professor of Neuroscience; Director, Center for Molecular and Behavioral Neuroscience, Rutgers University–Newark
    • Dipak Sarkar
      Board of Governors Professor and Distinguished Professor, Department of Animal Sciences, Rutgers University–New Brunswick
    • Menahem Spiegel
      Professor of Finance and Economics, Rutgers Business School–Newark and New Brunswick, Rutgers University–Newark; Member, Rutgers University Senate
    • Ann M. Stock
      Distinguished Professor of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology; Associate Director, Center for Advanced Biotechnology and Medicine, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences

    Financial Leaders

    • Kathleen Bramwell
      Senior Vice Chancellor for Finance and Administration, Rutgers Biomedical and Health Sciences
    • Adam Day
      Associate Vice President and Associate Treasurer, University Treasury, University Finance and Administration
    • Ernesto D. DiSandro
      Associate Vice President and University Controller, University Finance and Administration
    • Jeetendra Eswaraka
      Associate Vice President, Animal Care, Office for Research 
    • Larry R. Gaines Jr.
      Senior Vice Chancellor for Administration and Finance, Rutgers University–Camden
    • David Moore
      Chief Budget Officer and Assistant Vice President, Financial Planning and Budgeting, University Budget Office, University Finance and Administration
    • Michele Norin
      Senior Vice President and Chief Information Officer, Office of Information Technology
    • Amber Randolph
      Senior Vice Chancellor for Administration and Economic Development and Chief Financial Officer, Rutgers University–Newark
    • Henry Velez
      Vice President, Institutional Planning and Operations

  • Support on project management, timeline, survey and data development, and logistics

    • Kristen Baker, Senior Project Coordinator, President’s Office
    • Andrew Gootman, Project Manager, University Finance and Administration
    • Erin M. Johnson, Interim Director for Strategic Initiatives, Office of University Strategy

Have a Question?

Submit a comment or question to the RCM Review Committee.