The second report, by Economics Professor Bill Weida, a member of the Compensation Committee, was drafted to stimulate campuswide dialogue about what he sees as CC's growing bureacracy. The friction apparent in Weida's report was also evident at two faculty meetings, in which discussion revolved around how CC allocates its resources. In fact, we're following the course outlined in the Priorities Report, which the faculty had a substantial hand in creating. Over the past decade, the college has added a total of 114 people, a 25 percent increase, according to reports issued by the business office. That's a faculty increase of 13 percent, while support staff has grown by 27 percent and administration by 37 percent.
Administrators say there are good reasons for the growth.
Increased regulation by accrediting and federal agencies in the last decade has led to much more rigorous accounting and paper work. In the last year, the college development office has begun to gear up for a multi-million dollar capital campaign. Over the years, staff and administrators have taken over responsibilities in academic support and student services once handled by professors. Case in point, Cassin says, is the growth in student services. Of the nine new people in student services in last decade, three directly respond the Priorities Report's call for support of community service, international programs and minority affairs.