Communications with the President - The president said that the freshman class is larger this year than last. This freshman class has more honors students but slightly lower average SAT scores, and there are no marginal admissions. These freshman are fifty-two percent in state and sixty percent women. The university intends to set up a long-term enrollment plan. The university's revenues have increased 4.3 percent over last year, and seventy-two percent of this increase is intended for salary and fringe benefits.
Collective bargaining is at an impasse.
The fact finder's report was accepted by the AAUP but not by the trustees. We must now resume the negotiations to see if there is some common ground. Due to the Claremont decision, the Governor has requested a seven to ten percent recision plan by January 1. The Faculty Senate chair said that Amy Gutman, speaker for the faculty luncheon, has received electronic mail from some faculty asking that she not come to the university due to the salary dispute. The chair said that he will provide the Faculty Senate committee conveners with a list of the committee members by tomorrow, so that committee meetings can be arranged.