Salary
continued from page 1A
committee in March 2000. That
plan called for average faculty com
pensation to be brought to 95 per
cent parity of the University’s peer
institutions by 2007.
The eight peer universities were
chosen by the Oregon University
System, and mirror the University
in academic scope, program types
and state funding. The list in
cludes: The University of Michi
gan, University of California —
Santa Barbara, University of Vir
ginia, University of Iowa, Universi
ty of North Carolina — Chapel Hill,
Indiana University at Bloomington,
University of Colorado — Boulder
and the University of Washington.
Authors of the report are satis
fied about recent gains in faculty
compensation, but admit there is
still a long way to go in University
faculty salaries.
“We are doing pretty well,” Sen
ate Budget Committee Chairman
Michael Kellman said. “But
(salary numbers) are way low for
the kind of University we are try
ing to have.”
David Frank, a member of the
Senate Budget committee, said that
faculty compensation is a “critical
issue" to the future of the Universi
ty. “We don’t want second-class
faculty and we don’t want second
class facilities, because we have
first-class students.”
Student leaders would like to see
more emphasis on salary issues
from the University administration.
Noting that the administration is
“moving in the right direction” in
tackling faculty finances, they are
not “pursuing the issue with a lot of
vigor,” ASUO President Nilda
Brooklyn said.
“87 cents to the dollar sadly
states the priority of what the Uni
versity finds important in funding,”
UO professor salary
The percentage UO professors earn
compared to tne mean salary of peer
institutions has risen since 1999.
H§1999-’00 M’00-’01
Assistant professor
Source: Senate Budget Committee
Emerald
Brooklyn, the student body presi
dent, said.
Tim Young, the student represen
tative on the state board of higher
education, lays more blame at the
state level, including the Oregon
legislature and taxpayers.
“We haven’t made this a priority.
Perhaps it is time we do,” he said.
The report broke faculty com
pensation into two main parts:
salaries for adjunct professors and
salary issues for full professors.
Presently, salaries for assistant pro
fessors are at 93.7 percent com
pared to peer institutions, close to
meeting the goal of 95 percent pari
ty. Higher salaries for lower levels
of faculty makes it easier for the
University to recruit new faculty,
said Richard Linton, vice president
for research and graduate studies.
“We are becoming very competi
tive at the assistant professor level,”
Linton said, noting that, of the
roughly 100 faculty members hired
over the past two years, many have
been hired as assistant professors.
Linton said that the University
attempts to balance each depart
ment between young, less experi
enced professors and older, more
established professors. While hir
ing younger professors is an invest
ment on the future, older professors
give instant name recognition to in
dividual departments, and the Uni
versity as a whole.
However, the report raised red
flags about salary levels for full
professors.
“Average salaries at the Universi
ty are less competitive than our
comparators as people rise through
the academic ranks,” the report
said. "It appears that the compres
sion problem has not improved and
may be getting worse.”
Salary compression, the long
term stagnation of salaries and ben
efits, is not going away any time
soon, Kellman said. He said that
salary compression mostly affects
the retention of upper-level faculty
at the University. “When people’s
salaries fall behind that of their
peers, they tend to leave.”
He hopes that these issues even
tually will be solved over the five
year plan of the white paper.
“This is not something that we
are going to solve in one year,” Kell
man said. “We are going to focus on
it over time. That is the only way to
take care of it.”
John Liebhardt is the higher education editor
for the Oregon Daily Emerald. He can be
reached at johnliebhardt@dailyemerald.com.
Faculty pay
may increase
University instructional and
administrative faculty could see a 5
percent pay increase on January 1,
2002. That is, if the current state
budget does not change.
There have been rumors swirling
around Salem—and the rest of the
state—regarding a possible special
session of the Oregon Legislature to
correct a budget shortfall.
“We have to take into account what the
Legislature does,” said Michael
Kellman, chairman of the senate
budget committee.
University of Oregon faculty salaries
universities, accordingtoa report by the
Kellman pointed outthatthe pay raise was
ministration and the Senate committee.
Faculty salaries comefrom the Universi
ty’s general fund, he said, and are not di
rectly influenced by the state legislature.
However, he said, if the state reduces Uni
chances for such a raise.
Regardless of what happens during a
special session, Kellman said “the
ultimate decision rests with (University)
President” Dave Frohnroayer.
If coffers are reduced by the state, wiii
University faculty still push for a raise?
“We don’t want to back away from our
goals.” Kellman said. “We think the
longterm health of the University is
good for the state.”
John Uebhardt
Diabetes
continued from page 1A
“Diabetes is a growing problem in
the U.S.,” Quintero said. “There is
definitely a need for money to support
research and outreach programs. ”
The walk is a big event nation
wide, with 300 cities participating
each year, Quintero said.
“Though there are some smaller
fundraisers, this is the big one,” he
said.
The fundraising goal for this year
is $125,000, though this may be
shooting too high, said ADA District
Manager Cindy Benton. Since the
Sept. 11 attacks on the United States,
she said, people are donating to the
relief efforts instead of local charities.
But despite this, Benton said the
Eugene business community has
been more than supportive, donat
ing everything from money to food
for the volunteers.
“Eugene businesses have been
great,” she said. “I think many of
them wish they could donate more.”
Several business and area organi
zations have groups, or teams, par
ticipating in the walk, including
the Pape Group and the University.
University professor Theresa
O’Neil is a team captain for a group
of four faculty members and four
graduate students. O’Neil’s mother
was diagnosed with Type 2 dia
betes 10 years ago, something she
said influenced her decision to par
ticipate in the event.
“(Diabetes) is a really important
part of life, unfortunately,” she said.
“I’m also a medical anthropology
professor, so it’s important to my
work as well.”
O’Neil’s group has raised $500 for
the walk, thanks to the support of the
University faculty. She said 95 per
News briefs
U.S. carefully weighs
military action
WASHINGTON (KRT) — Pres
sure to avoid killing innocents and
the need to build an international
coalition has led the Bush admin
istration to bide its time before
launching military strikes against
suspected terrorist strongholds.
As anticipation builds that U.S.
military force could be unleashed
soon against terrorist targets in
Afghanistan, senior officials at the
Pentagon, State Department and
White House described in inter
views this week a range of reasons
why President Bush rejected the
temptation to retaliate immediate
ly for the Sept. 11 acts of terrorism.
The scarcity of easily identifiable
targets, an urgent request by the FBI
for more' time to round up U.S.
based terrorist suspects, the need to
build evidence against the perpetra
tors of the Pentagon and World
Trade Center attacks, uncertainty as
to the whereabouts of alleged terror
ist mastermind Osama bin Laden,
even a distaste in the Bush White
House for repeating the quick-strike
strategy of his predecessor, Presi
dent Bill Clinton, all contributed to
the determination to wait before
moving against bin Laden's al-Qai
da camps in Afghanistan.
Defense Secretary Donald Rums
feld added a stop in Uzbekistan to
a swing through the Mideast this
week where he was expected to
discuss using the Central Asian
country as a springboard for mili
tary action against al-Qaida.
— John Diamond
Chicago Tribune
© 2001, Chicago Tribune. Distributed by
Knight Ridder/Tribune Information Services
cent of the faculty is either walking
or has donated money to the
fundraiser. The Knight Library and
the University Health Center also
have groups walking in the event.
Rosenfeld sees this fundraiser as
not only a way to help the 16 million
Americans who have diabetes, but
also as a way for people to help oth
ers in a time of national grieving.
“People are looking for a way to
do something for humanity,”
Rosenfeld said. “This is a wonder
ful way to help all of humanity.”
America’s Walk for Diabetes will
begin at 9 a.m., with registration be
ginning at 7:30 a.m. Benton said peo
ple are welcome to sign up on Satur
day morning but must be prepared to
raise at least $75 by Oct. 19.
Lindsay Buchele is the community editor for
the Oregon Daily Emerald. She can be reached
atlindsaybuchele@dailyemerald.com
Faith Events
Wednesday, Oct. 3
Roundtable discussion; University
Christian Fellowship hosts a
discussion of Christianity and Islam.
Noon. EMU, Century Room 0.
Meeting: Campus Crusade for Christ
has a group meeting. 8:30 p.m. 276
Education. For more information, call
349-9523.
Thursday, Oct. 4
Bible study: The Wesiey Foundation
offers group Bible study. Noon.
Wesley Center, 1236 Kincaid St. For
more information, call 346-4694.
On Monday, Oct. 8, the Emerald will
offer a full calendar of events online
atwww.dailyemeraid.com. Send
information regarding campus
events to
calendar@dailyemerald.com.
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