University of Central Oklahoma
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TUESDAY February 25, 1997
Low enrollment causes activity budget freeze By Joanna Hafey Staff Writer
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A day at the opera... UCO students Kevin Wilson and Jai Alltizer apply makeup to their faces before their performance in the Music Theater Department's presentation of The Abduction from the Seraglio. The opera was performed at Mitchell Hall Friday, Saturday and Sunday. (Staff photo by John Clanton)
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nother 8 percent of the campus activity budget was frozen because of a 5.8 percent decrease in enrollment this spring. "By spring break I will know whether it will be a cut, or if I can release the freeze," said Jean Benson, associate budget director. Last fall, the campus activity budget was cut by 10 percent across the board, a permanent reduction. Summer enrollment was down 9 percent and last fall it was down 6 percent, said Benson. This has contributed to Land the budget reductions. Some of the campus organizations are left operating in the negative, said Dr. Deanna Land, dean of student services. These organizations may have had activities during the fall. They will have to seek funds elsewhere, through fundraisers or student fees, she said. Although enrollment has continued to drop, it is actually Cunliff coming down from an unusual all time high in 1994, said Dr. Ed Cunliff, director of institutional research and planning. "Although it has continued to drop ever since, I would not anticipate it to continue down much longer, if any longer," he said.
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