1.6.a. A description of the budgetary and allocation processes, including all sources of funding supportive of the instruction, research, and service activities. This description should include, as appropriate, discussion about legislative appropriations, formula for funds distribution, tuition generation and retention, gifts, grants and contracts, indirect cost recovery, taxes or levies imposed by the university or other entity within the
university, and other policies that impact the fiscal resources available to the program.
The Dartmouth MPH Program is self-supported through its tuition revenue. It is the policy of this program to pay faculty members for their teaching time for each course taught. Faculty research is supported through grants and contracts. Funding from the revenue supports the administrative staff, recruitment efforts, instructional efforts, facilities, and other line items from the operating budget. Funding is also provided for student and alumni activities. Development efforts generate some scholarship support.
Budget and resource allocation for the MPH program are overseen by the Executive Director of Education and the TDI Finance Director. The daily operating budget and resource allocation is managed by the same two staff members and reported to the Geisel School of Medicine’s Finance Office. The educational programs’ budget is developed by its administration, in conjunction with TDI’s fiscal administration. It is then submitted to the Geisel Fiscal Office where it is evaluated along with the budgets from other Geisel departments. Next, it is submitted to the Dartmouth College Vice President for Fiscal Affairs. Budgets are approved based on the reasonableness of the submission and the importance of the unit’s mission.
1.6.b. A clearly formulated program budget statement, showing sources of all available funds and expenditures by major categories, since the last accreditation visit or for the last five years, which is longer. If the program does not have a separate budget, it must present an estimate of available funds and expenditures by major category and explain the basis of the estimate. This information must be presented in table format as appropriate to the program. See CEPH Data Template 1.6.1
Table 1.6.b(1) summarizes the program’s revenues and expenditures between fiscal year 2010 and 2015 (with 2016 pending). For each of the last five years, we have been able to re-invest net revenues into TDI’s broader operational expenses (and in Years 13-14 and 14-15 is seen as a University Tax).
Table 1.6.b(2) summarizes the total in grant funding awarded to all teaching and non-teaching TDI faculty over the last three years.
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Table 1.6.b(1): Sources of Funds and Expenditures by Major Category, 2009 to 2016 2009-10 2010-11 2011-12 2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16
Source of Funds pending
Tuition & Fees 4,764,914 5,374,533 3,781,673 4,497,411 4,306,708 3,678,985
State Appropriation 0 0 0 0 0 0 University Funds 0 0 300,496 0 0 0 Grants/Contracts* 0 0 0 0 0 0 Indirect Cost Recovery* 0 0 0 0 0 0 Endowment 105,082 85,282 11,130 0 0 0 Gifts 0 0 0 0 0 3,684 Other-application fees 6,680 10,645 11,165 3,837 0 0 Other-student activity fees 5,950 5,700 4,900 0 0 0 Other-course materials fees 37,800 38,133 30,100 0 0 0 Total 4,920,426 5,514,293 4,139,464 4,501,248 4,306,708 3,682,669 Expenditures
Faculty Salaries &
Benefits 999,346 1,892,227 1,146,381 1,427,779 1,303,469 1,020,887 Staff Salaries &
Benefits 628,451 363,779 971,238 898,299 1,005,654 857,396 Operations 202,622 422,345 339,002 215,295 341,420 313,360 Travel 122,700 85,184 104,097 103,681 100,531 34,237** Student Support 1,269,998 1,515,739 1,263,163 1,238,435 993,185 869,289 University Tax 1,609,370 1,202,882 315,583 0 562,449 587,500 Other (scholarships) 0 0 0 0 0 0 Total 4,832,487 5,482,156 4,139,464 3,883,489 4,306,708 3,682,669
Note: The above funds and expenditures are for all degree programs (MPH, MS, and PhD) at TDI. We do not break down the revenues and expenses by degree program. As in previous years, the tuition revenue continues to offset the expenditures with net revenues returned to TDI to cover other operational expenses. Beginning in 2013-14, any revenue is returned to TDI’s general account, thus showing a zero balance for the education programs.
*Grants/Contracts and Indirect Cost Recovery are linked to the overall departmental account and not the education account. Grants/Contracts support faculty’s research FTE while teaching payments, which are
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shown in the Faculty Salary and Benefits line above, support faculty’s teaching FTE. The Education Programs are self-sufficient due to revenue from tuition and other fees. Information about
Grants/Contracts for all teaching and non-teaching faculty is in Table 1.6.b(2).
**For Fiscal Year 2014-15, the travel line item includes only domestic travel. In prior fiscal years, the Travel line item rolled up conference registration fees, catering, meals, and internal lodging (e.g. for visiting guest lecturers) into one amount. Thus, the Travel line item in 2014-15 is significantly lower than in previous years, although a similar amount of travel took place for recruitment, student travel support, and alumni relations.
Table 1.6.b(2): Grant Funding Awarded to Teaching and Non-Teaching Faculty
FY13 FY14 FY15
Grants Awarded for all TDI Faculty (teaching and non- teaching)
$100,010,837 $98,255,429 $99,606,345
1.6.c. If the program is a collaborative one sponsored by two or more universities, the budget statement must make clear the financial contributions of each sponsoring university to the overall budget. This should be accompanied by a description of how tuition and other income is shared, including indirect cost returns for research generated by public health program faculty who may have their primary appointment elsewhere.
N/A
1.6.d. Identification of measureable objectives by which the program assesses the adequacy of its fiscal resources, along with data regarding the program’s performance against those measures for each of the last three years.
Table 1.6.d. Outcome Measures for Fiscal Resources
Outcome Measure Target 2012 2013 2014
Tuition and other fees generate sufficient revenue to support expenses.
Tuition and other fees equal or exceed
expenses.
Receive external funding for competitive proposals that address public health
challenges.
$$ received by all faculty remains steady
in a competitive grant environment.
$100,010,837 $98,255,429 $99,606,345
1.6.e. Assessment of the extent to which this criterion is met and an analysis of the program’s strengths, weaknesses, and plans relating to this criterion.
This criterion has been met.
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There are sufficient fiscal resources for faculty, staff, and students.
Revenue continues to exceed expenses (with net revenue returning to TDI’s general account).
Research funding continues to remain steady in a competitive federal funding environment.
Weaknesses: None noted.
Plans for Improvement:
We will continue to raise funds to offer more scholarships to incoming students to attract the best and brightest students and those from diverse backgrounds.
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1.7 Faculty and Other Resources. The program shall have personnel and other resources