ÿWPC É0ÞÆé¿æuº¦@æK­ dnV;_IÅšãÌçÖ꺽ÔžÎíÝIË–ÝçÕ¥‡«›G$(´³ë ]¤„o¿Õ>3é¼…ëP˜Oàže ¦·_üTTòø7‘z…Ì•_–äCN“m]•}†h÷¬ ¨³"m¶­.Û÷& p«5ÕÅx»jÒ8ýˆØhØ,(N>x…Ô±…ë*¹g˜MW–bpÚQVÈ^–,^5ÁŽ+„DmÌðC×ÒÈ®'®]sMG¤îbù$õÕ¿U㦠Åu•9­ÓOònTñÿˆ¡WÚ†®ÎÖïÕÊfëx.4j‚ý» б_3`®|­6¶‘Œh(Q´§O„–ñIƒ9ï ¼"W÷ÔYð¿(‹çó(ÍO$——ÔÿÔòòóóÔÿÔ){2)˜ 1x¡(ÜQ„Øì„anus3|xÿU‹ÿÀÀÀ (5hCEKQW]cioAutoList11.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.1.3#37=CIQYag­­1.a.i.(1)(a)(i)1)a)i)(;3£$´´Ô2#ÔÚ  Ú0Ú  Ú.Ô3  Ôà0  àÝ ƒ!ÝÝ  ÝÔ‡ô‹òXXÔà@!ìàDrew€Chapter€AAUP€ˆÐ ° Ðà@  ìàMinutes€of€March€23,€2000€MeetingˆÐ xÈ ÐÌThe€meeting€was€called€to€order€at€12:10€PM€by€Sandra€Jamieson.€€She€noted€that€all€future€meetings€will€beÐ X Ðposted€on€the€AAUP€website€Ô4‚Ý h ÔÝ‚ÍOÝÔÿÔòòÝ  ÝÔ5  Ôhttp://www.depts.drew.edu/aaup/Ô6YÔÝ‚ÍOmƒÝóóÔÿÔÝ  ÝÔ7Ý ›Ô€€€Sandra€welcomes€any€feedback.Ð Ð  ÐÌThe€minutes€of€the€December€10,€1999,€and€the€February€17,€2000,€meetings€were€approved.Ð ` ° ÐÌòòOld€BusinessÐ ð @ ÐÌóó1.€€òòSafetyóó€€Sandra€read€a€statement€of€support€for€the€student€statement€concerning€safety€on€campus.€€TheÐ € Ð  Ðstatement€was€approved€unanimously.Ð H ˜  ÐÌà8  àòòThe€members€of€the€Drew€University€Chapter€of€AAUP€support€the€student€statement€€calling€forÐ Ø(  Ðimproved€and€appropriate€campus€lighting,€a€blue-light€path,€improved€work€safety€for€staff€andÐ  ð  Ðfurther€campus€education€around€safety€issues.€€The€purpose€of€all€of€these€changes€is€giveÐ h¸  Ðstudents,€faculty,€and€staff€a€better€sense€of€security€on€campus.€€We€recognize€that€no€place€canÐ 0€  Ðbe€totally€safe,€but€we€urge€public€safety€and€university€administrators€to€take€seriously€theÐ øH  Ðsafety€concerns€raised€by€members€of€the€community.óóÐÀÐ Ð  ÐÌÓ'°‚XÜ™X°œX'Óà Ü àSandra€noted€that€a€campus€meeting€on€safety€concerns€and€awareness€was€scheduled€for€March€23€inÐ P  ÐHaselton€Hall€at€6€PM.Ð h ÐÌ2.€€òòBy„Lawsóó€€Fred€Curtis€introduced€discussion€of€the€proposed€by„laws€by€noting€that€they€were€modified€from€theÐ ¨ø Ðsuggested€AAUP€model€to€accommodate€co„chairs.€€Sandra€reported€that€members€of€the€State€Conference€wereÐ pÀ Ðintrigued€with€this€notion.€€Ð 8ˆ Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€A€President€with€a€vice„president€customarily€creates€a€continuity€of€succession€which€might€be€lostÐ P Ðwith€co„terminus€co„chairs.€€€€ÐÈÜ(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€We€need€to€be€sure€to€work€early€on€leadership€recruitment.€€A€co„chair€arrangement€can€produce€aÐ à Ðgood€working€dynamic.ÐX¨Ü(#Ü(# ÐA€motion€to€adopt€the€proposed€by„laws€was€passed€unanimously.Ð  p ÐÌ3.€€òòCompensation€policyóó€€Fred€suggested€that€although€the€compensation€policy€has€met€our€basic€goals,€at€leastÐ °  Ðone€side€effect€has€been€to€penalize€senior€faculty€in€two€ways:€future€salary€increases€will€be€less€than€what€wouldÐ xÈ! Ðbe€expected€under€Drewððs€former€practice,€and€thus€the€additions€to€pension€would€be€less€as€well.€€This€wouldÐ @" Ðseem€to€be€an€undesirable€side€effect€of€the€compensation€policy.€€He€suggested€that€AAUP€recommend€to€theÐ  X# ÐCompensation€Committee€that€they€study€this€issue€and€seek€a€remedy.Ð Ð $ Ðà0 Ü àà ° àQuestion:€What€is€the€point€at€which€salaries€reach€the€median€of€comparison€schools?И!è%Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àResponse:€Approximately€the€20òòthóó€year€at€Drew.Ð`"°&Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àQuestion:€€Why€is€this€appropriately€addressed€by€a€benefits€committee?Ð(#x'Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àResponse:€One€problem€is€that€the€senior€faculty€have€achieved€parity€with€the€median€salary€level€at€comparisonÐ ð#@( Ðschools€only€recently,€after€a€long,€slow€straight€line,€unlike€many€other€schools€in€which€salary€increases€haveÐ ¸$ ) Ðoccurred€in€big€jumps€earlier€in€a€career.€€Senior€faculty,€who€have€been€less€well€paid€in€the€past,€thus€willÐ €%Ð * Ðalso€have€a€lower€pension€than€comparable€senior€faculty€in€comparison€schools.€It€would€be€possible€toÐ H&˜!+ Ðaddress€this€pension€deficit€in€benefits,€adjusting€the€pension€rather€than€the€salary.Ð'`",Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àQuestion:€€Since€we€seek€not€to€be€divisive,€where€would€the€money€come€from?ÐØ'(#-Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àResponse:€As€with€the€salary€process,€a€cost€estimate€would€have€to€go€to€the€budget€committee€to€be€funded€out€ofÐ  (ð#. Ðuniversity€funds,€not€out€of€the€compensation€pool.Ðh)¸$/Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€Just€as€senior€faculty€have€a€pension€deprivation,€new€faculty€have€a€salary€deprivation€which€will€leadÐ 0*€%0 Ðto€lower€pensions€in€the€future.€€€The€possibility€of€in„fighting€should€be€avoided.Ðø*H&1Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€When€many€senior€faculty€retired€in€the€late€1960's,€with€low€pensions€due€to€historically€low€salaries,Ð À+'2 Ðthe€trustees€established€and€guaranteed€a€pension€floor.€€There€is€precedent€for€adjusting€pensions.Ј,Ø'3Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€The€view€of€€a€member€of€the€Compensation€Committee€was€reported€as€being€that€the€pension€issue€isÐ P- (4 Ða€complex€analysis€which€needs€salary€histories€plus€cost€of€living€information€over€time€for€Drew€faculty€asÐ .h)5 Ðwell€as€faculty€histories€over€time€at€other€schools.€Additionally€the€trustees€are€unlikely€to€redress€€pastÐ ° Ðproblems.ÐxÈÜ(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€All€faculty€are€underpaid€and€all€need€redress.€€We€need€to€deal€with€this€collectively€and€strongly.Ð@Ü(#Ü(# ÐThe€conclusion€of€the€discussion€was€that€a€sense€of€the€meeting,€i.e.€its€concern€with€the€issue,€be€forwarded€to€theÐ X ÐCompensation€Committee€to€alert€them€of€our€concern.€€However,€there€is€disagreement€on€the€position€AAUPÐ Ð  Ðshould€take.€Two€positions€are:€€(1)€some€adjustment€needs€to€be€made€across€the€board€to€pension,€vs.€the€moreÐ ˜è Ðlimited€(2)€some€redress€should€be€made€to€fund€the€pensions€from€now€forward€for€senior€faculty€who€areÐ ` ° Ðforegoing€what€would€have€been€a€customary€salary€increase€with€its€related€pension€increase.€Discussion€willÐ ( x Ðcontinue€at€the€next€meeting,€with€e„mail€discussion€in€the€meantime.Ð ð @ ÐÌ4.€€òòMerit€Payóó.€€Fred€described€several€approaches€to€merit€pay€currently€under€discussion.€€One€idea€is€that€merit€isÐ € Ð  Ðbased€on€the€Unit.€€That€is,€that€merit€pay€should€reflect€how€well€the€University€is€doing€as€a€whole.€€Fred€notedÐ H ˜  Ðthat€this€approach€should€refer€to€the€entire€University€rather€than€to€the€individual€schools.€€A€second€idea€is€meritÐ `  Ðbased€on€the€Team.€€This€means€that€if€a€group€within€the€University€does€well,€then€the€members€of€that€team€orÐ Ø(  Ðgroup€would€all€receive€merit.€€The€concern€about€this€idea€is€that€it€is€inherently€divisive.€€The€last€idea€isÐ  ð  ÐIndividual€merit€where€individuals€earn€merit€awards€based€upon€individual€meritorious€contributions.€€TheÐ h¸  Ðproblem€with€individual€merit€is€determining€the€criteria€for€the€awards.Ð 0€  Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€€We€need€to€discuss€òòhowóó€to€measure€merit€and€òòwhoóó€will€measure€it.ÐøH Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€€The€first€priority€should€be€to€get€pay€up€to€scale.€€Only€then€should€we€talk€about€merit€pay.ÐÀÜ(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€€The€committee€discussing€merit€should€be€elected.€€This€is€a€governance€issue.ЈØÜ(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€€Instead€of€a€subcommittee,€lets€have€a€meeting€of€all€AAUP€members€to€discuss€the€ideas€for€merit.ÐP Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€€Perhaps€a€subcommittee€could€investigate€possibilities€for€merit€at€other€schools.ÐhÜ(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€€Before€discussing€merit€schemes,€we€should€discuss€principles:€€what€is€merit€for?Ðà0Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€€Lets€have€a€public€meeting.€€Perhaps€the€Merit€Pay€Committee€would€call€a€public€meeting€forÐ ¨ø Ðdiscussion.ÐpÀÜ(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àQuestion:€€Is€this€merit€committee€University€wide€or€just€the€CLA?Ð8ˆÜ(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àResponse:€CLAÐPÜ(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àQuestion:€€Doesnððt€this€pose€a€problem€for€discussion€of€the€ð ðUnitðð€approach€to€merit?€€Isnððt€the€CompensationÐ È ÐCommittee€a€university„wide€committee?€€What€happens€once€we€hit€the€median?ÐàÜ(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àResponse:€€Once€we€hit€the€median,€merit€and€cost„of„living€will€be€the€only€increases€we€get.ÐX¨Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€€We€need€to€know€what€are€desires€are€before€discussing€schemes.€€Lets€get€together€with€the€Merit€PayÐ  p ÐCommittee.Ðè8Ü(#Ü(# ÐÌ5.€€òòOther€issuesóó.€€Fred€reminded€the€members€that€there€are€several€other€issues€that€AAUP€would€like€to€deal€with:€Ð xÈ! Ðadjunct€and€non„tenure„track€faculty€policies,€support€for€faculty€research,€distance€learning/virtual€education,€andÐ @" Ðgovernance.Ð  X# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€€Our€plates€are€already€full.ÐÐ $Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àResponse:€€These€are€continuing€issues.И!è%Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€€Adjuncts€should€be€number€one.Ð`"°&Ü(#Ü(# Ðà0 Ü àà ° àComment:€€Technology€issues€in€general,€not€just€distance€learning€are€important.€€Technology€is€a€workingÐ (#x' Ðcondition.Ðð#@(Ü(#Ü(# ÐFred€will€be€the€ð ðpointðð€person€for€adjunct€issues.€€Sandra€will€be€the€ð ðpointðð€person€for€technology.Ð ¸$ ) ÐÌThe€meeting€was€adjourned€at€1:08Ð H&˜!+ ÐÌÔ#†Xî—Xòô‹#ÔÔ_Ô