Future Focused Resource Optimization Task Force Members
The Future Focused Resource Optimization Task Force is comprised of an Oversight Committee and two working groups with distinct charges and areas of focus. ECU is fortunate to have talented and committed personnel within our university community to provide this important service.
Oversight Committee
Operational Fiscal Health Working Group
This working group is charged with recommending prioritized strategies for optimal utilization of resources (e.g. space, fiscal processes, staff, etc.) in support of the multiple aspects of ECU’s mission.
Members
- Stacey Altman
- Chris Buddo
- Stephanie Coleman
- Allen Guidry
- Michael Hale
- Crystal Hildenbrand
- Zach Loch
- Brian Mattern
- Mark McCarthy
- Rick Niswander [Working Group Chair]
- Chris Rowland
- Beth Thompson
- Becky Welch
Academic Fiscal Health Working Group
This working group is charged with recommending prioritized mechanisms to optimize resources related to the academic enterprise in a way that allows ECU to maximize future enrollment, teaching, and research outcomes.
Members
- Stacey Altman [Working Group Chair]
- O. Elijah Asagbra
- Chris Buddo
- Stephanie Coleman
- Kura Duba
- Tisha Emerson
- Andre Green
- Erik Kneubuehl
- Rick Niswander
- Anne Ticknor
- Ying Zhou
Fiscal Health Update (11/19/25)
Message from VC Coleman to campus on Fiscal Health work.
Fiscal Health Update (3/3/25)
The charge, workgroup and timeline are available for each of the Fiscal Health Priorities identified in the Feb. 10 update, and the Fiscal Health Oversight Committee approved the recommendations for ECU’s future IT operating model.
Fiscal Health Priorities Identified (2/10/25)
The Oversight Committee has identified the priorities from the Fiscal Health Working Group report that we will launch in Spring 2025 or are already underway.
Campus Forum on Fiscal Health (12/2/24)
Monday, December 2, 2024
3:30PM
Science and Technology Building—C207
A Campus Forum was held on December 2 to present the Report from the Fiscal Health Working Groups. The survey requesting your feedback following the forum is available from December 6, 2024 to January 20, 2025.
Report from the Fiscal Health Working Groups
The work of the two Fiscal Health Working Groups has been completed, and the written report submitted to the Oversight Committee. The report is accessible with ECU credentials.
Campus Forum on Fiscal Health (9/9/24)
Established by Chancellor Rogers in September 2024, East Carolina University’s Future Focused Resource Optimization Task Force is working to develop recommendations that will strengthen ECU’s capacity to optimize its fiscal health amidst enrollment shifts, state budget pressures, and other challenges.