Linda Barrett

But URI Budget Director Linda Barrett said a 2-percent tuition hike would raise less than $2.5 million, or $1.8 million after adjusting the financial-aid budget.

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AT URI, Barrett said she's trying to make "as little impact as possible" on students.But the shortfall is so big, she said, that students "absolutely" will feel the hit, "no matter what we do."

The nearly $9-million project is scheduled to be completed by the start of the fall semester, said Linda Barrett, URI's director of budget and financial planning.

If the money had not been restored, "it would have been a real challenge because it was a priority to get that building back on line," Barrett said.

URI Budget Director Linda Barrett says, "It is not our first choice to [make up the revenue shortfall] on the backs of students."
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Barrett, the budget director, said the center's financial plan never set a schedule for how much of the cost should flow from student fees versus other sources.

"You assess the plan as you go along," Barrett said.

The revenue projection for this year was set at $2.9 million; it remains to be seen if the center will reach that goal.About $1.9 million will come from student fees.

Barrett said it makes sense for URI to boost fees significantly next year, given that the bond must also be paid down.But placing the burden of a shortfall on the students is a last resort, and she hopes the fee will go down in future years, she said.

"To be fiscally prudent at this time is to increase the other revenues -- the ticket sales -- but in the meantime we want to prepare a plan that is solvent," Barrett said.