If any provision of this article is declared illegal, invalid, or inoperative, in whole or in part, by any court of competent jurisdiction, the remaining provisions and portions thereof and applications not declared illegal, invalid, or inoperative shall remain in full force or effect. Nothing in this article may be construed to impair any contractual obligations of the university. This article may not be applied to the extent it will cause the loss of any federal or state funding of university activities.