The Vista June 21, 1990

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THE June 21, 1990 Vol. 88, No. 57

VISTA

Thursday Edition

Central State University, Edmond, Oklahoma

Faculty to get average 5 percent merit raise By Jana Potts

Staff Writer

Earning an average of $38,000 for a nine month teaching period, Central State University faculty is the highest paid of the six regional universities, said Dr. Bill Lillard, CSU president. The state Board of Regents for Oklahoma Colleges approved Friday a merit pay increase for the faculty. CSU has the second highest average faculty salary of all universities in Oklahoma behind Oklahoma State University's $38,693 average. CSU will receive $2.5 million in new monies in the next budget cycle; $1.5 million will go back into reserves to replace money used for last year's faculty salary increases, and 65 percent will be used for the

merit increase this year, said Dr. Clyde Jacob, vice president of academic affairs. The reason for the faculty pay raise is to increase competition for salaries at the senior level, Jacob said. At the assistant professor level, CSU has the highest base pay in the state, but at the professor level, Oklahoma University and OSU are higher. "In the past CSU has prided itself on having competitive salaries, pay on entry level as compared to senior level, which has been less competitive," Jacob said. "We thought the merit increase would be more appropriate (than an across the board increase) because it allows the faculty to be rewarded," Jacob said. The percentage of the raise will be based on earned additional graduate hours, if the faculty member has Please see BUDGET on page

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Regent debate continues Hearing to decide legal status By Keith Purtell

Staff Writer

Linda Grantham, member of the Board of Regents of Oklahoma Colleges, says she has not been told of an upcoming hearing to determine her official status. Her position as a regent was questioned on the basis of residency requirements after she moved from Edmond to Lawton. The Oklahoma Senate failed to

approve attorney J.D. Helms after he was appointed by Gov. Henry Bellmon as a replacement. "I have not received any communication from the governor's office regarding further review of the situation," Grantham said. "I have not received a letter to that effect, or a phone call to that effect, or anything." Grantham said she has attempted to resolve the controversy in personal communication with Bellmon.

"I had a letter from the governor, and I responded to the governor with a letter the first part of May," Grantham said, "and I have not received any response or any answer to that." Grantham said she has volunteered to meet with Bellmon to clarify the situation, but she has not received any response. According to Bette Leone, executive secretary for the regents, Please see REGENT on page

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Inside, looking out Gregg Freeman ponders over "Old Hat," a black-andwhite oil painting by Jennifer Culbertson. Culbertson and five other artists are featured at the CSU Museum of Art in an exhibition entitled "Images From the Recent Present." The exhibit will show until July 4. (Photo by Ken Freeman)

Regents to examine eligibility standards

SA meets for planning session ! ,Lif<z)t:urten By Erin Mitchell

Staff Writer

For the first time in its history, Central State University's Student Association held a summer meeting Monday. Senate agenda included a proposed random student questionnaire which would be given to 6,000 students sometime during the first two weeks of the fall semester. The survey, which would be presented to students in the four CSU colleges, would define stu-

dent concerns to help senators develop legislation ideas, said vice president-elect David Slane. Senators said the survey marks a renewed attempt by the SA to meet the sizeable commuter and minority student populations. Also discussed was the possible construction of a SA time capsule to coincide with the centennial celebration. The capsule would be buried somewhere on the westside of Old North, under the location of a proposed water fountain. The time capsule would coincide with campus beautification efforts.

In addition, the SA has purchased a park bench, part of a university effort to solicit 100 benches to mark the centennial, said Dr. Dudley Ryan, dean of student services. Location of the bench will be determined by senate members, senators said. Senators also discussed moving meetings into a larger University Center room, like the Seminole Room, this fall to accommodate increasing senate attendance. Please see SENATE on page 8.

The Oklahoma State Regents for Higher Education will hold a hearing June 25 on academic eligibility for college athletes. The public hearing will be at 1:30 p.m. at the regents' offices, 500 Education Building at the State Capitol Complex in Oklahoma City. "Grades Oklahoma college students must earn to remain in good academic standing and grades they must maintain in order to participate in extracurricular activities, including intercollegiate sports, are among policy proposals that will be discussed ... " said

Jeanie Edney, public information director for the regents, in a news release. The regents will seek public comment on admisssion of athletes through an existing alternative admission category, suspension of students who fail to achieve or maintain academic standards and readmission of suspended students, Edney said. Those interested in speaking at the hearing should contact the state regents' communications department at 524-9180. Written information about the proposed changes is also available through the department, Edney said.


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