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President Hale outlines funding, enrollment and fundraising priorities
Summary
President Kayla Hale briefed the Regents on State Regents activity (including a new funding formula and an executive order on tenure), pending federal grant requests, enrollment-management changes, and fundraising totals of $2,972,855 as of Feb. 12, 2026.
President Kayla Hale delivered the board's report covering state-level higher-education developments, pending federal requests, campus enrollment strategies and fundraising results.
Hale summarized State Regents topics including Governor Stitt's executive order 2026-07 relating to tenure and the state's move toward a data-driven funding formula (minutes note $29M in FY24 new funds under the current formula). She told the board the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education are requesting a 5.5% increase in appropriations and listed several bills the university is tracking that could have financial impact (expansion of Oklahoma's Promise, property-insurance stabilization, campus safety enhancements and concurrent enrollment).
On grants and special initiatives, Hale reported a January meeting with U.S. House Appropriations Chair Tom Cole on a request pending with the Department of Transportation and noted TRIO SSS is fully staffed and accepting student applications. In enrollment management, Hale described a shift from one large junior-day event to four smaller events to reduce expenditures and increase faculty interaction. On fundraising, she reported total cash of $2,972,855 as of Feb. 12, with 377 donors and 734 gifts, and noted campaign performance versus FY24 benchmarks.
