The Distinguished Speakers Series, a program that hosted globally acclaimed speakers every semester, was cut from the university’s programs.
Intermediate French courses canceled, officials offer solution
Students who need intermediate French classes will have to take a different language class to satisfy the requirement after officials canceled the courses for Fall 2016.
Editors express concern about students affected by prioritization
Class and program cancellations, terminated professors, and budget cuts were a result of the prioritization process, which began in April 2014.
Officials review academic programs
Programs placed in the “phase out” or elimination category, and some that were not, will be reviewed this month to see if they are functioning well enough to keep.
SGA re-examines yearly plans based on newly-found funds
Student Government Association officials found thousands of dollars they didn’t know about in their budget. The money rolled over from last year, but was left in a holding account. It was discovered when SGA officials reviewed finances and performed an internal audit. Since we continued to draw money from that account, the exact value has…
Prioritization recommendations implemented
Class cancellations and the termination of professors impacted students as the semester began. These changes were a result of prioritization recommendations. Prioritization allowed officials to see where university money was being spent and determine if changes should be made to academic and support programs. It was necessary because of a $1.5 million shortfall in the…
Administrators recognize student concerns, need for change
Oklahoma United Methodist Hall may be facing some changes when the funds are available. Administrators recognized the need for changes in campus buildings in the prioritization report that was released to students April 20. Prioritization is a process in which officials recommend what programs are priorities and which can receive funding cuts. In support function…
Prioritization report for students
Prioritization Report Final Version for students
Officials approve prioritization recommendations
By: Emily Wiley, Editor-in-Chief; and Amy Fuhrman, Associate Editor University budgets will be cut after the board of trustees agreed to move forward with prioritization recommendations. This means cuts across campus. Prioritization has been going on since April 2014. This is one of the final steps of the process. “I think this was a very…
Students receive prioritization update
Officials released a prioritization report to students on Tuesday.
Officials in final meetings of prioritization process
By Emily Wiley, Editor-in-Chief Students still are wondering when they will receive prioritization results. Prioritization is the process in which university officials can see where money is being spent in every department on campus. This process has been going on since the beginning of the academic year. Students were told they would receive results soon…
Prioritization report released to faculty, staff
The preliminary recommendations of the prioritization process were released to faculty and staff last week.Students did not receive any of the information or a password to the results.aThe prioritization process has been ongoing since the beginning of the academic year. The process is meant to help university officials see how programs use money and where budgets need to be modified.
School officials to release prioritization report
University officials soon will announce their findings from the campuswide prioritization project.
Student Government Association conducts audit
Student Government Association has decided to go through its own process of prioritization. SGA will begin the process of a self-audit soon.
