November 4, 2008
For Immediate Release
For an Interview:
Linda Makin
(801) 863-8457
The Utah Valley University’s Budget Office and Institutional Development & Planning organizations have been merged to form the new Office of Planning & Budget. UVU Interim President Elizabeth Hitch made this strategic decision and has appointed Linda Makin, UVU’s current Executive Director of Budget, to now serve as the Executive Director of Planning & Budget.
"This reorganization strengthens collaborations that currently exist at UVU and provides increased opportunities for synergy among institutional planning, budgeting, research and assessment activities," Makin said. "I look forward to this new opportunity to assist the university in establishing and achieving its goals."
The new Office of Planning & Budget will include departments of Budget, Planning, Institutional Effectiveness, Institutional Research & Information, Policy and Institutional Compliance. Makin will continue to manage the University’s Planning, Budgeting & Accountability (PBA) process and will support the Strategic Directions Advisory Committee in her new role.
"Linda Makin brings a wealth of experience to the planning and budgeting processes at UVU," President Hitch said. "In fact, she is one of the architects of our transparent planning, budgeting and accountability process. To have Linda working to tie together our research, policy, compliance, budgeting and accountability efforts will be a great benefit to UVU."
Makin holds a Master’s of Public Administration degree from Brigham Young University and has more than 28 years of higher education experience, all of which have been served at UVU.
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