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reflector.uindy.edu
APRIL 22, 2015
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Average Professor Salaries
$120,000
$80,000
$99,009
$93,330
$100,000
$89,775
$87,282
By Jessica Hoover EDITORIAL ASSISTANT
$78,417 $64,395
$64,044
Taylor University
Anderson University
$69,462 $59,130
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University of Indianapolis
Butler University
University of Evansville
Valparaiso University
Trine University
Manchester University
Marian University Graphic by Emily Darr
UIndy faculty salaries lower than average The Reflector looks at how University of Indianapolis salaries rank compared with other universities By Leeann Doerflein EDITORIAL ASSISTANT The average faculty salary at the University of Indianapolis is lower than that at most comparable post-secondary institutions in Indiana. As of the 2013-2014 academic year, statistics from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System show that the average salary for UIndy full professors was $78,417, for associate professors the average was $67,851, for assistant professors it was $56,754 and for instructors it was $43,488. IPEDS is an online education statistics data center that makes institutional data reported to the U.S. Department of Education available to public. Vice President and Chief Financial Officer Michael Holstein said the university does not make individual salary data publicly available, which also is true for academia and companies beyond UIndy. He also said UIndy, like all colleges and universities, is required to report average salary data to the U.S. Department of Education. The criteria For this article, The Reflector considered only universities that are private and have graduate programs like UIndy’s. Although the University of Notre Dame meets these criteria, Notre Dame was not included because of the size of the school and because it is a research-focused campus. Both Holstein and Professor of Philosophy and Religion Gregory Clapper, who has been compiling data on faculty salaries since 2004, recommended
comparing UIndy only to schools that are similar, to get a fair look at the salary data. Clapper said Butler University, University of Evansville and Valparaiso University are probably the most comparable Indiana schools to UIndy because they are church affiliated and offer similar levels of programming. “It [what faculty should make] depends on the school you are trying to be,” Clapper said. “So like Franklin [College], they do not have a graduate school in PT and OT, they are not trying to be that kind of school. Sometimes our administrators will say, ‘Well, look, you are getting better pay than Franklin.’But they are not trying to be what UIndy is.” Schools nearby Within the metro area, UIndy faculty makes less than faculty at Butler University faculty, but more than Marian University. UIndy is more similar to Butler in that both schools have an extensive list of master’s degree programs and several doctoral degrees programs. Butler has more than 65 undergraduate majors compared to UIndy’s 82, according to each university website. Butler has more than 100 more faculty than UIndy, with 348 to 241, according to IPEDS. However, UIndy faculty make less than Butler across the board. Full professors at UIndy, on average, make $11,358 less than their counterparts at Butler; the difference between the salaries for both associate and assistant professors is, on average, almost $8,700. The gap between instructors at the schools is slightly lower, with a $6,149 average separation.
Marian University is the lowest paid university in The Reflector’s study. Marian has two master’s degree programs, one doctoral program and 36 majors, according to Marian’s website. According to Clapper’s explanation, Marian faculty appear to make less than UIndy faculty in part because the school has fewer program offerings. Full Marian professors make over $19,000 less than their UIndy counterparts, according to IPEDS. The average difference between UIndy and Marian associate professors is nearly $10,000. The average spread for assistant professors is a little more than $6,700. And the average gap between instructors at the schools is much smaller at $1,152. Hoosier schools less related Outside the metro area, but inside the Hoosier state, salaries are mixed compared to UIndy. Anderson,Taylor and Manchester universities have lower salaries across the board than UIndy. All three universities have some but few graduate programs, and all but Taylor offer fewer majors than UIndy.Taylor University offers 115 majors, but only has 129 faculty members, according to Taylor’s website and the IPEDS data. Trine University salaries are higher than UIndy in all categories of faculty, and the full professor salary is the highest. However, Butler beats Trine in all categories except for full professor. The difference is especially pronounced when contrasting salaries for full-time professors at Trine versus UIndy. Full professors at Trine make, on average, $20,592 more annually than their UIndy counterparts. Trine is unique because the school does not have tenure; all 85 Trine professors and
instructors have yearly contracts. UIndy and all other schools in The Reflector’s study have a majority of tenured and tenure-track professors. As of 2013, UIndy had 100 tenured professors, 72 tenure track professors and 69 faculty working on an annual contract, according to IPEDS. Holstein said the IPEDS data do not account for UIndy adjuncts because there is no meaningful average of salary data to report. He said this is because adjunct pay at UIndy depends on teaching hours. Schools like UIndy Valparaiso faculty who are full professors earn more than UIndy faculty at the same level, but associate and assistant professors as well as instructors at UIndy make more than their Valpo counterparts. Valpo pays its full professors almost as highly as Trine, with Valpo’s average coming in at $93,330. Valpo offers 70 majors to UIndy’s 82 and three doctoral programs to UIndy’s five, but Valpo offers 40 master’s programs to UIndy’s 28, according to the UIndy and Valpo websites. Like UIndy, Evansville is Methodist affiliated. But Evansville only has one doctoral program, four master’s degrees programs and two fewer undergraduate majors than UIndy at 80, according to the UIndy and Evansville websites. Evansville is lower in one of the four faculty categories, which is instructor. UIndy instructors make nearly $3,400 more than Evansville instructors. The average salary gap for Evansville versus UIndy associate professors barely exists at $72 more for Evansville.
> See SALARIES on page 3
Intern Queen shares tips with students By Quiaira Johnson ONLINE EDITOR
Lauren Berger, known as the Intern Queen, spoke at the University of Indianapolis on April 9 in Lilly Science Hall Room 210. The event was sponsored by the UIndy chapter of the Public Relations Student Society of America as well as the Professional Edge Center. Berger, who graduated from the University of Central Florida, discussed the importance of internships, jobs and life after college. She completed 15 internships during her four years of college. She is also the chief executive officer of InternQueen.com, as well as the author of two books, “All Work, No Pay: Finding an Internship, Building Your Resume, Making Connections and Gaining Job Experience” and “Welcome to the Real World: Finding Your Place, Perfecting Your Work and Turning Your Job into Your Dream Career.” Berger told students the important guidelines to getting internships, based on her college experiences. “I got into Florida State, and I was excited to go to lots of football games and parties, and that was really all that I was looking for in college,” Berger said. “I was not motivated. I was not thinking
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Lauren Berger speaks to students about landing internships. Berger has written two books, is the CEO of the website InternQueen.com and has completed 15 internships in college. about my future.” Berger said that she had no intention of looking for internships her first year of college, until her mother called her and told her she had to. Her mom was motivated to call her and tell her that she needed an internship after watching a segment of the “Today” show. Berger began her journey of searching for internships the second semester of her freshman year of college. The first tip that Berger gave to the audience was about how to stand out to employers. “If you want to impress someone, when they give you a business card, when
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they say, ‘Hey, here is my email; send me a resume,’ you make time that night and you send over your materials,” she said. Berger then explained that business wear and thank you cards are very important to landing an internship. “If an employer has to choose between two candidates, they are going to choose the one who sent the thank you card,” she said. “It’s the bonus points. That’s how you close the deal.” Taking the first steps to get a first internship or a first job can be nerve-racking, and stressful at time, and rejection is just part of the process.
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“As soon as you get that ‘no,’ I want you guys to say to yourself, ‘I must be on the right track,’” Berger said. “Because you have to get a no in order to get a yes.” Networking is something that Berger said is extremely important. She shared that while it is great to network with the executives of the companies, it is also important not to underestimate the value of the interns there as well. Berger said that the best lesson she learned was the importance of communicating. She said she shared her goals and ideas with those she encountered, and a lot of the opportunities she got came because she communicated. Berger took questions from the audience at the end of the presentation. Sophomore criminal justice major Taylor Kellam said the presentation was a learning experience. “I thought it was a good thing to have her come and speak,” Kellam said, “especially for someone like me who has never had an internship at all yet. It was good to hear her perspectives about how to get internships and key tips to make the process more successful.” More information about internships, resume building and professional development is available from the Professional Edge Center, located in the Stierwalt Alumni House.
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The University of Indianapolis held a public forum debating the different viewpoints of the Religious Freedom Restoration Act on April 6 in UIndy Hall. The discussion was held before the Final Four Championship and during halftime. Assistant Professor of Sociology Amanda Miller and University Chaplain, Assistant Professor of Philosophy and Religion and Director of Lantz Center Jeremiah Gibbs led the discussion. After a quick introduction from Miller, Gibbs delved into the history of how religious freedoms and the RFRA laws came about. He then explained how the government can restrict religious freedom and gave real-world examples of court cases involving the topic. One such case in 1990 involved a decision made by the Supreme Court about Native Americans who used peyote as part of their religion. The Supreme Court decided that if the government found that a law was neutral and applicable, it could restrict religious freedom. In small groups led by UIndy faculty, students were given a paper with either the words Duke or Wisconsin on it.They were told that if they had Duke, they had to argue for the case. And if they had Wisconsin, they had to argue against it. The leaders informed the students about court cases that have occurred in the past, and then students debated the cases from one side or the other. After the first debate, Miller explained how these court cases applied to the Indiana RFRA and why it is such a large topic in the news compared to other religious freedom laws. She explained to the audience that the Indiana law was much more general and did not have specific language saying that it could not impinge on civil rights. Once again the leaders gave the students circumstances with which they could either agree or disagree and let them debate the issues. Senior human biology major Anthony Glidewell said that he thinks Indiana should take steps to prevent other discriminatory laws from happening again. “We should all do more research and look at our own history in order to prevent future bills like it [the Indiana RFRA law],” Glidewell said. The second debate was followed by Gibbs explaining the recent amendment to the Indiana RFRA law. According to Gibbs, the new clause states that the RFRA law cannot be used to discriminate against protected classes and the LGBTQIA community.
> See RFRA on page 8
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TSS covers password protection, phishing and more with students The University of Indianapolis Technolog y Support Ser vices held an “off the road” information event in the basement of Schwitzer Student Center on Wednesday, April 10.
Ethics of Death with Dignity Act discussed at ‘How to Die in Oregon’ showing
The Department of Philosophy and Religion hosted an event entitled “The Ethics of Physician Assisted Suicide” on Thursday, April 16, in the Schwitzer Student Center.
Joy’s House shares information on caring for elderly Americans “Working and Caring for Older Americans,” a lecture/performance event, occurred on April 14 in the Schwitzer Student Center Room 010. This event addressed the topic of caring for older Americans and being an effective caregiver.
Take Back the Night
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