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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Feb. 22, 1985)
Faculty salary increases are essential, Olum says By Paul Ertelt Or the Kmnrald SALEM — Raising faculty salaries is not self-serving, but is necessary to the Univer sity's survival, University President Paul Olum told Lane County’s state legislators Thursday. The University’s relatively low pay scale for professors is not only causing current facul ty to leave, but is hurting the University’s ability to attract young teaching talent, Olum said at a noon forum of the Lane County Caucus. Gov. Vic Atiyeh’s proposed higher educa tion budget for 1985-87, a 19.9 percent in crease over the present budget, earmarks $40 million for faculty pay raises. But that still will not bring the University in line with pay scales at comparable institutions, Olum said. Bud Davis, chancellor of higher educa tion, told the caucus that with a conservative estimate of a 4.7 percent salary increase at other institutions, it would take $54 million to bring Oregon’s state universities up to the level of comparable schools. “There is no university in the U.S. of our quality that is funded so badly,” Olum said. Although he said that most of the faculty has been patient with the University's salary offerings, many of the best faculty members have received offers of up to twice their cur rent salary from other universities. The California Institute of Technology recently offered a University physics professor (who currently receives $48,000 a year) an an nual salary of $80,000, plus the opportunity to set up a iab to his own specifications, Olum said. That professor turned down the offer, telling Olum he was happy at the University. But this has not always happened. Olum cited a department head and four law pro fessors who recently left for better paying jobs at other universities. Loyalty to the University and the am bience of the community have kept many pro fessors here, and so far the rate of attrition is not much worse than normal, he said. But Olum added that his “nightmare" was that those who have waited for a change in the salary situation will lose patience and begin to leave the University in large numbers. Faculty members are affected by more than economic self-interest, he said. “The ability to bring in the best young Ph.D.s to work with is more important to them than the salary they get," he said. “This year, for the first time, we are not able to get the best young people we want.” Though salary increases are the number one priority for higher education, Olum said there are other needs as well, particularly developing high-tech facilities and building a new science complex at the University. Atiyeh’s proposed budget calls for a 19 percent increase ($79.2 million) in the operating budgets for state colleges and universities, including $9.7 million to offset inflation. The budget also includes $18.7 million from the state's general fund for capital con struction, including $12 million for the science complex. police beat The following is a list of area crimes that have been reported to the Eugene Police Depart ment since Feb. 12: A cassette deck and idols valued at $82 were stolen from a vehicle parked at East 13th Avenue and Columbia Street between Feb. 10-18. A walkman-style tape player valued at $200 was stolen from Condon School between Feb. 11-12. Scott Bulbs, 22. 2345 Patter son St., Eugene, was arrested and charged with menacing and driving under the influence on Feb. 12. Bullis, a University stu dent, also reportedly threatened another student with a knife at the University Inn. A backpack was stolen from the University’s main library on Feb. 14. The backpack and its DIAMOND SOLITAIRES Choose from the largest selection in Oregon. Lifetime guarantee. Student's account welcome • Downtown Eugene • Valley River Center e Springfield Mall contents were valued at $53. Human excrement was reported in UI elevators Feb. 14-15. A distributor cap was stolen from a vehicle parked in the stu dent parking lot at East 15th Avenue and Moss Street. The cap, valued at $5, was stolen between Feb. 15-17. A wallet was stolen from the main library on Feb. 16. The wallet and its contents were valued at $28. A rock was thrown through a Clark Hall window Sunday. Damage is estimated at $15. The tires of a vehicle parked at East 13th Avenue and Agate Street were deflated by an in dividual involved in a dispute over a parking spot. 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