From: Faculty Affairs Committee
To: Fort Wayne Senate
Subj: Salary Policy
Date: March 27, 1992
Disposition: To the presiding officer for implementation
I. Whereas,
Salary compression problems affect many faculty
at IPFW and are demoralizing,
Be it resolved,
That the extent of salary compression at IPFW be
quantified by the administration; and
That the administration put forward to the Senate
a plan to allocate a portion of the budget annually to deal with salary
compression problems until the issue is resolved; and
That a target date for resolution of the present
problem, not to exceed five years, be put forward as part of the plan;
and
That the administration implement hiring policies
which will prevent future compression problems.
II. Whereas,
The difference between faculty salaries at IPFW
and those for equal ranks at Purdue University- West Lafayette and Indiana
University-Bloomington has grown considerably in recent years; and
Whereas,
Faculty at all ranks at IPFW are paid less (anywhere
from 8% to 30% less, depending on rank) than the national average for comprehensive
or Type IIA institutions,
Be it resolved.
That faculty salaries receive top priority in the
budgetary allocation process unless the annual increment percentage is
at least equal to the most recent cost-of-living increase; and
That all new programs or major expenditures be justified
with respect to how they would impact on this goal; and
That the administration, in consultation with the
Budgetary Affairs Subcommittee, put forward to the Senate both a short-range
and a long-range plan to bring the salary level at each rank up to at least
the national average for Type IIA institutions.