Senator Beasley agreeing suggested that the executive committee pursue a joint meeting of faculty and staff and ask the fiscal officers to appear. He would hate to see something being done without the senate being effectively involved. President Landini reminded senators that the process might be pushed up was an initial concern when the calendar for the review was first presented and she is concerned that something will be done over the summer. Chair Jacobs noted that the motion from his committee stated as much. President Landini stressed again that the university spent in excess of this amount the last few years.
Faculty are upset that the situation is being publicly misrepresented by the administration.
He also pointed out that much of the information is CUPA data that includes MSU data supplied by institutional research. Overall, MSU salaries fall well below national averages. He also noted how each state university shows benefits differently and reports them in relation to salaries. Senator Maxwell thanked Charles Menified, Farouk Umar, and Jane Ethridge for providing information for Part II of the study. He also noted that the number of women faculty remains low in two colleges with the others somewhat better and noted the affect on total salary amounts.