16. How do we set the salary pool and determine raises within the budget? Who determines raises, and how do they do it? 17. Why are faculty salaries such a high priority? 18. What happens to the budget when a position goes away or is added? 19. How do compensation increases affect the overall budget? 20. How do increases in benefits affect the overall budget? Next set of questions (21-24): What is the Budget Steering Committee? Return to the previous set of questions (12-15): How do we set next year's tuition in our budget process?