Call to Order – The October 29, 2018 meeting of the University Senate was called to order at 4:03 pm in University Hall, Room 111, by President Michael Swanbom.
Roll Call – Alicia Kimbell called roll; a quorum was met.
Approval of September 2018 Minutes – a motion was made by Nielsen/Gentry and was approved by the Senate body.
New Business
Jonathan Walters, Senate representative from COES, presented data gathered from the annual SREB Salary Report
Compared data from 2016-2017 in regards to rank of full, associate, and assistant professorships
Tech is classified as a Category 2 institution
Discussed data provided on SREB tenured salaries and mentioned that Tech falls behind the SREB average on full, associate, and assistant professorships based on 9-month appointment equivalents.
Inflation comparison data from 2008 to 2018 determined that, based on merit-based raises, Tech is behind
Other universities in Louisiana are more competitive in SREB based on faculty salary
President Swanbom led a discussion with the Senate regarding the e-mail that student’s received on 10/29/18 regarding the fee increase effective this Winter Quarter
President Swanbom presented a draft of letter written on behalf of the Senate regarding a request for cost of living adjustments annually. He asked the members of the Senate to review the letter and e-mail him with suggestions or recommendations.
Sub-Committee Work Time – Each sub-committee met for the remainder of the meeting to discuss new or continuing initiatives to work on in the current academic year.
Adjournment
Meeting was adjourned at 4:50 p.m. on a motion made by Hollins and all Senate members were in favor