The final approval of the '03 plan by the Board of Regents would take place at the January 1999 meeting. Chair McDonald asked Dr. Ashley about the budget for the Fall. The question was asked whether 1st year faculty is eligible for merit. Ashley responded that they are eligible for merit subject to guidelines developed by individual colleges. There are separate funds available for promotions.
Faculty is also eligible for merit raises during a promotion year.
Chair McDonald asked about faculty development funds for the next budget. Ashley responded that they were requesting at least the same amount of funds that we had last year. Ashley said she would push for more but frankly does not think it will happen. Ashley was asked about the 21 people in English who did not get paid on time. She said that it concerned call faculty teaching contingency courses.