Others mean those faculty who are Officers of Instruction. OAs are faculty. Currently, the Senate Budget Committee's work relates to OIs. When the State legislature talks about faculty and faculty salaries some are talking about all faculty. Others think about only the enture track faculty.
Reporters have a whole different meaning sometimes.
There are times when we've differentiated between salary dollars. We don't much use these categories any more. Read News and Views . Ask your supervisor. Call Human Resources.