INSTITUTIONAL SUPPORT
Institutional
Support. This category
includes expenditures for all activities that are carried out to provide for
both the day-to-day functioning and the long-range viability of Clemson as an
operating organization. The overall
objective of the Institutional Support category is to provide for Clemson's
organizational effectiveness and continuity.
It does this by (1) providing for planning and executive direction, (2)
providing for administrative and logistical services, (3) enhancing
relationships with the institution's constituencies, and (4) providing services
and conveniences for the employees of Clemson.
601.
Executive
Management
This category includes expenditures for those executive-level
activities concerned with the overall management of and long-range planning for
Clemson. Included within this category
are the activities of the various administrators involved in policy formulation
and executive direction, including those of the governing board, the chief
executive officer, and the senior executive officers.
Legal activities conducted on behalf of Clemson also are included
here. Administrative activities that do
not have an institution-wide focus should be excluded from this category.
602.
Fiscal
Operations
This category includes expenditures for those activities related
to the day-to-day financial management and fiscal operations of Clemson. Activities related to long-range financial
planning and policy formulations should be included in the above Executive
Management category.
603.
General
Administration and Logistical Services
This category includes expenditures for those activities related
to the general administrative operations and services of Clemson (with the
exception of those activities related to financial operations, to
administrative data processing, and to student records). Included in this category are activities
related to (1) the administration of personnel programs, (2) facilities and
space management, (3) the purchase and maintenance of supplies and materials,
and (4) campus-wide communication and transportation services. Activities relating to financial operations
should be classified within the Fiscal Operations category; those involving
student records should be classified within category 506, Student Records; and
those related to administrative computing services should be classified in the
category Administrative Computing Support.
604.
Public Relations
/ Development
This category includes expenditures for those institutional
activities established to maintain relations with the local community,
Clemson's alumni, governmental entities and the public in general. Activities that involve the use of alumni in
recruiting students should be classified in category 505, Recruitment and
Admissions. Also excluded from this
category are activities carried out as a public service (see definition of the
Public Service program) rather than as a public-relations activity.
605.
Fundraising
This category includes expenditures for those institutional
activities established to support institution-wide fund raising and development
efforts.
606.
Administrative
Computing Support
This category includes expenditures for those computer and data
processing services that have been established to provide support for
institution-wide administrative functions.
Academic-related data-processing services and computing support should
be included in category 404, Academic Computing.