University of Central Oklahoma
THURSDAY March 30, 1995
The Student Voice Since 1903
Faculty voice concerns over summer pay By Iris Knight Staff Writer During the March 9 Faculty Senate meeting, senators reviewed a resolution and voiced concern over the continuance of the 1968-69 order to cut summer faculty salaries by 20 percent. The measure was originally designed as a temporary effort to employ enough teachers to effectively teach summer classes. "Twenty-eight years ago, full-time faculty voted to take a cut in pay, so more people could have jobs," said Dr. Stephen Law, president of the Faculty Senate. "The faculty has been dealt a financial blow in the past from which it has never recovered," he said. In an effort to clarify the current problem, Dr. Franklin W. Simons, Faculty Senate senator, drew up a list of his summer contract salary amounts. His 1969 through 1993 personal salary cut contribution to the temporary proposal was $14,949. VSee SENATE, Page 7
Oh, shoot! UCO Freshman Steve Heady fires his gun in a round of Laser Tag Tuesday afternoon in the University Center Ballroom. The Student Government Association -sponsored event was free to those who wished to participate. (Staff Photo by John Gilmore)
Administrative costs at 'all-time low,' report finds By Iris Knight Staff Writer
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Compared to the national average and the surrounding states, a recent study by the Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education (OSRHE) found Oklahoma college and university administrative costs at an all-time low. The study reported a reduction in administrative costs from 11.9 percent in 1991-92 to 10.3 percent in 1994-95. The Oklahoma figures were below the national average of 12.9 percent and the 12.2 percent of the surrounding states. According to guidelines set by the National Association of
College and University Business Officers, administrative costs must refer to expenditures related to the central administration. Administrative costs include: • expenditures for central executive-level activities • fiscal operations • administrative data processing • space management • employee personnel and records • procurement, safety, security, printing and transportation services • faculty and staff support services that are not operated as auxiliary enterprises • activities concerned with community and alumni rela-
tions. In a continued effort to cut college and university costs, OSRHE plans to eliminate administrative positions and to reduce costs associated with administration, said Chancellor Hans Brisch from OSRHE. "In 1989, Oklahoma higher education began implementing the Plan for Academic Excellence and Efficiency. As part of that plan, Oklahoma colleges and universities have identified and shifted resources from low priority needs to higher priority academic programs and student services and have tightened administrative costs," he said.
FY 1992 ADMINISTRATIVE COSTS COMPARISON OKLAHOMA vs. NATIONAL AND SURROUNDING STATES
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