SLIPPERY ROCK — Three budget plans — all with potential deficits — were presented Tuesday at a Slippery Rock University Council of Trustees Finance and Administrative Affairs Committee meeting.

Carrie Birckbichler, vice president for finance and administration, said university leadership will have to continually monitor revenue generators and make adjustments to the budget, as there are many factors to consider.

For instance, first-year student enrollment for the fall 2022 semester could impact budget-planning scenarios. The goal is to have 1,500 incoming students, according to President William Behre.

“Enrollment retention trends, a tuition increase and state appropriation allocation could help us, and if we got more COVID funds (that) could help the additional lost revenue,” Birckbichler said. “We don’t know if there will be a tuition increase ... there are a lot of unknowns out there.”

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