increase in departmental scholarships, which were previously offset by tuition increases.
Finally, State Share of Instruction (SSI) income has increased $14.9 million ($14.9M),
which is a 9.8% increase over FY 2008.
State Share of Instruction Uptown Campus
152,367,
145,115,
167,299,
144,219,
144,188,
140,384,295 140,076,
130,000,
140,000,
150,000,
160,000,
170,000,
FY03 FY04 FY05 FY06 FY07 FY
Projected
FY
Projected
Also built into the FY 2009 budget are numerous new and expanded academic,
entrepreneurial, revenue-neutral programs that have the potential for producing $3.5M in
additional revenues that will offset related expenditures. These programs range from
Uptown on-campus offerings to distance learning.
On the expense side of the FY 2009 budget, $9.9M is included for salary and benefits
increases for represented and unrepresented employees including a $7.2M AAUP
increase for both FY 2008 and FY 2009 since the AAUP contract was not settled until
after the FY 2008 budget was approved. Unrepresented inflation is included at a 2%
factor. Other expenditure increases in the FY 2009 Budget Plan include $1.1M for
academic priorities that the Provost will distribute based on a recommended prioritization
plan, and $1.4M in UC|21 funding that will support some ongoing UC|21 programs as
well as some newly recommended ones. The plan also includes $3M to fund the
Research Initiative for the FY 2009, the first year of a 3-year plan to permanently fund a
total of $11M necessary to bring the Research budget into balance. Another category
included in the proposed FY 2009 budget is $1.6M for Academic Teaching Lab
Renovations and Academic Building Debt Service. Other important new funding
includes $258K for Performance Based Budgeting as well as $350K for the University
Diversity Initiative.
From a financial perspective, FY 2009 brings the opportunity for the University to work
with the Chancellor for the University System of Ohio (USO) in developing his Strategic
Plan for the System including the opportunity to create a new subsidy model for funding
higher education in Ohio based on enrollments, quality and performance.
