These strategies will help us prioritize and determine how best to use the resources we have. However, our goals have not changed. Programs and activities will be focused on achieving these university goals. This will be our last resort. We have tried such drastic measures before, and we have seen that they set us back for at least five years, maybe more.
All economic obstacles are temporary.
Our ability to avoid such drastic measures is directly related to our willingness to work together and find creative solutions. It is the one that will best serve our students, our graduates, and our state. The LIFE Scholarship has made a college education more affordable than ever. If a lottery produces even more scholarship funding, we will take another major step forward. These scholarships represent a promise to South Carolina's young people that college is possible.