THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
THURSDAY OCTOBER 13, 2011
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SPREADING AWARENESS
ASHLEIGH LEE/KANSAN
Sidrah Sheikh, a senior from Chicago, talks to Molly Karleskint, a junior from Fort Scott, on Stauffer-Flint lawn Wednesday afternoon for Islam Awareness Week.
SHAKESPEARE WITH A TWIST
CHRIS BRONSON/KANSAN
The powerful fairy Oberon, portrayed by Taylor Geiman, finds himself in a rather odd forest during the KU Theatre's production of the comedy "Shakespeare in Hollywood." The play will be performed Oct. 13 through Oct. 15 at 7:30 p.m. and on Oct. 16 at 2:30 p.m. at Crafton-Preever Theatre in Murphy Hall.
CAMPUS
Pay raises for faculty and staff in 2012
BOBBY BURCH
bburch@kansan.com
University faculty and staff members can expect a pleasant surprise in their paychecks next January — that is, if their boss thinks they deserve it.
Last summer, the Kansas Board of Regents approved a $4.6 million pool from which University departments can allocate wage increases to eligible
faculty and staff based on merit, said Gavin Young. University provost communications coordinator.
"The key to the proposal to the Regents was for the University to be able to reward excellence in teaching, research
and leadership," Young said.
Diane Duffy, vice president of finance and administration for the Kansas Board of Regents, said in an email that the pay raises attempt to maintain quality instruction at the University.
As opposed to an "across-theboard" raise for University faculty and staff, the merit pool will allow deans and supervisors to reward those who have consistently worked well in their department.
"Targeted salary increases are based upon merit and retaining excellence among the highly productive faculty and staff." Duffy wrote.
The wage increases, which are the University's first since the summer of 2008, will average about two percent for faculty and
professional staff. The actual percentage increase in pay will depend upon an individual's performance in multi-year evaluations, but typically ranges between zero and five percent. Student tuition and fees will fund the faculty and staff raises.
University support staff, which includes employees in facilities and operations, will receive a $500 across-the-board raise in salary, in addition to a 0.5 percent merit
"It has been three years now, and there have been no changes in salary for anyone. So this is a step toward some recognition."
DOUGLAS HOUSTON
Associate dean of the
School of Business
pool. Young said that the University is still arranging how the money will be divided a m o n g s t schools and departments, but plans on finalizing the amounts in
the upcoming weeks.
The merit pool, which will come into effect after the New Year, has pleased some University deans who will be responsible for allocating the new funds. Douglas Houston, associate dean of academic affairs for the School of Business, said the availability of funds to increase faculty and staff wages will help acknowledge exceptional employees at the University.
"It helps people to know that good performance is well-regarded," Houston said. "It has been three years now, and there have been no changes in salary for anyone. So this is a step toward some recognition."
Edited by Jennifer DiDonato
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