Board of Visitors minutes October 4, 2003 | ||
APPROVAL OF COMPENSATION ADJUSTMENTS AND INTENT TO
ACHIEVE
COMPETITIVE COMPENSATION FOR FACULTY AND
STAFF
WHEREAS, the Board has reviewed the compensation provided to faculty and staff of the University; and
WHEREAS, the Board intends to pay people what they are worth in the marketplace based on individual qualities and measured by appropriate indices that are tested regularly and disclosed publicly; and
WHEREAS, the University's faculty and staff compensation has fallen over the last decade in all major surveys including those used by the Commonwealth to determine the desired funding of faculty salaries; and
WHEREAS, it is the expectation of the Board of Visitors that the state meet its obligation to restore faculty and staff salaries in the institutions of higher education in Virginia as quickly as possible; and
WHEREAS, it is the intent of the Board to restore faculty compensation at the University by the end of Fiscal Year 2007 to nationally competitive levels compared with peer institutions as measured by appropriate compensation surveys and institutional priorities;
RESOLVED that funding be provided from institutional resources to supplement state faculty salary increases effective November 25, 2003, by an average of 1.75 percent to be allocated on the basis of merit; and
RESOLVED FURTHER that two compensation funds be established effective November 25, 2003 , for classified staff consisting of a) $250,000 plus benefits to provide strategic base salary adjustments through the Classified
RESOLVED FURTHER that the President and Executive Vice President propose a policy on compensation to the Board not later than April, 2004, that achieves the Board's intent to restore faculty compensation to nationally competitive levels by the end of fiscal year 2007 and preserve market driven/performance based compensation for classified staff subject to annual budget review processes, specific performance measures, milestones, and funding strategies to ensure accomplishment of the compensation objectives.
Board of Visitors minutes October 4, 2003 | ||