The policy must be approved by the administration before it can be placed in the Faculty Handbook, but Provost Rollin Richmond indicated that approval was likely. Department-based increases favored The university each year receives from the Legislature a block sum for salary increases, based on a percentage increase. That block is divvied among the various departments and units on campus.
Some areas receive slightly more than the overall percentage increase and others receive less.
In most cases, the difference between the general budgeted salary increase and the departmental increase likely will be negligible. However, DEOs said it would be easier to explain pay raises to faculty in the context of the percentage allocated to their departments for increases. Senate president Dean Ulrichson noted that some had expressed concern about including the one-third figure in the policy, but added it could be adjusted by the university president, in consultation with the senate. Input sought on new compensation plan In a related matter, the senate received a draft of the compensation plan for 2001. Ulrichson asked senators for input to relay to the provost.