28 Jun
June ’08 Blog Notes
* June 28th (11:40 am CDT)
- In case you missed it: OU president gets monster raise from trustees
- In case you missed it Part II: $1.8 million deficit for 2009 fiscal year in athletics department
- An excerpt from the second article: “One problem area in the budget is in intercollegiate athletics, which is planning for a $1.8 million budget deficit in the 2009 fiscal year, which begins on July 1.
Rebecca Skillings, director of budget planning and analysis, told a Trustees committee meeting Thursday that new Athletics Director Jim Schaus has been charged with finding ways to increase revenue and decrease costs in the department in order to eliminate this deficit. The ways to increase revenue, she said, may including holding more fundraising programs and activities, increasing advancement/development activities, and scheduling more home contests in order to bring in more revenue and decrease travel costs.”
- OK, so now the hoops honeymoon is over. It’s time to talk football.
- More to come. Continue Reading