Tuition hike likely amidst budget cuts - Josh Martin, Independent Collegian

In addition to elimination, programs may be simply reduced or restructured. Aside from looking at programs, administrators will be approaching the various unions which received contractually negotiated salary raises and ask them to consider forfeiting them, Senior Vice President for Finance and Administration Scott Scarborough said. According to estimates from last semester, this would free up approximately $6 million annually. Administrators may also consider stopping the previously approved salary raises for those non-union personnel making under $40,000. Personnel making more than that didn’t receive a raise. If the budget shortfall is not satisfied after exploring these contingencies, administrators will judge whether to reduce the number of full-time equivalent employees or raise undergraduate tuition. “All university positions are on the table [for termination] at this point,” Scarborough said.