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Roles and Responsibilities for Self-Sustaining Programs

Develop Oversight Process for Self-Sustaining Programs

Chancellors, Deans, Vice Presidents, Vice Provosts, Vice Chancellors and Directors are ultimately responsible for financial performance of all self-sustaining units within their organization and approval of new units to be established. Self sustaining units include those funded by sales of goods and services, or other revenue generating activities.  They should regularly review financial positions and material changes from original budget and related qualitative issues of the units with the Administrator or Financial Director. An annual budget should be reviewed, and subsequent updates of actual to budget should occur.

  • Responsible for financial performance of all self-sustaining units within your organization and approval of new units consistent with UW policies and guidelines
  • Review financial positions and material changes from original budget

Summary of internal controls and roles and responsibilities for self-sustaining programs.

Information about establishing a budget for self-sustaining activities can be found on the Planning & Budgeting Office document “FAQs for Revenue Budgets That Can Receive Operating Revenue"