The fundamental assumption underlying these numbers is that the University will be able to secure additional resources beyond inflation to invest in academic priorities. These resources are expected to be generated through a series of initiatives that are presented in a range of possible scenarios. Actual figures could be higher or lower. It is important to remember that receipt of almost all of these funds, with the exception of private gifts, is dependent on legislation of one kind or another. How much the University will actually receive in FY2002 and FY2003 will not be known with any degree of certainty until passage of the next biennial budget in June of 2001.
Figures below are an estimate of uncommitted funds available after continuing operations are funded.
These funds have already been appropriated. Outside the Box. Tuition Cap Relief. This scenario is predicated on an adjustment to the tuition cap at the Columbus Campus. Funds created by this adjustment would become one part of the resource base necessary to build academic excellence in undergraduate programs.