Instructor
Susie Vitaris is a budget analyst for the Division of Business and Finance.

Budget Development for "A" Funds
(Educational and General Unrestricted Operating Funds)

This introductory session provides participants with the tools needed to successfully develop an "A" fund budget. Topics will include the definition and purpose of a budget, an overview of the State's and USC-Columbia's internal budget development processes, overview of the resources and uses components of the "A" fund budget, and examples of recommended best practices for developing line-item budgets for these components. The session will also include general information on how to use the University's financial reporting system (Data Warehouse) to develop and monitor budgets.

Who Should Attend
This session is for business associates and the budgeting liaisons within a department or college with "A" fund responsibilities.

Date and Time
October 7, 2008, 8:45–11 a.m.
February 25, 2009, 8:45–11 a.m.

Participants should arrive to sign-in at 8:45 a.m. Instruction will begin at 9 a.m.

Cost
There is no charge for this workshop.

Location and Parking
1600 Hampton Street, Suite 101.

Campus parking is available with any faculty/staff decal in the lower lot behind the 1600 Hampton Street Annex. The entrance to the parking lot is between the 1600 Hampton Street tower and the WACH-57 building on Pickens Street.

Registration Instructions
Reservations are limited and made on a first-come basis.
Register online, or fax the PDF registration form to 803-777-8210 or mail it to Professional Development, 1600 Hampton Street, Suite 101.

For more information contact Professional Development at 803-777-6578. Supervisory approval must be obtained before participating in training.