Assistant Provost for Budgeting Pat Catterfeld The Assistant Provost for Budgeting (APB) is the liaison between the Office of Academic Affairs and the Office of Financial Affairs.  The APB assists the Provost, the department chairs and program directors, and the faculty and Academic Affairs staff with the development and maintenance of annual operating budgets.  The APB also monitors FTE allocations and faculty salaries, and coordinates equipment budgets and assists with equipment purchases.   Faculty and staff can find resource persons in Financial Affairs by clicking on the following link and scrolling to the department or activity of interest: http://www.unca.edu/controller/Personnel.html\.