Faculty to receive pay raise
Professors can expect a four percent raise package scheduled to begin January 2007 as part of continuing budget reform
Charlotte Sause
Issue date: 9/27/06 Section: News
This January, the faculty of OSU will be receiving a little more spending money.
As part of a larger budget plan in the works since the beginning of the biennium, a four percent merit raise package is planned for implementation beginning January 2007.
"It is important to offer competitive wages for the hiring and retaining of quality professors," ASOSU President Mike Olson said.
The four percent salary increase, the package entails, will only be awarded to faculty with satisfactory performance as determined by their superiors.
The merit package is available university-wide and will not be limited to a specific department or level of experience. Nine-month employees will receive their raise Feb. 2, and twelve-month employees Jan. 1.
In the announcement sent by OSU President Ed Ray, he said, "Competitive salary compensation remains a top priority" for OSU.
According to the Vice President of Finance and Administration, Mark McCambridge, Oregon State University has faced difficulties in recent history in not only retaining our faculty but also hiring new staff.
On a national level, the salaries for OSU faculty are much lower than those of their peers.
"Without outstanding faculty and staff, we cannot attain the program excellence we aspire to and that is required to prepare our graduates to compete with anyone, anywhere and to be leaders in their communities," Ray said.
Concern has grown surrounding the question of where this money came from.
Although students are nervous this four percent increase may manifest in higher tuition next year, Mark McCambridge refuted this, stating the money became available due to expense reductions that were also part of the larger budget plan.
While the university as a whole continues to collaborate with the Chancellor and the State Board of Higher Education to bring more state support into Oregon's higher education system, the administration of OSU struggles to balance the needs of the students they serve and the employees that enable the university to achieve the excellence it does.
Ray also acknowledged in his statement, "Without our students, there would be no university."
McCambridge ranked access for students, equality of education, proper facilities and tuition affordability at an equal or higher level of importance than competitive salary compensation.
The university hopes more competitive salaries will not only retain the talent the university has, but also bring new talent to the teaching staff, ensuring that students receive the best education available.
"Overall it comes down to the quality of our education and having good teachers in the classroom," said Olson.
"... I just wish they could do more, because we are still below average when it comes to paying our faculty."
As part of a larger budget plan in the works since the beginning of the biennium, a four percent merit raise package is planned for implementation beginning January 2007.
"It is important to offer competitive wages for the hiring and retaining of quality professors," ASOSU President Mike Olson said.
The four percent salary increase, the package entails, will only be awarded to faculty with satisfactory performance as determined by their superiors.
The merit package is available university-wide and will not be limited to a specific department or level of experience. Nine-month employees will receive their raise Feb. 2, and twelve-month employees Jan. 1.
In the announcement sent by OSU President Ed Ray, he said, "Competitive salary compensation remains a top priority" for OSU.
According to the Vice President of Finance and Administration, Mark McCambridge, Oregon State University has faced difficulties in recent history in not only retaining our faculty but also hiring new staff.
On a national level, the salaries for OSU faculty are much lower than those of their peers.
"Without outstanding faculty and staff, we cannot attain the program excellence we aspire to and that is required to prepare our graduates to compete with anyone, anywhere and to be leaders in their communities," Ray said.
Concern has grown surrounding the question of where this money came from.
Although students are nervous this four percent increase may manifest in higher tuition next year, Mark McCambridge refuted this, stating the money became available due to expense reductions that were also part of the larger budget plan.
While the university as a whole continues to collaborate with the Chancellor and the State Board of Higher Education to bring more state support into Oregon's higher education system, the administration of OSU struggles to balance the needs of the students they serve and the employees that enable the university to achieve the excellence it does.
Ray also acknowledged in his statement, "Without our students, there would be no university."
McCambridge ranked access for students, equality of education, proper facilities and tuition affordability at an equal or higher level of importance than competitive salary compensation.
The university hopes more competitive salaries will not only retain the talent the university has, but also bring new talent to the teaching staff, ensuring that students receive the best education available.
"Overall it comes down to the quality of our education and having good teachers in the classroom," said Olson.
"... I just wish they could do more, because we are still below average when it comes to paying our faculty."
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