Salary increases are first on the list. Edgley asked if the program would possibly start later than Oct. 1. Halligan replied that a decision will be made about Aug. 15 on the salary program and it will go into effect Oct. 1. Lawry asked about the formula and its tie to enrollment. Halligan added that it depends on the program in which the student is enrolled.
Every program has a cost.
The algorithm that calculates the formula is about an inch thick and depends on level and program. They average our costs for a program with those of OU to get a standard peer cost. Lawry asked if there was a way to look at OU's numbers and see how much extra money they got because they grew more than we did. Weaver said it was possible but he had not done it because of the time restraints in putting OSU's budget together. Halligan said a very crude model would be to input the number of student credit hours at each level, lower division, upper division, or graduate, and these SCH's are also labeled with their program designation.