1993-04-26; Central Michigan Life

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Central
Michigan
VOLUME 75. NUMBER 86
Plachta approves
concept of new
computer fee
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Prof income levels show gender gap
FA President Ling says 'some is clear discrimination'
By Amy Bishop
By Jill Behnke
A plan t «• ihaiuc st udent s an acid it loiial com put cr fee- for  'minpii
t <r i fit ensiv o   onust's has come one step closer t<> hctom hi" a real it v
I 'resident Leonard K I Mat lit a has 'approved t he* toncepl" ol a S'jn
per I'ttursc roiiiputrr fee for a proposed list of courses which require
i 'i»nsiilri able computer us;im\ — i 11 < I Robert Meliruin. assistant vice
president   tor Academic Affairs
The fee wi11 not he assessed foiajenera I usa.no of I *ni versit \ compu
ter labs
Plachta still must siun over approval ol the list of classes, which
current Iv   is home, compiled.  DeBrum said
* I expect t hat t he a dm mist rat ion will approve t he list and t hat t he
fee  will   he  in  effect   hv   next   fall."  he said
Tin* fee will cover cou rscs in t he ( olle^e of I'u-uh *ss Admm i<t i a-
t ion   t he (  ol les^e of Art s and Sciences, and t he ( 'olle^e ol  L ducal ion.   |
Health  and  Human  Service's,  fie said
FEE
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Although    women    have    made'
idvances in the workplace since
the earlv lil.SOs. a recent report
-how s advancement  was not evi-
Itnt in the salaries of female
I a c u 11 \
A     survev     by    t lie    American
\ssociat ion ol I ruvorsity Professor-   reported   the   national   prop
>rt ion ol women (acuity members
\\.\-~ iim'ii f> 1 percent since
1 Msj ,s.; The study also reported
m comparison to mens salaries,
women's salaries have hardly
.handed and have even
dec leased  in  the past   10 years.
The survey found in I J-IHli-S.'J, a
I em a le professor made S9 percent
»!  ! he salary earned by a male in
I he same posit ion. In I W2-WL the
-nine posit ion earns a female pro-
h --or SS.2 percent of a male pro
lessor's  salarv
Differences in male and female
-alarie> with the same faculty
rank also exist at ('Ml', said Jon
Harrow, director of Faculty Per
sonnel Services and assistant
vice provost
Average salaries amonu. male
and female' faculty demonstrate
thai difference' ('Ml' currently
ii wards average salaries of
$:">£>.SMI i to male professors and
>"">">. LJ7 to female professors.
Male associate professors typically earn S IS.(»;">.*?. while female
associate professors earn
vfi.Md
( 'Ml ' male assistant professors
lvcraeod a $42,070 salary and
female assistant professors averted S3S.I22. Male instructors
•ained an average salary of
"Nil.i'la and female instructors
arned an average S.'{| ,n!Ki
Hav id    Lino.    Lacultv    Assoc ta-
GENDER        ;     /
Faculty salaries lagged behind
inflation rate 2 of last 3 years
By Amy Bishop
National average faculty salaries went up only 2.a percent in
HI92-SKi according to a recent survey by the American Association of
I adversity Professors.
The report stated for t he second time in three year's, faculty salaries
tailed t«» keep up with the inflation rate. Inflation rose 2.M percent m the
12  months ending December  1992.
('Ml' faculty have been under contractual salarv increases of 7
percent for- the last three years, said Jon Harrow, director of Faculty
Personnel  Services
"We had a three-year agreement, which expires June 30." Harrow
said "Were in the process of bar^ainin**; and the increase will be
determined by that  bar^ainin^ process."
In the survey, the AAIP survey reported the 1992-9*5 average salary
*oi   public institution faculty members of all ranks was $4ft.OOO.
SALARIES Pacje    A
LIFE Photo Steve School
Gentle Friday interrupted the Warriner Mall routine with live
music, food and games. Alicia Barrett, Farmington Hills sophomore, demonstrates "being the ball" in the new sport of Human
Bowling (above left). Elizabeth Gauthier, Royal Oak freshman, got
a laugh on the Velcro Wall jump when spotters abandoned her
durinq thK Hifficult inverted maneuver (above).
A-Senate considers
implementing new
diversity council
McBryde co-authors formula funding plan
State universities would receive equitable appropriations
By Matt Crossman
By Todd Fettig
l'h«    Acaelermc Senate* will -pond m tic 11 ol  it- I inn* T iw-diiv  aililre --
\i\ii epie-t ions and concern- of <hver-itv   and  race
TlieSehate v^ ill Vote W het her en not 1 o 1111 pit m< -lit all .n\ h< ic 1 )l Vei - 1 \
I -u« and Awarone— < Oiiim il It implemented the Se-nate also will
elect   meniler- t«» the committee
The cou nc 11 would «• valu.it e   how  of feet ivel v  t he I "m\ er -it \   i- aclue v
me  it- divei-itv   L^oal-. aiifl de\i-e and propose mean- for ini|)ruveuienl
in  t bat   a rea
The   council   also   would    m^ee a    modit icat ions   it    nece--ar\ n<i
A  Senate  ('fiailliian  Jim   Sc «>l t
Various report s reviewing t he mult unit ura I environment on < ampu-
havelieendevisefl -un ■«■ I 9.s 1    ^iid Scott . professor of Off "mo ami mf or ma
t ion  system-     I he  proposed council  would evaluate those teport-
"The   council   will   review    'lie   report-   to   -»■*•   what    h.i      bei-n   unnle
mented    what   ha- been coii-id« led hut  not   implemented and w h,U   has
riot   been  con-ielered       he  said
Scott   -ai<l  the council   would   lepre-t-nt   ,i  bro.id   ran^'e of   mi.n-.i -
As cu rrent I \   d raft eel. the proposed 11 ;«• ruber -h i p will  i n< I ude .» d i r e«
tor   of    multicultural    piooranis.   an   atfirmativt      n t ion   offirei    .«r»< i   a
general  etlin ,iln»n  coord i nat oi
Kai U It \ member ^h I p Will include two I • pi -e-ellt .it I V e- tniiii I he < ol
U-LO f»f   Art-  .Ui«i Si   H-IKO   .1-   a  I e-Iilt   of t he -I/i   ol  t fie i olh-L-e      I  he f    . ,|leL'i
of   I'.ii-iik-     Administration and t h»   ( "olb -v*- <>f  Kdm at i».u    lle.ihh   ui*i
Human   SeiA l< e-   will   be   repre-eutetl   b\   onl\   one   member   each
SENATE
With tlie state- budget appropriations process in its second
month a formula funding plan
foi -tate universities has been
dratted
< "o .ml bored by Wit b District
lap -Inn Mclirvtle. 1\ Mount
I 'lea ant and HMIth 1 >ist net
K'ep John Llewellyn. »M*i«
loipid the plan woultl phase in
a h.r mula t«• ecpntably fund the
1 I tate universities classified
a * '« Mn j nobelisice      I      mst it U -
! i. .ii -
Llewellyn -aid he bad hoped
'•> di-cu-s the lor inula in the
\pril J<» meeting of t be House
^I.iikIiiil: ( iMiiinittee on Hie her
I*'.diit at luii of w Inch be serves as
\ i< * < ha i r roa ri However, the
iiu-riin;.! was can ce let I. A r*escbe-
L;led elate wa- not \e1 avail
ibl<
\h IW mI.    Aide   L>nan   < V(  on
r i.   I |    - . i id   t he   topic   also  could   he
di -< u      ed   in   tl»e   House   Appro
McBryde
pliat Ions Higher I- due at ion
Subcommittee meeting* sche
dllled   tor   \\t ebie-dav
N'oithei office had a clear-
he luiM a- f,, ,fM. p<,..,h,|,,\ ,,(
1 hi     bill   beiur.   enactetl     Lor    the
bill to become law. it must pass
both committees, the Michigan
House of Legislature and
Senate, then (iov John Kn^ler
must   sion  it
The proposal has received
bipart isan support, but also has
been opposed by influential
c < iliiin it tee  nienihei's
\lc lirvde   has   Ie>nj4  supported
t fie      idea    e>f    formula    funding
because      previous      funding
el fort s hav e been unfairly poht',
rally based
The draft includes three initiatives The-fust involves a Lne*
vear phase in plan to fund each
of the 1 1 universities with
S L2<><) pe r fiscal Near Kcpiateti
Student I fie* plan would be uu
t late el in fiscal year ISKKMM
v\itb a funding level of $:L'JtMI
pe r I;VI''.S. which is approxi
mate l\ what <\ll has received
duriiiu the last two years In
contrast Northern Michigan
I nive-isitv receivetl more- than
s;, (Mill per I VIS tort he 1 uu l  UJ
-cliool  vear-
The- second initiative would
increase funding to universities
according to the expense of the
various bacbe lor s decrees
offered The more expensive a
program, the greater the funding
A vveiehtme ratio is developed foi each university
depending on their cost mix of
course offerings accordmji* tei
the- bill draft
Li rial I v. universities will be*
funded according to the amount
of monev used for instruction
In I'WJ. universities spent an
average i >i la percent for direct
instruction I nivorsitles usin»
a ure.ite-r -bare- for instruction
will   l>e-   lew at detl
To make- tuna- .v.ulahle in
veais with no increase in state
-upport. the base appropriation
for each u n i vet sit \ will decrease
hv a percent ami reallocation
will occur
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